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How to cheat a thermometer
There are many ways you can get your body temperature up.
If you decide to “get sick” a little, then the surest way to outwit the doctor is to report a high temperature. When the thermometer shows 38,5, then you can forget about study or work for a while. Agree, each of us at least once in our life wanted to quit endless affairs and just lie in bed all day. Schoolchildren and students have this desire more often than adults. As a child, we all wondered if a thermometer could be fooled. A parent may not believe in a fictional illness unless substantial evidence is provided. Fever is a serious reason for skipping classes. And then it is already easy to play an imaginary patient. You need to sleep more, drink tea with lemon, and hide the pills that your relatives will stuff under your pillow. Even a bad actor must cope with this role. It happens that it is necessary, on the contrary, to bring down the temperature. This is especially true now, when it is measured totally to everyone and everywhere. Keep in mind that today it is a crime to hide a high temperature, because they indicate that a person is sick and needs bed rest.
We figure out how you can deceive a thermometer. There are different tricks. Many of them are dangerous to health, therefore, it is not recommended to repeat various manipulations with the thermometer.
Sleight of hand, onions, garlic and iodine
The oldest, proven and safest method of raising the temperature is to lean the thermometer against a battery, heater, or simply place the thermometer under a glowing lamp. If these objects are not nearby, then you can rub the thermometer on clothes or warm it in your hands. If it is necessary to lower the temperature, keep the thermometer in a cool place. Another option is to discreetly shake the thermometer. Everything must be done carefully. A thermometer that contains mercury can overheat (or overcooled) and burst. Then the person will really need urgent medical attention.
It is better not to carry out any manipulations with the thermometer. Moreover, there are other ways of deception. For example, anoint the armpit area with salt, onions, or garlic. Of course, you definitely can’t go on a date after such a procedure: the armpit will have a specific smell. This method is also not suitable for those who have wounds or moles under their armpits.
How to trick an electronic thermometer
If you figured out how to trick a mercury thermometer, then there will be no difficulty in tricking an electronic one. Indeed, at the heart of its work is a thermal sensor, which is easy to confuse. For this, the same methods are suitable as for a conventional thermometer. The only difference is that heating an electronic thermometer is much safer. It happens that the doctor closely monitors the patient and the patient does not have the opportunity to apply various tricks. Then it is necessary to try to tighten the muscles strongly during the measurement.
How to cheat a temperature thermometer: safe ways
Before tucking a thermometer under your arm, you need to do a few push-ups. Exercise raises your body temperature.
Prepare in advance a thermometer with the desired temperature, which you will present to your doctor or parents. Before doing the trick, you need to practice a little. Note that the change is easier if you are wearing loose clothing. A sweatshirt is ideal for these purposes.
Heat the thermometer with a heating pad, which must first be secured under the arm. It is better to use special thermal packs as a heating pad.
It is important to understand that doctors know many tricks of how to deceive a thermometer, so they often do not trust the number on the thermometer. Any cold is accompanied by sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, dry cough. If your whole body aches, has a headache, or has an uneven heartbeat, then most likely you have the flu. Outwardly, a sick person is clearly different from a healthy one. Pallor of the face, bruises under the eyes, drowsiness are signals that a malfunction has occurred in the body.