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How To: Gain weight like a sumo wrestler

Have you ever wondered how sumo wrestlers are able to obtain and maintain such massive figures? Joseph Stickland, an applied clinical nutritionist, will explain to you exactly how a sumo wrestler is able to do this. Joseph will also explain the health detriments and the dangers to this type of lifestyle. Joseph explains that sumo wrestlers will skip breakfast, exercise, eat massive amounts of calories, (10,000 calories at least) for lunch, take a nap, and then have another mega calorie meal f...

How To: Make pancakes for one person from scratch

This video shows you how to make pancakes from scratch for one person in five minutes. In a medium size bowl you will put in 3/4 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, 1/2 cup of milk, 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder. Use a fork or whisk to mix the ingredients together. Add more flour to thicken the batter. Bubbles in batter show that the baking soda is not too old. Put oil in a skillet on medium heat. Pour in the bat...

How To: Draw a rhombus from Geometry

In this video the author shows how to draw a rhombus when given with the values of long diagonal (D) and a short diagonal (d). Now he draws the long diagonal of size D horizontally on a sheet of paper. Now he points the mid point of the line as he explains that the diagonals of a rhombus meet at midpoints. So now he takes the ruler and draws an another line perpendicular to the first line through its marked mid point such that the length of the perpendicular line is d/2 both above and below t...

How To: Crochet baby socks

This video is one of a series of steps involved in crocheting cute woolen baby socks. In the beginning of this step, which is in fact step number seven, the shape of the baby socks can already be seen quite clearly. Use yarn or woolen thread of the thickness and color of your preference. Also prepare the hook you are going to use to make the stitches. Start by applying a chaining up twice. Then you have to apply half double crochet in each step around, always going round and round the circumf...

How To: Install laminate flooring with the glueless method

This video shows you how to install laminate flooring using a glue-less method. You will need a tape measure, hand saw, and circular saw. You will also need spacers, a rubber mallet, tapping block and a pry bar. Make sure the sub-floor has been prepared. Remove all debris. A moisture barrier should go down first. Next use an under laminate or padding. Measure the room to determine which sizes you will need. For complete instructions you should visit findanyfloors.com.

How To: Make an onion relish

This is a very interesting instructional video on how to make an onion relish. This is a very good food. Take white or red onion. Now peel off the outer layers of the onion. Now cut the onion into small pieces. You can cut the onion with a straight knife to get uniform sized pieces. Now put them into the boiling water in a pan. Now you have to filter the water. Now you can add salt, vinegar and sugar. You can keep this in the fridge for a few hours. Then you can add a few raw leaves and now t...

How To: Crochet a radiant flower

A 10 minute video showing how to crochet a radiant flower. You will only need a crochet and wool. The flower can be made with one or two different colors of cotton or wool. The size of the flower can be adjusted a some point as she explains. The tutorial is well filmed but the woman goes a bit too fast some times and her hands are also some times off screen making it hard to follow. The explanations are still easy enough for a beginner to follow.

How To: Create a cool text style in Illustrator

Are you bored with the similar font styles? Open Adobe Illustrator, click the text tool. Select Arial font, bold & italic and a size of 48. Type some text and give its fill color-white and stroke color-black. Duplicate the layer text by going into layers. Then change the duplicated path's color to black. Then create a new background with some different color and keep it below all layers. You can change the opacity of the text for a shadow effect. This will help in bringing innovative presenta...

How To: Turn ON car headlights OFF in Photoshop

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial the instructor shows how to turn on headlights of cars realistically. To do this open the image of a car in your Photoshop software. Now select the dodge tool and choose a brush size that you want to apply. Now click on the head lights of the car a few times using the dodge tool to make it appear as if the lights are turned on. Now after doing this it appears as if the original lights were turned on and never looks like it was edited. This video explains how t...

How To: Burn a DVD using Nero

This video is about burning a DVD using Nero. On menu bar choose create/edit. Select audit, edit and capture video in dialog box. Nero vision 5 appears. Go to DVD dialog box. Choose where you will import video from. Drag video into open screen. For best quality keep video size to 1 GB. You can add titles, edit or create chapters. Click next. Choose a category which are choices of how the video will appear. You can customize text and audio in this screen. Click next and view the final product....

How To: Do a rotation in Geometry

Learn how to do a rotation in geometry with this video! First step is to pout the pencil into the compass. Adjusting the pencil and compass needle is same. Suppose you want 165 degree size circle. Measure the reading with compass in protractor. Note the point and adjust the compass. After place the sharp end of the compass at the point and rotate the compass the circle will enabled. Next use protractor. We see 75 degree acute angle. Place the protractor on the line and mark the reading we wan...

How To: Make 1,000 origami cranes fast

This video is a tutorial on how to quickly make 1,000 origami paper cranes, also known as senbazuru. You should start by gathering paper squares. The video then shows you how to fold these squares into the familiar crane shape. You then learn how to thread these cranes together in order to get your desired design. The number of cranes you make will depend on the size of decoration you want for your home or for your beautiful gift.

How To: Make a ribbon enclosed mini album

Making this DIY album is easy and fun! This video will show you how to make an 8x10 photo album enclosed in ribbon. After cutting two pieces of cardboard to size, you can take the material you've chosen for the cover and cut a 9x11 piece so that you can fold over the edges. After that, it's as simple as gluing the material to the backs of the cardboard and taking an extra piece of material for the inside cover. Good luck!

How To: Clean your hardwood floors

AskAuntPattie is providing you with some how-to tips when it comes to cleaning your hardwood floors. Use a microfiber pad to dry dust on your floor. There are all different sizes of pads for your needs. You should clean the floor as often as you like. You can test your floor with a mineral smear. Yellow residue is wax finish. Clean smears are polyurethane. If you have a wax floor you should use a base wax. For a polyurethane floor use a type of floor wax from a good company. Go to a place tha...

How To: Make ripped, distressed, and destroyed jeans

To begin, you will need a pair of jeans, a cheese grater, a book, and sandpaper. Vigorously rub the sandpaper across the jeans where you want to rip them. Slide the book down the pant leg until it's between the fabrics of where you're working. Continue to sand like crazy. Then take your cheese grater and do the same thing that you did with the sandpaper. You will notice a lot of fading and a small hole will begin to emerge. Use your fingers to tear at the hole until it is the desired size. Th...

How To: Paint your shoes

This instructional video shows you how to be creative and paint your shoes. You will need acrylic paint, paint brushes of different sizes, waterproof permanent markers, and spray lacquer. You should create a base coat with white paint. Draw whichever designs you want with a permanent marker. Next color the design with the acrylic paint. Using one color so your paint doesn't dry out. Fill in the background with whichever color you chose. Then spray with a lacquer and you are finished.

How To: Knit a funky zigzag scarf

The video opens up with the young, perky and energetic woman from CraftDknits talking about her first "Fall Fashion Line" for knitting which is a Zigzag pattern. She shows how to knit the correct stitch and number of knitted stitches on her correctly sized 13 inch Rosewood knitting needles. Plus 1 large big Eye Needle with 2 skeins of correct weight Lionbrand Thick and Quick yarn.

How To: Set-up an Excel page for print

In this Excel basic video the instructor show how to setup a page in Microsoft Excel. Now you before go to a page setup, first you have to make sure that all the cells are visible in a spreadsheet by extending or contracting the size of different columns. You can also select all columns and make their column width a constant. Now go to the orb and select a print preview to get a preview of how the print out is going to be. Now after checking it out you can make necessary changes in the origin...

How To: Tie a scarf using four versatile looks

Wendy Woods from The Refinery teaches you different ways to tie a scarf. The three things to consider when buying a scarf are: size/shape, fabric, and pattern. First style: Fold scarf in half, put around your neck, pull ends through the loop, pull to the side and fluff out ends. Second style: Wrap scarf around neck (with right side twice as long as left), cross long side over short and pull up through loop, pull short side down until tight, pull to the side and fluff out. Third style: Wrap sc...

How To: Understand & calculate density

In this episode of Science Theater Dr. Carlson helps you understand the concept behind Density and how it relates to Mass and volume and how to calculate the Density of a substance if its Mass and Volume are known. The Density of various metals is demonstrated using aluminum, tin, zinc, lead and copper of the same mass but different sizes. The easiest way to measure the density of a substance is also mentioned. Next, Dr. Carlson measures his own density using a scale and a bathtub.

How To: Backup & restore Firefox bookmarks

In this ClearTechInfo tutorial the author shows how to backup and restore the bookmarks in Firefox 3 browser. He points to the organize bookmarks option under the Bookmarks link in the menu tab. Now he shows how to take the back up of the bookmarks by using the backup option and selecting a location on the hard disk to save the backup. Now the back up is easily taken which can be carried anywhere because of its small size. Now to restore the same bookmarks if they are deleted, you have to go ...

How To: Make a six pointed paper snowflake

This video shows you how you can easily make a simple but beautiful 6-pointed paper snowflake. The video starts with all the things you need to make this snowflake, like a A4 size paper, a scissors etc. The instructions are shown on the screen as the skilled hands show you how easily you too can make a paper snowflake within a couple of minutes. Can't say you will find a better video tutorial on how to make a beautiful paper snowflake.

How To: Send video via email with your Motorola Droid

Phil from droidboards.com demonstrates how to send a video file by email using a Motorola Droid. Before capturing the video make sure to change the settings on the Droid to optimize the quality of the video for distribution by email or MMS as shown in the video. This is essential to keep the video file to a smaller size as possible. Next after shooting the video select the video file using a file manager and send it via email as indicated. This allows you to instantly share videos shot on you...

How To: Sharpen a knife like Gordon Ramsay

Chef Gordon Ramsay teaches a customer how to sharpen a kitchen knife. The lesson he gives here is little more than giving the knife an edge with a filing tool which is a short metallic rod the size of a knife. We frequently see chefs using sharpening knives this way although the motions are so fast that we don't know what they are actually doing. Ramsey, through teaching the customer slows the process down so that we can see what is going on and hence, how to do it.

How To: Make an awesome 3D paper snowflake

This video will show you how to make an interesting 3D paper snowflake. You will need 6 pieces of paper, some scissors, glue and a stapler. First, make 6 squares which are the same size. After folding the squares across its diagonal axis into a triangle and folding it over again, hold the triangle so that its open ends are facing outwards. Cut diagonal lines along the line of the triangle towards the center, stopping close to the middle line. After opening the paper, take the two ends of each...

How To: Draw a circle with a compass for Geometry

The first thing you have to do is draw a line of the same length as the radius of the circle you want to draw. Then, open the compass the same size as the line length you draw is. Rotate the compass and you will create a circle. Please note that drawing this on a single sheet of paper can be difficult because the paper can move. Also, you can try rotating the paper, instead of the compass.

How To: Bias-cut a carrot

This video is a tutorial on how to do a bias-cut on a carrot. It is called the bias-cut because the cut keeps the same size on each piece of the carrot. A carrot is one of the most difficult foods to cut because it's shape is not uniform. You need to slice down at an angle for this reason. Your knife motion should not be choppy, but more wave-like. The bias-cut is important because it guarantees that the carrot slices will cook evenly.

How To: Make quick and easy vegan corndogs

Chef Julie Hasson shows how you can save a ton of calories and make a healthy baked vegan corndog! Vegan dishes do not contain any animal by-products including dairy and meat. This particular recipe uses homemade vegan sausage as the main ingredient, but you can always use vegan hotdogs from your local grocery store. These are even fun to make with your kids and you can cut the meat in half and make bite size corndogs great for little hands.

How To: Calculate your body mass index (BMI)

How do you know if you should lose weight is a question people often ask. For the most part the need for weight loss should be determined by how you feel in your own body. There are some calculations that doctors use to determine if you need to lose weight. One of those calculations is BMI or Body Mass Index. BMI is based upon a fairly difficult equation. BMI is figured by multiplying your weight by 703 then dividing by your height squared. A body mass index over 25 is considered overweight. ...

How To: Understand the difference between a F1.8 & F5.6 lens

What is the difference between a F1.8 lens and a F5.6 lens? It's really very simple! F8.1 has a much larger lens, and therefore it allows more light to pass through. There are several benefits in having a larger lens. Number one: The quality of the background is improved. Number two: Your focus speed is faster. Number three: Low light ability is better. F1.8 lens are a professional level. F5.6 lens are the commercial kind. For a higher quality photo, you might consider using a larger size lens.

How To: Wear leggings in the winter

This is a fashion collection for the winter for the modern young go-getters. The collection consists of an overall over a full-sleeved T-shirt. The leggings are covered at the waist by the t-shirt and the overalls fitting up to below the hips. The model has finished her apparel with a pair of half boots. To enhance her beauty she has worn a necklace of silver and grey beads. The beads are of large size to make it prominent. A ring of diamonds set inside a flower shaped grey stone is placed on...

How To: Plant banana trees

This video shows you how to plant banana trees. There is a kind of banana tree that is winter hardy. It's called an Orinoco Banana Tree. Use a pitchfork to loosen the soil where the banana tree is going to be planted. Just poke the dirt with the pitchfork until the area that the tree will be planted in is loose. It should be about 2 times the size of the pot the tree is in. Take a shovel and shovel the dirt out of the hole. Take the tree out of the pot and put it in the hole. Center the tree ...

How To: Crochet a larger-sized beanie cap for a man

You repeat stitches each round, so once you get the basic sequence down you can do the whole thing. This is an easy pattern to crochet once you learn it and you can apply to lots of different projects with your crochet ventures. Not only that, you can make a fashionable hat without paying trendy prices at the mall! Learn this once and you can save money forever. This video will show you how to crochet a beanie for a man.