Forbidden Knowledge: 101 Things No One Should Know How to Do

by Owen Brooks

More than 100 hilarious and ridiculous things that you should never, ever do in real life.We all know that we should never fight a tiger or become a mafia boss, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t funny and fascinating to learn about. Forbidden Knowledge offers a collection of the most ridiculous things that you should never attempt in real life—but will make you laugh none the less. You’ll learn everything from how to take over a cult to swimming with piranhas to how to build an atomic bomb or escape from prison. Forbidden Knowledge invites you to embrace the absurd with pranks that are sure to make you laugh. With over 100 extremely bad ideas that you should never do, this entertaining and light-hearted book makes each hilarious scenario so much fun to imagine.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Humor

272 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2019

Reviews

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious 101 how to do, giggle factor very good, bonus short enough to read in a single morning.
58. START A MOTORCYCLE GANG, START A FIGHT
Walk into the roughest bar in town and challenge the assembled company to a fight with the weapon of choice for the aspiring motorcycle gang member: the pool cue. Anyone who accepts your challenge can join,
74. ESCAPE FROM THE TRUNK OF A CAR If you’re lucky, and your kidnapper is inexperienced, you might find a glow-in-the-dark emergency release cord specifically designed for people in your unique situation
71. BECOME A CLIFF-DIVING THRILL SEEKER KAHEKILI’S LEAP, LANAI, HAWAII, WOLFGANGSEE, AUSTRIA,From a height of eighty feet, the impact as you hit the water is the equivalent of slamming into concrete from a height of twenty feet,

[Perry Romanowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a quick read and some interesting topics. Not funny enough to be a satire but not informative enough in detail to be useful.

[Tessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book houses a collection of tips/tricks that “nobody wants you to know”. Entertainment value was fair- lots of satirical remarks which a handful of them made me laugh. Educational value though is probably at a minimum. Many of the topics were, I believe, for satirical purposes. Quite a few are on things that doesn’t interest me, such as the ones on how to scale a pyramid or cliff diving etc. Some topics barely contain new information- just like the reviewer before me mentioned. A bare handful I find interesting, probably the one on how to survive an airplane crash, but then come to think of it seems like information I can easily find on the web

[Georgia Ko · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book with literally zero expectations and it was hilarious lol. Also, 86. Survive an Epidemic..touche

[Megin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda funny. Not all that great. Works well when your brain needs a break.

[Leci Laszlo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I knew about what to do if you are abducted by aliens few years ago....

[David Walley · Rating 2 out of 5]

All very well if you are the sort of person that can live without remorse or guilt but not for me. This book dealt with such topics as based jumping, scamming people into accepting lower payments for objects, snake charming, dumpster diving and how to survive a plane crash.

I did not realise but this book largely informs the reader about things that they can do that are illegal. I was rather hoping that they would have been situations that were a little more hypothetical such as how many times people have broken into nuclear power stations, how much money banks lose to fraud every year, how to get free medical treatment if you are abroad with no insurance, how to protect yourself from scams, how to find out about buying things at cut-price.

[Oscar Dent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny at times (fairly rarely). Potentially useful at times (very rarely).
Not really sure of the aim here; if it's actually trying to be useful, the skills mentioned are not discussed in any way beyond common sense, and also not written in any way that would make any of them memorable.

[MKmuses · Rating 1 out of 5]

Its a funny whimsical read, I find it hard to identify the intended audience. It's too detailed for toddlers and too shallow for adults. Some "tips" make me wonder how did the author even decide this was a good topic to add. Give it a pass if you have 1,000 books on your to-read list.

[Virginia Milletti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny and entertaining. A short reading with some curious tricks and tips and some hilarious situations that will make you giggle.

[Ehalill · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mõtetu

[عَبدُالكَرِيمْ · Rating 3 out of 5]

entertaining and outdated

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of it was funny, some of it was weird (how to become a bounty hunter), some of it was criminal (how to be a hacker, or steal an identity) and some of it was icky. I skipped items that I didn't even have morbid curiosity about.

[Melinda Keen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was interesting. Did have some funny thing in it.