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I saw a video that Kurz Gesagt made about the Fermi Paradox, and I liked how the video was made, so I looked up what else they had, and came across this:
I saw a video that Kurz Gesagt made about the Fermi Paradox, and I liked how the video was made, so I looked up what else they had, and came across this:
The gold standard of great foods on a stick is reserved for honey battered corn dogs and shish kabob (which is surprisingly spelled just like it sounds). But when I saw this absolutely amazing concoction of breakfast food combined with the queen of meats, I fell in love. Now, if you are looking at this picture and still don't know what it is, you are definitely not a chicken and waffles fan, otherwise you would have figured it out right away. I mean, what else goes well with syrup-drenched wa...
You probably don't give much thought to buying yogurt in the store. You have your favorite brand, or maybe you like trying new varieties each week; either way, you just grab it and go.
The ukelele is a great little instrument that is easy to learn, sounds good, and is portable. How much better could it be? They work especially well for covering pop songs, since they're very simple and catchy, which is the essence of the ukelele. This video will teach you how to play the hit song "I Invented Sex" by Trey Songz on ukelele.
Not every photograph you take will come out perfect. The best digital cameras can't keep a photo from being too dark in certain areas, but that's why God invented Photoshop. Okay… "That's why 'Adobe' invented Photoshop".
Remember those old vinyl records? Remember jumping on the 8-track bandwagon? Switching over to cassette tapes? How much money you spent converting your music collection to compact discs? To MP3s?
We love the guy who invented keyboard shortcuts. Especially now that we're all glued to our computers from sunrise until sunset (and perhaps even after that), being able to tab between pages with the click of a button or two and to open new tabs without having to drag the mouse around saves us time and energy.
So, you can solve the Rubik's Cube, good for you, but what about the Square One? Erno Rubik is nothing compared to Karel Hršel and Vojtech Kopský, who invented the Square One puzzle, also called by its full title, "Back to Square One", or its shorter name of "Cube 21". It's shaped like a Rubik's Cube, but it's cut like a freak show, adding that layer of difficulty that challenges you.
The Rubik's Cube, originally called the "Magic Cube," is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture, Erno Rubik.
Bake a red velvet cake whenever you want to serve a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. You Will Need:
Grand Illusions is a site for the enquiring mind. This how to video demonstrates how to make Japanese origami tumblers. Your wonderful & charming host represents Grand Illusions, an amazing toy, magic & illusion web shop and gallery.
All you science and astronomy nuts out there, pay attention, this detailed video tutorial series will tell you everything you need to know about capturing digital photos with the Meade Deep Sky Imager. The universe is out there, and you can take a picture of it.
We thank and bow down to whoever invented gift cards. A great way to give your recipient what he/she wants without having to slave over whether the turquoise cashmere sweater or the navy blue cashmere sweater looks best, gift cards are the way to go for procrastinators.
What better way to finish off your Thanksgiving meal than with a nice hot slice of apple pie? As Thanksgiving as Thanksgiving desserts come, apple pie has mesmerized our collective taste buds since it was invented because of its perfect balance between tartness and sweetness.
Coffee cake was invented to be enjoyed alongside coffee (duh!), but we just as easily eat it alone...by the cakeful. We especially love coffee cakes with a tender, moist inside and a crumbly, crunchy top filled with the sweetness of cinnamon and nutmeg.
In this Make Magazine podcast Bre Pettis makes a theremin from a kit by Harrison Instruments. A theremin is a super cool musical instrument invented in Russia in 1918.
When it comes to French gamines, Brigitte Bardot probably invented the very term. The original street waif with an added dose of come-hither sultriness, Bardot was an unassuming sex symbol. Between her "just rolled out of bed" hair and smoky cat eyes, she made men weak in the knees wherever she walked.
Whoever invented dessert hybrids is our hero. From French toast cupcakes to Coke-flavored ice cream, there's nothing like a little 2 in 1 dessert action to quickly get our sugar fix! Here's yet another dessert hybrid that'll have your tastebuds aching for more: A root beer flavored cupcake, topped with root beer frosting and adorned with a cute little straw to simulate the real drinks.
We're not exaggerating when we say that every girl remembers her first Audrey Hepburn movie. That's because your life is never the same after witnessing the woman who basically invented the chic modern woman sensibility.
Have you ever been getting your thang on at a club, totally impressing your lady and just feeling the music until you decide to switch from one dance move to another and instead of solid flow you either fumble or have to stop and start again? It's easy to get taken off the beat when you're transitioning from one dance move to another, which is why the sidesteps dance move was invented.
Fashionable things come and go (remember gladiator sandals?), but truly cool things stay around forever. Take pyramids, for instance. Since the Egyptians (well, arguably, the Mesopotamians) invented them more than two thousand years ago, they still fascinate people all around the world, and the Giza pyramids are still one of Egypt's top tourist traps. And songstress Charice recently devoted an entire song to pyramids.
You may think that, like cooking, there exists a set number of static routines/recipes without much innovation or change. But new exercises are invented all the time.
Bored with crosswords and sudoku puzzles? Well, try your hands at a new type of puzzle: KenKen logic puzzles.
Learn how to master the Rubik's Cube puzzle... watch this two-part video tutorial to see how to solve the Shepherd Rubik's Cube. You don't have to be a genius to accomplish solving the 3x3 Classic Rubiks Cube, but you may have to be one to solve one with stickers invented by Alistair Shepherd. This is one hard cube design! These replacement stickers can be used for the 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 Rubik's Cubes.
Simple yet effective, capacitors come in a dizzying array of forms and materials, vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!
Cosmos and martinis are forever excellent go-to cocktails when you're out sipping at the bar, but sometimes it's nice to spice things up and try something a little more...stimulating.
The Sazerac is the oldest cocktail we know of and is in fact that first contail ever made. Invented in the mid 1800s, a Sazerac requires you to light up a sugar cube for show.
Omar, Hayley, Gary, and Autumn teach us how to use a protractor. They give a bit of information from About.com on the history of protractors. They are used to measure angles. The first protractor was used to help with navigation and invented in 1801. To measure an angle, line up the base of the protractor with 1 line of the angle. The center circle should be on the vertex of the angle. Use the "swivel thing" to find what degree the other end of the angle lines up with. If there isn't one, you...
Bored with crosswords and sudoku puzzles? Well, try your hands at a new type of puzzle: KenKen logic puzzles.
Math has always had the reputation of being nonimaginative, dry, and straight to the point, but mathematicians like to have fun, too! Perhaps that's why they invented imaginary complex numbers dealing with "i."
In this instructional fishing video from Fishing-Live-Bait, you will learn how to properly tie The Rapala Knot with the Rapala loop that was invented and recommended by the Rapala brothers, who developed this special type of lure. Using an oversized rope that makes it much easier to see and understand how and what he is doing with the string, the host demonstrates for you how to tie this particular knot in an easy to follow, step-by-step manner.
The World's Fair Knot was invented by Gary MArtin and was selected as the best knot out of 498 entries in the great knot search at the 1982 world fair. It is simple, quick to tie and can be used with most monofilament line diameters. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to tie a world's fair knot for fishing.
Invented by Tom Hull in 2007, here's how to fold a Rhombicuboctahedron, an innovation on the cuboctahedron, out of origami paper. 24 smaller paper units can lock together in a pattern, which if carried through properly, will form a complex geometric shape out of folded paper.
The rocket stove, invented by Dr. Larry Winiarski, was developed to require much less cooking fuel than a traditional stove. The rocket stove also emits less dangerously, as most of the energy burned turns into heat. To build this rocket stove, you will need sheet metal or a 5 litre metal can, clay, water, sawdust, a wooden mold, a clay brick, vermiculite or perlite, and cement. Learn how to build a rocket stove by watching this video tutorial.
The original daiquiri, a lime-and-rum drink invented in Cuba in the late 1800s, is named after a beach near the city of Santiago. Ah, what those sun-baked bathers would have given for this frosty version of the Cuban classic!
Sosh and Gina continue your Lindy Hop education. This clip will teach you how to communicate with your partner. The front to front, the sling shot, the scissor kick, the swing out, the big turn, are all dance moves distinct to the Lindy Hop. It was named for Charles Lindbergh and his Atlantic crossing in 1927. Black communities invented the moves, and the popularity spread throughout the world.
The original pin up girls from the '40s and '50s knew how to work the camera and were clearly drop dead gorgeous. Even when Photoshop hadn't been invented yet, and even without all the fancy studio lighting and airbrushing we have now, they were able to look like handmaids of Aphrodite.
When shoemaker Robert Pinney invented the first plain but practical bobby pin in 1868, he surely never imagined all of the elaborate variations that would be available today! In this tutorial, a young crafter teaches you how to glam up your bobby pins. Using costume jewelry, sequins or other cheap stuff and a little bit of glue, you can give your old bobby pins a fun new look.
Add a party favor to your next hosted New Year's Eve bash. Ring in the New Year wearing personalized party glasses! It's a fun project for kids and adults.
The Winogradsky column, invented by Sergei Winogradsky, is a device for culturing a large diversity of microorganisms. Pond mud and water are mixed into a column using carbon sources like newspapers and sulfur sources like egg yolks. Left in the sun for a few months, the column becomes a colony rich with microorganisms, bacteria, cyanobacteria, and algae. In this video, scientist Karen Dodson shows you how to make your own.