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News: Who Needs Clowns? 3D Printer Lets You Print Inflatable Rubber Balloon Animals
When you're just a child, there's nothing better than a clown and a few balloon animals to make your birthday party one to remember. There's just something unforgettable about experiencing a balloon twisting in action—the contortion of the balloon, that rubber smell, and the inevitable high-pitched squeakiness that fills the room until a bunny or giraffe appears.
How To: Fix a flat tire on a bicycle
Have a flat tire on your bicycle? No problem... let High Altitude 2U help you out with their video tutorial.
How To: Use a presta valva adapter on your bicycle
Most of the bikes out on the market either have a presta valve or a schrader valve. These are the gates to allowing and letting air out from your tires. Presta valves are much narrower than its counterparts and can usually be a bit more difficult to inflate.
How To: Make a balloon ball
You will need round shaped balloons. Blow up your balloon the size of a fist. If you make it too big, it is hard to work with. Next, take a balloon and cut off the neck. Stretch the balloon over the inflated one. Repeat these steps until you have a bouncy balloon ball. Make a balloon ball.
News: The Soccer Smoothie Maker + 29 More Wonderfully Useless DIY Inventions
UK-based designer Dominic Wilcox's Speed Creating Project presents the challenge of making something creative everyday, for 30 consecutive days. Wilcox's best results are pointless in an utterly delightful way. True junk drawer resourcefulness. My 7 favorites below; click through for all 30.
News: Make fire with a condom
Condom + Water = Fire Kinda. This is a quick 'survivalist' technique for makeshift solar fire-starting. Harness the power of sun. And at the same time you can make use of all those condoms* laying around.
News: DIY Toys Made From Trash + 100's More Easy Tricks & Experiments
Arvind Gupta is an Indian educator and inventor who makes whimsical, elegant toys from simple and inexpensive materials. His site has hundreds of free project tutorials, with simply outlined instructions in the categories of science, math, astronomy and more. Below, peruse the video gallery and images for a selection of Gupta's inspiring work.
News: 108 Garbage Bags Become 1 Giant Computer-Breathing Organism
Berlin based artist Nils Vöelker's plastic bag installation entitled "One Hundred and Eight" features 108 plastic bags that inflate and deflate by 216 individually controllable computer cooling fans. Völker originally intended the piece to be a giant display screen, but the end result became something much more compelling. Via Wired:
How To: Spin the ball on the clubface
Rickard Strongert explains that to spin the ball on the clubface, you should pick up the golf ball and bounce it first. After establishing a rhythm, you should move the club in a clockwise direction which will allow the ball to spin. This is extremely difficult, but extremely cool. Spin the ball on the clubface.
News: Levitating Alarm Clock Literally Lifts You Out of Bed
Via Jeff's Arduino Blog, the Princess and the Pea Alarm Clock:
Just Released: Blob Morphing 'Bot
iRobot released their new soft blob morphing robot this past Tuesday. The amazing shape-shifter has the ability to squeeze
How To: Yumi's Vegetable Cooking Cheat Sheet
To some, vegetables are even more flavorful than meat, but they're also more sensitive—overcook them and they go from extremely delicious to extremely icky real quick. They generally require very little prep, and the best recipes are the simplest. A little salt, olive oil, and garlic—just watch them close, and make sure you time it right. Print out this handy drawing, set your timer, and you'll never have soggy, ill-cooked veggies again.
How To: Cut through dovetails with a machine
Dovetails are an extremely old and effective wood joint. There are three types of dovetails, through dovetails (the most popular), half blind dovetails, and sliding dovetails. In this woodworking video tutorial, you will learn how to do a machine cut through dovetail. Cut through dovetails with a machine.
How To: Create a Sin City effect in After Effects
Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you step-by-step through the easiest and fastest (and extremely effective) way of creating the popular Sin City effect - colorized objects in a black and white world. You will learn basic techniques when working with color, and some useful masking/rotoscoping techniques in After Effects. Create a Sin City effect in After Effects.
News: Extremely-thoughtless-to-privates Surfing at Latitude 66/33
Latitude 66/33, a.k.a. the North Pole, a.k.a. the new best kept secret surf spot. This past spring, surf photographer and filmmaker Yassine Ouhilal, plus four other surfers, went to the arctic to surf. They began their expedition in Norway, and ended up surfing in beautiful midnight snow showers, riding waves under the incredible Northern Lights.
News: Sh*T n Slide
Water is not the only lubricant that makes slides slippery. This is a simple prank in that you must trick a guy to fall down the slide.
How To: Change Your Bicycle's Tire, Inspect for Damage, and Detect Hidden Problems
Many things cause a bike tire to deflate. Glass, sharp rocks, tacks, and nails can pierce the tire and puncture the tube within. A tube can be pinched between the rim and tire causing the tube to split when inflated. If a tire has a hole in it, the tube, which is filled with air pressure, will bulge out of the opening and pop. As well, the valve holding the air pressure in the tube can be damaged or faulty.
News: New Born Calf
Find a freshly calved cow,preferably reasonably tame.... or not Get on hands and knees and drink the thick cholostrum straight from the cow, all cholostrum must be swallowed. Must not stop drinking until quarter of udder is empty.WarningsThis is extremely healthy and will build up your immune system,and dont get addicted!
How To: Perform an invincible balloon magic trick
Your audience will be bursting with excitement when you demonstrate the Invincible Balloon trick! You will need a white or clear balloon, cellophane tape, and a few straight pins. Sometimes we use materials that require adult supervision... like scissors, so make sure you have friends and family around whenever you do magic tricks. 1. Preparation: Blow up the balloon so that it’s full, but not over-inflate it. Now, place one or two small strips of cellophane tape on the balloon (near the top).
How To: Make morning buns
Tasty, satisfying buns which are extremely versatile and great to enjoy at breakfast, lunch or tea. Savour our Morning Buns recipe. Make morning buns.
How To: Make meat and potato pie
A hearty, filling and extremely tasty traditional British pie. Make meat and potato pie.
How To: Avoid a false positive breathalyzer test
Driving under the influence of alcohol is extremely dangerous. Police officers use breathalyzer tests to check if you are too intoxicated to be driving. However, many of the machines they use are faulty at times. This video will give you some tips on how to avoid getting that DUI. Avoid a false positive breathalyzer test.
How To: Make pumpkin soup
Pumpkin soup is a hearty, warming and extremely tasty soup. Great for those winter nights. Make pumpkin soup.
How To: Make a Justin Bieber Costume for Halloween
Interestingly enough, it is extremely easy for girls to dress up like Justin Bieber. This video tutorial will show you how to dress up in a Justin Bieber costume for Halloween. With just a little bit of extra makeup, you can look just like him.
News: Piano Arcade Virtuoso Flips Out
A guy playing dual expert mode in a piano concerto game doing extremely well only to mess up at the end and go nuts. What he did was totally justified.
News: REVIEW- Another Year
Mike Leigh's new film is extremely well made, but if you're looking for space lasers, you are decidedly S.O.O.L. my friend.
News: Old English Dude Totally Fluent In... Bird
Extremely impressive. I want me some of Jimmy's magical bird song impersonation skills.
How To: Install a bay window in your home
If you have high energy bills and older looking and dated windows, this may be a sign. If you want find a way to save money and have updated windows, check this video out. In it, you'll find out how to replace those old windows with an energry efficient window. This is an extremely difficult task that may require professional assistance. Good luck and enjoy! Install a bay window in your home.
Vintage RECIPE: Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
Extremely easy vintage chocolate cake recipe with a secret ingredient: ice cream. It's not how it sounds... the ice cream goes in before you bake it.
HowTo: Build a Self Balancing Segway-Skateboard
Instructables user XenonJon has posted detailed instructions for his skateboard/segway style balancing platform he showcased at Makerfaire in Newcastle, this past March. Not an easy/beginner build, but the process is extremely well documented. Video below.
News: 597 Crystal Glasses + Insane Skills = Superb Symphony
Forgive me, I am posting an ad. But Czech glass musician Petr Spatina is incredible. He achieves amazing range with just crystal glasses, water, and his extremely deft hands. He is really that good, check out these two vids shot on the street, not the best quality but amazing.
HowTo: Make Itty Bitty Cupcakes
Not Martha is a recipe + crafts blog with tons of fun projects... including these extremely cute teensy cupcakes. Click through for the HowTo.
News: Stunningly Beautiful Slo-mo Surfer
BBC captured jaw-dropping HD super slow motion footage of surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12 foot monster barrel.
How To: Reverse park
Reverse parking, also known as parallel parking, is extremely important in driving. This video will teach you to park in a parallel fashion, and successfully navigate around a city. Reverse park.
How To: Differentiate Angus prime beef from Chianina
The Chianina—thought to be one of the oldest breeds of cattle in existence—is extremely rare in the United States. But Gourmet Magazine chef, Cesare Casella, occasionally offers grass-fed Chianina beef at his New York City restaurant Maremma. Here he discusses the differences between Chianina steak and Angus Prime. Differentiate Angus prime beef from Chianina.
How To: Address a wedding invitation to two married doctors
How To Address A Wedding Invitation To Two Married Doctors: This guide to traditional wedding address etiquette is extremely precise and delicate, so learn here with this video how to address a wedding invitation to two married doctors. Address a wedding invitation to two married doctors.
How To: Make summer vegetable crumble
A colorful, summery and extremely tasty vegetarian dish. Serve as a vegetarian lunch or supper dish or as an accompaniment to barbecued meat. Make summer vegetable crumble.
How To: Create junk mattes/garbage masks in After Effects
In this After Effects tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares a method of quickly and automatically creating extremely precise junk mattes/gargabe masks for use in the keying process. Create junk mattes/garbage masks in After Effects.