Activity Overview
The Dollar Bill Catch Challenge is a fun challenge to do with friends and family members. Tell them that you are going to drop a dollar bill and that they can keep it if they are able to catch it with two fingers. This seems like an easy enough task that can be easily accomplished. Your friend or family member is in for a frustratingly fun surprise because even though this sounds simple enough, the odds are definitely against them.
You see, their brain has to see the dollar bill drop and signal their hand to grab the bill. By the time this quick sequence takes place, the dollar bill has already slipped by them. Be prepared that they will want to try again and again to win the dollar, as they will be so baffled as to how they missed it.
Materials Needed
How to Do It
- Challenge a friend to catch a dollar bill between his or her thumb and pointer finger after you drop it. Tell him that he can keep the dollar if he can catch it upon your release.
- Hold the dollar bill vertically. Have your friend hold their thumb and index finger on either side of the bill at its bottom edge.
- Drop the dollar bill.
- The odds are that his or her fingers will grasp at the air as the dollar bill drops to the floor.
- Try it again and again and the result will more than likely be the same.
