This is one concept that I would love to see sweep the urban world. One thing that strikes me every time I visit a major city is how far away they are from anything that is truly alive. Not only is the air dirty, but everyone must buy their produce from the grocery store. If those trucks were to stop coming for any reason, most people, if not everyone, would die of starvation. While this house is covered with ornamental plants, I would love to see this same concept applied to edible plants an...
As a show of support for the global effort in saving the earth RI Chemical Corporation encourages it's employees to join the upcoming event this saturday March 26.
Start with some freshly popped popcorn (use an air popper or make some on the stove, don't use microwaveable popcorn). Then mix with thick caramel and corn syrup. Add your favorite flavorings and goodies, like mini marshmallows or vanilla extract. Make your own popcorn balls with mini marshmallows and caramel.
This nifty tutorial from the United States Air Force will teach you how to operate a 16mm Motion Picture Projector, should you ever come in contact with one. Operate a 16mm motion picture projector.
Traditional artists re-create reality using paints, colored pencils, and air-brushing. Digital imaging technology has given a new generation of artists an entirely new way to create photo realistic illustrations in Photoshop. Create photo realistic illustrations in Photoshop.
A Kong to precision is used when it is necessary to vault an object, but to then also land on a very precise point on the other side. The Kong vault is perfect for this as it provides enough air and forward momentum to bring you to the exact point you must land on with fluidity. Kong to precision.
If your steam radiator whistles or makes other obnoxious noises, the air vent may be clogged. Learn about the anatomy of a steam heating system and how to fix one up. Tune up a steam radiator.
Heptathlete Denise Lewis shows you how to do one of her seven events, the shot put. Legs are crucial and it's all about transferring your weight. You need to twist your hips and your upper body strength will get that shot flying through the air. Shot put for distance.
Learn to draw everyone's favorite Air Bender, Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender. Work at your own pace. Draw Aang from Avatar.
Amazing clip from Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld television series, which aired on the BBC back in the mid '90s. Seikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates created this incredible monster, which was modeled after the '50s era Dodge Power Wagon.
This robot hasn't levitated any humans yet (especially not pictured Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall), but it looks like the sky may be the limit with the Robo-Air Jet System.
Watch this "Grease On Your Hands" video tutorial from the Washington Post to see how to check and charge car air conditioner properly.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: MIASMIC [adj] Miasmic is an adjective for miasm (or miasma), which means a noxious vapor—"bad air" harmful to health. The word miasma comes from the ancient Greek word for pollution. And the concept of bad air also gave rise to the name malaria, from old Italian "mala" (bad) "aria" (air).
The next time you find yourself with a stuffy nose and the beginnings of a sore throat, breathe in warm air through your nose while holding a hair dryer blowing 18 inches away from your face. (Be sure the hair dryer is set to "warm" and not "hot.")
One of the most exciting new features announced by Google+ was the ability to broadcast hangouts live via YouTube, which was recently demonstrated with the very first Google+ Hangout On Air with +will.i.am of the Black Eyes Peas.
Thanks to Microsoft’s XBOX 360 motion-detecting system, Kinect, the world is becoming a play place for sci-fi style virtual reality. One of the latest hacks demonstrates the next best thing to regular old air guitar... virtual reality air guitar: Artist Chris O'Shea explains how it works:
Here at WonderHowTo, we love science. And of course, explosions. So, naturally we find Gray Matter's demonstration of fiery hydrogen bubbles pretty awesome. But the most interesting part is the reason behind the demonstration. Did you know the same gas that heats your house can also make it explode? Gray Matter explains why:
The electric air freshener is one of those devices that seems like it could only have one possible function, but can actually be repurposed in a few different ways. If you're looking for a practical use, you can turn it into a bug killer, but it's also perfect for pranks.
Tim Hawkinson is an artist who truly inspires. The Los Angeles based artist creates complex, whimsical sculptures with simple mechanics and basic materials. One of his most notable pieces is the art-world-renowned "Uberorgan", a giant football field sized, fully-automated bagpipe, cleverly constructed with plastic sheeting and pieces of electrical hardware.
In this quirky tutorial you'll learn how to make it appear that a person is looking through a pair of binoculars or through a rifle scope using After Effects 7.0. Make a first-person binocular effect in After Effects.
he Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday moved forward with legislation to increase airline passenger security fees, beating back a GOP attempt to keep them at current levels.
There's an old joke about these furry fellows: Panda eats, shoots and leaves.
I can't win the prize (though I wish I could), so I decided to show off more than just one photo from a recent hot air balloon ride I took. If you're going to submit to the contest, make sure to only submit one photo, to make it fair.
This was from when I visited Haines, Alaska a few years ago. It's sped up footage of the air taxi landing. Quality isn't that great, since my camera broke right before my trip, so I had to borrow one from somebody else—but it was better than nothing!
Here is my entry for this weeks giveaway Tuesdays. It is my home made potato cannon rev2. The next step is to spray paint it so the purple isn't showing and to fix the valve. It was originally all 1inch PVC pipe but i cut the chamber and barrel off and made it 2inch PVC for bigger objects and more air power
For Christmas i will be getting a brand new computer a*IMAC AIR* and then for my birthday i will be getting an IPOD TOUCH i basically come from a family that does not have a lot of money but i still get big stuff for holidays so cant wait and i will keep you's up to date on facebok and youtube and twitter if you can find me. OH im also on USTREAM so i can chat to you every now and then and i will be uploading houses to youtube and here every first day of the month
This is a house on youtube i made using the sims 3 but i am glad to present for all you apple fans
Hey Noobs! This isn't computer-related, but perhaps some of you are digital photography freaks. Check out our weekly challenge: Can You Float on Air Like Tokyo's Levitating Girl?
What happens when you toss boiling water into the -30 degrees celsius, bitter cold Canadian air? Instantaneous "fog" (AKA a big vapor cloud of awesomeness).
The world has been overflowing with Microsoft Kinect hacks, each more amazing than the last. The latest innovation, created by a group of engineers at USC, promises an exciting future in gaming (and gets gamers off their asses). The program is called FAAST, and allows for full body motion control in different PC applications, such as World of Warcraft, as demonstrated below: Previously, Hacked Kinect Captures 3D Video in Real Time.
This video I made isn't really how to, but more inspiration to get off your ass and find jobs that travel.
Don't know about you, but No Reservations is one of my favorite shows about travel and food. This video is a preview of his Holiday Special, which is airing tomorrow. His guests include Michael Ruhlman, Marky Ramone and Mario Batali. Looks like it'll be awesome!
we all know how funny is to put an airbag under the seats of a couch... get 8 or more airbags and put them under the mattress and in the middle of the night, kboom... its funny to see your friends launched 5 feet up in the air, by airbags.... and the look on their face after it happend.... priceless
A family vacation to Mars might be in the not-too-distant horizon, with the first successful manned solo flight of Virgin Atlantic's VSS Enterprise this past Sunday morning. Taking off from the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California, the commercial spaceship separated from its mothership at an altitude of 45,000 feet, piloted by Pete Siebold and Mike Alsbury for a period of eleven minutes before safe landing.
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Valero Energy Corp. is one of many oil companies that supports Proposition 23. Valero Corp. is fined over thousands of dollars for polluting our air...
Get Ryan Dunn to do the duck hunting stunt again tell him the producers want him to do it blind folded and befor the guys jump making him fly threw the air get them to bring 2 buckets of cow poo to throw on him while hes waiting blind folded then they jump and shoot him with paintballs
This prank is called the blob and poo. All you need is a blob and a lake and a ton of poo.
I had the immense pleasure of eating Japanese cheesecake in Little Tokyo recently. It is soft, moist... essentially perfect. Here's a round-up of recipes I'd like to try, if anybody has any favorites, please add to the list!
If you have seen Clutch Powers and love it, your gonna love this 25 minute Lego Atlantis Movie. Im not sure where this originally aired or was shown, but its up on youtube now and its great for the kids. My 4 year old loves it.
