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HATS OFF
For this, you'll need a whisky tumbler, with shot, and a hat. Place the hat over the glass. Say to your mate, "I bet I can drink the shot without touching the hat." Then get under the table, and make some slurping noises. Get back up looking like a man who's just had a good drink. Your mate won't be able to help himself, and when he lifts up the hat to see what's happened to the drink, you can grab the glass and down the shot - and not have to touch the hat. Genius.
WARNING - People will draw their own conclusions as to what you are doing whilst beneath the table, so be prepared to face the consequences if any of them get the wrong idea.
THE NEVER-ENDING ASH
This trick takes some preparation, so before going out, you'll need to take a paper clip, straighten it out, and stick it down a fag. Keep it as close to the centre as you can, and ensure it can't be seen. Then, down the pub, bet a mate that you can smoke a fag without dropping any of the ash. Make sure you light up the one you prepared earlier. The paper clip cunningly hidden inside will prevent the ash from dropping off.
MATCHES, MATCHES, NEVER TOUCH
This trick should only be played on:
A) A mate with a sense of humour,
B) Someone you can beat up, or preferably,
C) Someone to whom both A and B apply.
Take a matchbox. Place it on the table, resting on its end. Hold two matches against the striking plates with thumb and forefinger, ensuring the heads of the matches touch the striking board. Balance a third match on top, so it looks like the diagram below:
Now, give it to your mate, and bet him he can't chop the top match in half. When he tries, the match heads will ignite, burning the fingers he is holding them with. This trick is particularly funny - not for him, of course - when the burning matches weld his fingers to the striking plates, causing even more pain.
DON'T PUSH IT
This one's a trick for smart arses, so don't try it on anyone prone to violence. You'll be wanting a small glass, a beer mug with a handle, and a straw. Place the two glasses on the table, close to each other. When issuing your challenge, phrase it carefully, and ask if anyone can push the small glass through the handle of the larger, without touching either glass. After they've all failed miserably, take your straw, stick it through the handle, and poke the small glass with it - thereby 'pushing' the small glass through the handle of the mug. Get it?
ONE FOR THE LADIES
For this little beauty, you'll need one short, two pints, and a bird you want to impress. Bet the woman you can drink both pints before she can drink the shot, but there are two conditions:
1) Neither of you can touch the other's glass, and
2) She can't start until you've finished your first pint.
Naturally, if you win, she has to pay a forfeit of your choice. Down the first pint, and then quickly put the glass upside-down over hers. Since she's not allowed to touch your glass, you can take your time drinking the second, and thinking up some forfeits. Use your imagination.
A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TRICK
All this requires is a beer bottle and some water. Fill the bottle to within two centimetres of the rim, and place it on the table. Tell someone to smack the bottle with the palm of their hand. Take cover as the bottle explodes, sending shards of razor-sharp glass deep into the body of the poor fool.
WARNING - This trick can be extremely dangerous, and I strongly advise against anyone actually trying it. It has been included merely for the sake of completeness.