How to Cheat on an Exam (Video)

The anonymous Japanese internet user who runs Strong Bluebook Project aims to teach students the best methods for cheating on exams. Here’s one of the instructional videos he uploaded to YouTube:

The narrator’s voice is digitally altered to protect his identity (Who knows what misfortune could befall him if people found out he was the guy telling kids to print cheatsheets on their shirts). Somehow I doubt the methods shown in the video are practical, but you never know.

Can anyone tell me why “cunning” became the word for cheating in Japanese?

15 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - April 21, 2007 at 11:12 pm

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helical

I think it’s conning, rather than cunning.
It still falls outside of good English but within bounds of Engrish, I think:)
http://japanjin.blogspot.com/ Xylo

I’m sure it’s “cunning”.
While we’re at it, why does “American joke” mean “I don’t get it” ?
Don’t bother to answer. I know the sad truth.

helical

hm, I looked it up and seems you (and James) are right.
I still say conning makes marginally more sense though.

Tadashi

Wow, that was just so… obvious.
Yeah sure, let’s print the solution onto a T-Shirt, wear it during the test and stretch is every 5 minutes so you can read it.
Or play with your pen case during the test…
I really hope someone tries this, get caught and then complains.
http://lostinube.blogspot.com/ lost in ube

Wouldn’t it make more sense to print things on the shirt upside down so that you can read it? Or is that making it too obvious? I mean more than wearing a white t-shirt with a coat and tie.
However, since Japanese Darth Vader is apparently telling me to do this, I must!
Red card here I come!
and

I had a pen case I wrote math formulas inside. Never got caught and saved me many times.
Nike

There is a Japanese movie ‘Thats Cunning’ ( http://imdb.com/title/tt0296236/ ) if that helps. But I dont know, if the title was an american translation, or the ‘original’ Japanese.
http://www.eslspider.com Steve

I have asked a few Japanese people about this, they all said it was “cunning”. Most added “like a fox”. The fox theme runs throughout Japanese literature, movies and certainly caries over to any temple ground. Looking forward to reading more on your site.

Cheers, Steve

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ponta

It seems it comes from cunning.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カンニング

cunning:

Definition:

1. craftiness and deceitfulness: the ability to deceive in a clever subtle way

2. skillful performance: skillful ingenuity or grace in doing something

Cheating is the ability to deceive your teacher etc. in a clever subtle way. .
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http://www.rokdrop.com GI Korea

In Korea it is known as “cunning” as well.
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http://tofusando.blogspot.com Akoua Doffou

I had a hard test on the American Civil War last Friday! These methods of cheating are obvious, though.

http://tofusando.blogspot.com Akoua Doffou

I got an A on the test.

http://surfin-english.blogspot.com Jamie

Good work, Akoua.

JoeTF

If your teach won’t notice those tricks, you might as well grab your cellphone and ask friend to dictate all the answers down.

It’s all about technique, looks and sometimes high-tech.

I have pictures of cheating system consisting of wireless spy receiver(3mm in size!) and button camera with mic wired to small, CC sized radio emitter in your pocket.
Guy with camera records questions and sends them to mobile command centre (usually old van parked within 300 meters from exam room) where they get processed (read: your friend prepares the answers) and sent back either directly to mic user, or to every student in the class via MMS/SMS:)

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