Can you put a hole in an index card that is large enough to fit you body through?

I must have seen this somewhere in the past, because before I read your link, I knew this was possible by cutting the card in some way to stretch the opening created.

I would think so, yes. As I recall, you make a series of parallel cuts within the perimeter such that the cuts stop short in alternating rows. I think folding the card in half is the key to this trick. You end up with one long loop, narrower spaces between the cuts yielding a larger loop.

Right? I’m remembering this from seventh grade math, which I took when Eisenhower was president.
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(Checking) Well, I see that I forgot one cut, which is kind of crucial, but I had the right idea. And it is a fun trick. As for utility, maybe it’s handy for winning bets (from people who think you’d ask this if you didn’t know the trick).

With a piece of paper larger than an index card Saw this weeks ago on YT. It’s with a larger piece of paper in place of an index card. Even after watching the result, I see NO purpose for trying it so I don’t know how well it works!!!

This must only work for a very skinny person. I know my hips and boobs wouldn’t go through, nor my shoulders for that matter. clickbait

I think my grandniece could fit through that but she 10 and very skinny. . I could fit a leg through, but not my whole body without breaking it.

I followed the directions usng a piece of paper aboout twice the height and width of an index card. I was able to just barely move my body through it.
Although I know in a general sense why the trick works, I have trouble visualizing the details.

I did this in 5th grade and can still fit today.

Without looking at other answers I started doing the math. since i have . How large a numbers off the top of my head in English an standard index card is 3” x 5” or 15 sq inches.
Ican easily fit in a circle 36” in diameter. Knowing the diameter, calculate the width of the band
Circumference of band x width of band = 15 sq inch
C= pi x d = 113 inches
15 sq in/ 113 in = 0.132 inches about 1/8 inch wide. Sure, that is doable.

If chopped, blended, and liquefied a body can fit through almost any space…