With exams just around the corner, students might begin to feel overwhelmed. That is why everyone should take a break from studying and pick up the book “Atomic Wedgies, Wet Willies, and Other Acts of Roguery” by Greg Tananbaum and Dan Martin.

This book is a great way to revert back to your childhood days of prank pulling. It not only details how to pull some of the more famous pranks, it also outlines how to avoid having them pulled on you.

For example, one prank mentioned in the book is the “Loose Lid.” Following the definition of the prank, which is loosening the cap of a salt or pepper shaker so that the entire contents spill out the next time a person uses it. There are three points on how to execute the prank successfully; one example given is to divert the victim’s attention away from the shaker lid so the prank can be successfully prepared.

For people who want to avoid being “pranked,” there are a number of counter measures also on the page. For the “Loose Lid,” some countermeasures are pre-checking all salt shaker lids before you use them or to carry individual salt and pepper packets at all times.

The book is 128 pages long and contains 53 “acts of roguery.” It covers everything from the well-known noogie and wet willie to the lesser known “Hertz Donut” and “Scoop-a-Loop.” Also added are pictures displaying the prank. This further explains how to successfully execute the prank.

The difference between this book and other prank books is that this book has a rating system for all the pranks. On a scale from one to ten, Tananbaum and Martin rank the prank’s pain, annoyance, embarrassment and difficulty levels.

The “Loose Lid” has a pain level of two, an annoyance level of five, an embarrassment level of five and a difficulty level of two. The total score can add up to an ultimate 40. This would mean the prank is painful, annoying, embarrassing and almost impossible to pull off.

The introduction of the book explains why the authors felt they should write the book, as well as how they came up with the idea. In two pages, Tananbaum and Martin outline a trip to Lake Tahoe for a ski trip. On the way, the group experienced a flat tire. When Greg knelt down to set up the jack, Dan was struck with the thought that this would be the perfect opportunity for an atomic wedgie. After Greg’s initial anger subsided, the pair decided they should document all their childhood pranks into a small book. They end their tale with the hope that readers will enjoy the book as much as their wives hated the idea.

This book will provide you with hours of fun. Whether you are just reading it or trying out some of its tactics on an unsuspecting victim, this book will be entertaining for anyone who picks it up. Anyone, that is, except the unsuspecting victim.