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How to put a stapler in Jello

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
the office stapler jello

I got an email from the creators of a new Office fansite called Jello Stapler — and you guessed it, it’s got an illustrated guide on how to put a stapler in Jello.

Who knew dental floss could be so useful?


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17 comments

  1. NICCCEEEEEE.

    and i have to say, OfficeTally will always be the ultimate fansite.

    (wow, was that really suck-up-ish of me??)

    17 | jkrasislove  Sun. Mar. 30, 2008 at 4:42pm

  2. has anyone tried to mail the jello/stapler. i would love to send it to someone, but not sure if it would work. any tips from anyone who has sent it

    16 | anna  Thu. Mar. 22, 2007 at 11:04am

  3. Jello Prank I did to some co-workers after being inspired by Jim in The Office can be found on my blo.

    15 | Office Pranks  Sun. Mar. 4, 2007 at 10:16am

  4. I did this. I did a good job of this.
    I have a tutorial on how people can do the stapler prank on my site located here.

    14 | areallygoodname  Thu. Feb. 15, 2007 at 5:23pm

  5. I just tried this, and it didn’t work so well. I didn’t use dental floss - I used the other method (fill it a bit, let it set, drop in stapler, fill up the rest). The stapler fell through to the bottom (the ‘foundation layer’ re-liquefied when the second layer hit it), and the whole thing just kinda fell apart when I inverted it.

    The problem, I think, was that I used 2 cups of water per package - for molding, you’re supposed to use a 25% less (or so the cooking blogs all say). I’m guessing that using the Jiggler recipe would’ve worked, too.

    13 | Ellen  Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 3:56am

  6. I used green Jell-O as that seems to be Jim’s color of choice on The Office. My husband suggested I use the Jiggler Method on the box to get “stronger”
    Jell-O and I do think it helped. He also suggested doing a foundation layer, also a good idea. I made it in a Pyrex loaf pan and soaked the sides in hot water to help it release (another tip from the Jell-O box). It was a big hit at our office as a birthday gift to a fan of The Office. P.S. It has been sitting at room temperature all day and has not disintegrated.

    12 | Laurie  Thu. Jan. 18, 2007 at 1:40pm

  7. For those of you who have done this, what method of suspension did you use? Floss, or the filling part-way method?

    11 | Andrea  Mon. Jan. 8, 2007 at 5:06pm

  8. Knox gelatin is available at the supermarket. Chances are you’ll find it right next to the JELL-O.

    10 | Response to the bohemian  Wed. Jan. 3, 2007 at 4:11pm

  9. hmm so knox gelatin is better? where do you get it though…

    9 | the bohemian  Wed. Jan. 3, 2007 at 12:32am

  10. The Jello Stapler site isn’t loading :( I think we’ve probably sent too much traffic their way :P

    8 | Marc  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 7:50pm

  11. sweetttt

    7 | Jen  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 6:49pm

  12. there should be a “stapler in jello” special on the food network. haha.

    6 | kippib23  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 5:58pm

  13. If you guys took notes on quantities and steps, etc., post ‘em here and I’ll amend the recipe with your notes! :)

    5 | tanster  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 5:10pm

  14. My fiancee and I also used John the Prop Guy’s recipe and it worked out great. We did it on his coworker’s mug. We actually used more water than it says to use in the recipe and it still worked great and held the heavy mug up just right!

    4 | CrazyGringa  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 4:16pm

  15. I would use the recipe that John the prop guy made. You can actually throw it in the air and catch it. Also, I put a stapler in and once I took it out, I was able to just peel the Jello (well, Knox gelatin) off and it didn’t leave a residue at all.

    Also, his recipe is nice because you can just flip the mold over onto a dish and run water under the bottom so it just slids right out.

    Just my two cents from somebody who has done both.

    3 | George  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 3:54pm

  16. Hahaha, that is TOO COOL. I’m so gunna try and make this, lol.

    2 | Mika  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 1:45pm

  17. I wish this had been available 2 weeks ago, because I bought my sister a mug that says I Love Dwight (Cafepress.com) and instead of using the traditional wrapping paper, I wanted to put it in some Jell-O, but it didn’t work. The Jello just didn’t want to stick to the mug. Can’t wait to try this out!

    1 | MJ  Tue. Jan. 2, 2007 at 1:28pm

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