This video, incredibly short for it's massive content, will teach you how to make a laser tripwire that, combined with a photoresistor, can trigger just about any device. You can make traps, alarms, awesome party decorations, and all sorts of other awesome things with this easy-to-make device, provided you have a soldering iron and a local electronics store to buy some parts.
Classy and practical don't usually appear in the same sentence together, at leaast not when we're talking about hairstyles, but the descriptions certainly apply for this braided bohemian twist look. The French braid, which runs along the side and crown of your head, has a great princessy feel (a la Taylor Swift's favorite looks with its feminine symmetry, but it's also super functional at the same time, getting the pesky hair out of your face. Check out this video to get the how-to.
Now that spring is approaching swiftly, it's officially going to be wedding season. That means lots of fanciful soirees, the Wedding March played so often you can hear it in your sleep, and beautiful, princess-worthy gowns strutting down the aisle.
Well this certainly isn't your grandma's woolen reindeer sweater. While all of us dread getting the handmade clothing item during the holidays, you certainly won't dread wearing this cheeky and ugly - though ugly in a good, cute way - Christmas sweater.
A strapless dress is a smoldering, make-'em-weak-in-the-knees choice for any glamorous occasion. But getting both a beautiful dress and one that fits you to a tee is rather difficult.
The Arriflex S is a high grade, professional quality 16mm camera. It can shoot steady, consistent film footage. This tutorial shows you how to properly load your film into the camera and a few other tips for getting the most out of your equipment.
An effective treatment is your first step to getting a job and funding for your documentary. This is a written document used to describe your film and why you want to make it. This video gives you some good tips on how to make an effective treatment for your project.
If your focusing screen gets too dirty, the quality of your picture will suffer. This tutorial shows you a quick demonstration on how you can quickly and easily clean your focusing screen without cleaning it. Watch out for static charge!
Are you sitting in class just a few minutes before the bell rings, and you swear every time you look at the clock that minute hand keeps going backwards or getting stuck rather than moving forward to your freedom?
Learn how to tie subframe rails together with a Millermatic welder as this 1981 Camaro gets rebuilt into a racecar. In this video, Jeri Ellsworth welds the rails and shows proper preparation and technique. Tools and materials needed for this project include 1 3/4 x .120 tubing, an "Affordable Bender" tubing bender, a Millermatic welder and a Hypertherm 43 plasma cutter.
At its core, Valentine's Day is about giving and getting sweet treats. While one could argue that the same idea applies for both Halloween and Christmas, on Valentine's Day these sweets are packaged in the most adoring, lovey dovey ribbons and wrappings.
Recreate the scary effect in Poltergeist when the girl gets trapped inside the television using Adobe Audition, Adobe After Effects or any similar editing software. Harry Frank and Aharon Rabinowitz take you through the detailed tutorials step by step using a couple of different software methods.
Make a fun and inviting Christmas wreath this holiday season and impress your friends and family with your creative skills! For this project, you will need a pre-made wreath, wire edged ribbon, glue gun, scissors, and additional accoutrements like decorative berries and cinammon sticks.Keltie Colleen from Mahalo gets in touch with her resourceful side and shows you how.
Ladies, it doesn't have to be Halloween or a special dress-up party for you to wear this fabulous, diva-esque bra. In fact, we'd wear it under our "normal people" clothes while getting coffee just because it makes us feel fierce.
This is an amazing feat if you can pull it off— getting three stars in the twelfth level of Angry Birds Seasons— using only TWO birds! If you thought you needed three birds to compete the task, you were wrong— it can be done with with only TWO slingshotted birds! Check out all of the other videos from 23hathman's Angry Birds Seasons walkthroughs.
Curly hair is gorgeous (Taylor Swift is one fine example), but for many girls, curly hair can be unmanageable. That's because naturally curly hair tends to be on the thicker, coarser side.
Everyone loves getting Christmas cards, and it's even better when they're handmade. This tutorial shows you how to make an elegant card that evokes feelings of winter in a snow covered forest, and expresses the seasonal Peace on Earth message.
Getting pectorals that ripple and bulge beneath shirts and arms that broadcast from sleeves requires a bit of work on your part (duh). That's where this video comes in.
Just beating Fangroa alone is easy, at least, easier than you think. But getting a gold medal for beating him? That's a little trickier. Check out this video for a quick tutorial on how to beat the boss Fangora in the Grass Lands chapter in Kirby's Epic Yarn and get a Gold medal and the Mole Patch!
The Ice Titan boss is big, he's mean, and his hearts as cold as ice! (badumpsh!) All those things aside, he's tough, and thanks to Konami, they've made him pretty annoying too! If you're getting stuck in his ice fields or his shockwaves, check out this video to get the strategy to beat the Ice Titan!
Does traveling between the world's finest nightclubs getting paid to play music sound good to you? Then a career as an international superstar DJ may be for you. But where to start? This video might be a good place. It will teach you the basics of mixing two songs together using Ableton Live, the premier live sequencing and mixing software, to create your very first DJ mix.
There is no one cure-all remedy for all of life's sucky situations (breakups, not getting that musical role you auditioned for, being sick), but apple pie comes as close as you can get.
In this how-to from Household Hacker, we learn of a number of free proxy services that make getting around your school's Internet filter software a breeze. For all of the details, and to start accessing and using all of your favorite websites when at school, watch this video guide.
Making Jello cakes or desserts is really fun, but removing them from the cake mold is really not. Jello has a reputation for being slippery, but it also gets easily sticky and difficult to work with without total ruin.
This tutorial starts off by demonstrating the proper way to hold a boffer sword for greatest control. Once you've gotten that down, you're shown how you can go up against an opponent with a shield and still win, even if you only have a sword.
On to constellation 4 and it's not getting any easier! Even with all your imagination, there are probably some puzzles that have you stumped, but don't worry, this video will solve your blues! In this video you will get a full walkthrough of constellation 4 and the solutions for all the puzzles!
When getting into blacksmithing, learning proper hammer strikes and heat levels for your metal and forge are good to know, but one of the most important techniques to know when hammering your metal is "Drawing Out", which is a method that you use to make your metal thinner and longer or thinner and flatter. In this video you will get a full tutorial on how to implement this basic, yet important, technique.
When getting into RC planes the hardest part is actually putting together the plane itself. But don't just pull the cord to try to start the engine, there are a few steps that you will need to go through first. In this video you will get a full walkthrough of how to prep the plane and then how to actually start a small gas powered RC motor.
One of the trickiest parts of auto repair is getting access to the part of the car you actually need to fix. In this video, you'll learn how a new tool called a borescope allows you to inspect and repair sections of your car that were very hard to access before.
Rave light shows are one of the most intimate and enjoyable experiences that people can share at a rave, but getting started when you don't know what you're doing can be a scary thought. Watch this video to learn how you can perform some basic glove lighshow moves like the figure 8, the most basic move in lightshows, and the finger roll.
When getting started with metal work and blacksmithing, you may be confused as to what you can do with an anvil. In this video you will learn every aspect about the anvil and how to actually use each section of the anvil for cutting, shaping and more!
Are you having a baseball playoffs party soon but are getting a little tired of serving the same storebought chips and dip and greasy slices of pizza? Opt for a healthier - albiet just as delicious - alternative by baking some soft pretzels instead. Check out this food video to learn how to make soft pretzels without lye.
Short hair is its own animal, especially when it comes to curling hair. You can watch and read all the different hair tutorials out there dedicated to getting you "romantic, loose curls," but if your hair is short you could just as easily end up with tight Shirley Temple ringlets (a good look if you're seven, not thirty).
The key to a good steampunk paint job is getting the distressted metallic look just right. This tutorial shows you how to add a lot of aesthetic appeal to your next steampunk prop mod, whether it's goggles, binoculars or something entirely different.
Looking for a Variable-ND filter without having to spend $300? There's a way that you can actually make your own for as little as $10-$20 using some cheap circular polarization filters! Instead of getting a picture tutorial, in this video, you will get a fully commentated walkthrough of the process that he uses to remove the lenses and more to create his own filter!
If you've gotten a free kick and it's between 24 and 30 yards, there's a way to actually score almost every time using a Dipping Free kick. It takes a little finesse though, and you have to make sure that the player who is taking the free kick has a high Free Kick Accuracy stat. In this video you will get a walkthrough of how to perform this free kick.
Mounting the tire on a car isn't too complicated, but getting a tire to bead up right can be a pain. Watch this video to learn how a little Murphy soap can make the job a lot easier and smoother.
Getting started in ukulele, or guitar, trying to make barre chords can be extremely tough, trying to hold down all those notes and THEN trying to add extra notes, fuggetta bout it right? In this video lesson you will learn how to make barre chords effectively and be able to play them along with some extra chords to play that far up.
When doing your own filming at home, just getting shot and put into an editing software isn't enough to make a great video. You're going to need some extra polish on your video, and that includes adding titles, transitions and audio including music. In this video you will learn how to do just that in Adobe Premier.
If you remember in the Hangover, there was an incredibly funny scene where the guys were stuck getting out of going to prison by helping the officers demonstrate a police tazer in front of a group of kids on a school field trip. If you've ever wanted to make your own prop police tazer for one of your films, check out this hilarious and informative video! In it, you will learn how to create your own police tazer!
