From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps. With this four-part installment from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan's series of free math tutorials, you'll learn how to find the optimal angle at which to launch a projectile.
Tandoori chicken, which originates in India, is traditionally cooked in a tandoor, or clay oven, at high temperatures so that its complex marinade has the optimal conditions to sink in.
At first an avocado looks intimdating to cut. It's kind of squishy and has this huge pit in the center that you just don't know what to do with. So if you've never cut an avocado before, check out this food video by Serious Eats to learn how to cleverly cut, pit, and slice one for optimal presentation.
Patch and optimize Hellgate: London! Former PC Gamer editor-in-chief and hardcore Diablo fan, Greg "The Vede" Vederman, gives a step-by-step how to on getting optimal performance in Flagship Studios' action-RPG Hellgate: London.
You will to learn set up and calibrate your jointer for optimal woodworking and creating a clean and straight edge on a rough board to later use as a reference. You will also learn a system on how to set up your knives to achieve the perfect cut using a jig and how to select the best jig to work with.
This tech tip shows you how to set up your mountain bike to achieve optimal performance on the trail. This is a very instructive close up video.
Sadie Nardini gives instruction on how to breathe in yoga practice for optimal, strength, balance and detox.
If you're playing as a Terran in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, then you're going to have to deal with those pesky Zergs. This video will show you how to stop a Zerg baneling bust as a Terran. The Terran needs to scout early for a baneling bust so he can properly defend it. This game happened on Steppes of War, which is an optimal baneling bust map.
Your childhood is arguably the stage of development where you look most cute and naturally perfect for photographs, so it makes sense that your parents compiled albums after neverending albums depicting several hundred different angles of your cute little tushy (grimace).
This guy is teaching everyone how to whistle with his fingers. This technique uses two fingers, requires you to roll your tongue into a C shape, bottom lip loose and top lip firm and rolled. This is for optimal whistle sound and loudness.
This is the classic water polo body position. You are in a seated chair position, sculling your hands while eggbeater with both legs. This is the position optimal for moving to and from the ball. This is also called the center forward position in water polo.
How to do a proper backhand shot. This is important in scoring when close to the goal. Pick the ball up on top, cup with forearm and hand. If you don't cup it's easy to steal the ball. Rotate your shoulder to give you optimal power. Step out to the ball to rotate and increase your shot's power.
These helpful instructions will help you trim back apple trees for optimal fruit growth and easy harvesting. Pruning trees is largely an intuitive process but it's important to direct air and light into the center of the tree for healthy, balanced growth. For step-by-step instructions on pruning your own fruit trees, take a look.
This video explains the difference between polarizing lenses used in conventional 3d (linear) and those used in RealD 3d (circular). Circular polarizing lenses enable you to move your head without changing the 3d effect. This tutorial also demonstrates the need for a silver screen or optimal 3d viewing.
Check out this tutorial video from Sessions Online Schools of Art & Design's "Dreamweaver I" course. This is part of Sessions' Web Design certificate programs.
This video goes over the technique of shooting off a cross pass. This speed is required to get off the shot before the defender can get to you. This allows for optimal shot viability.
Defending proper position in water polo is crucial in improving your water polo game. Establish your defensive position with your hips no lower than 18" in the water. This is so you don't get a penalty. This allows for optimal mobility. Keep a high hip and foot position to accelerate in any direction. Work to keep your hips up for the most time.
Scalding hot water will burn your coffee, like it burns you. Arno Holschuh shows one method for getting it down to the optimal temperature. Follow along with this cooking how-to video to learn a great way to cool water for coffee.
Cheap store bought hula hoops might not be optimal for doing tricks with. Plastic tubing, couplers, a saw, and a sander are all you need to make your own hula hoop. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to build a hula hoop.
Seating people willy-nilly may work for prison cafeterias and campus dining halls, but when it comes to guests at your dinner party, put some thought into it. Follow these rules for optimal social interaction.
What you eat before and after you work up a sweat is actually just as important as the workout itself. The main thing to keep in mind is that you can't eat so much that you still have a bunch of stuff bumping around in your stomach when you're jumping or running.
Learn how to increase your knitting speed with Miriam Tegels, the World's Fastest Knitter. She can stitch 118 stitches in one minute; a record that appears in the Guinness Book of World Records. Miriam Tegel's knitting secret is keeping all movements to a minimum. Use size 8 knitting needles and DK weight yarn for optimal performance. After casting on sixty stitches, see how many stitches you can knit in three minutes. Good luck!
In this video, you'll be learning how to make coconut milk kefir, which is a fermented beverage that's thought to be great for your health. Although using fresh, young coconuts is optimal, you can also use storebought coconut to prepare your kefir.
Working out your abs strengthens your core, the center of your body that holds everything together. The stronger your core is, the stronger the rest of your body will be.
This cheese cutting tip is for optimal enjoyment and minimal crumb. Avoid massive hacking; slice the cheese up like a pro for your guests. Watch this how to video to learn how to cut hard cheese.
Check out this video to learn how to use a cocktail shaker so that it doesn't stick. Cantina bartender Duggan McDonnell demonstrates the optimal angle of cocktail shaker to glass.
Properly pruning and taking cuttings from a plant is essential to the life of the plant This gardening how-to video demonstrates how to prune a epiphyllum plants for optimal growth.
In a wilderness survival situation, someone in your group suffering a major laceration is a catastrophe. Achieving sterility and suturing the wound closed will both be very difficult to achieve. This four-part video series features a detailed explanation and demonstration of how to use a basic first aid kit to suture a wound closed in an austere situation, such as out in the wilderness. Suturing a wound closed in an austere setting is a last resort, but knowing how to do it could keep you or ...
Wondering how to most effectively combine ice cubes and a simple USB-powered computer fan into a fully functioning air conditioning system? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to hack a coffee can and USB-powered fan into a simple, but effective, air conditioning unit. For detailed instructions on hacking together your own tin-can AC unit, watch this über-short how-to.
Keep cool when driving around in the summer time. Learn how to change the air conditioning compressor in your 1996 Ford Explorer in this free auto repair video from a master mechanic..
If you haven't already discovered, landscaping is equal parts art and science— what you put and where has a huge impact on how your yard will look. And if you want beautiful trees and shrubs, Lowe's has the advice you need for getting started.
Want the greenest lawn out of all of your neighbors? Lowe's is here to help. If you want to grow your own grass, these tips will get you through the process and into a lush lawn.
In order to get your "five a day," or five a day of fruits and vegetables, you should incorporate these foods into everything you make to eat. So for instance, adding a cup of spinach into your turkey and swiss sandwich is one serving of vegetables that you won't even notice, while this recipe, which incorporates figs, gives you yet another serving.
This short safety guide Colhane gives you several tips to use a machete safely without harming your self or others. These tips are not only limited to machetes but can be applied to the general use of all large knives. The first rule is always cut away from your body as shown in the video the consequences of not following this rule can be deadly. The next tip gives you the optimal angle to cut through trees and other foliage. He also gives several tips on how to create a trail and follow it i...
Grilling baby back ribs to perfection has just been introduced with this Step by Step Project from Lowe's. Here you'll find the web address for some printable ideas and tips for grilling. You'll also get easy and great recommendations for cooking pork on the grill. Need to know how to arrange the charcoal on the grate for optimal cooking? Do you know what the internal temperature should be when grilling baby back ribs? The answers are in this short video. Happy grilling!
Health nuts berate creamy sauces because they're too full of fat, carbohydrates, and calories, but who said you couldn't indulge every once in a while? If you love pasta and you love creamy foods then this linguini, topped with a creamy white clam sauce, will be your heaven on earth.
If you own a Ryobi trimmer and wish to perform some regular maintenance work on it, you may want to check out this next video. In the tutorial, you find out how to clean a 2 cycle engine carburetor from the Ryobi trimmer using some simple pieces. It's not too difficult to do and can be really handy when you want to make sure your machine is working at optimal capability. So check out the video above, pay attention, be careful, and enjoy!
Push ups not only give you sculpted, toned shoulders and pectoral muscles, but they also keep your shoulder bone, or scapula, in place and moving around your ribcage without popping up.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to compress iMovie files into QuickTime files to make them look really good on YouTube. First, open iMovie. Click Share and click Share again. Go to Expert Settings and click on Share. Click on Options and go to Settings. Change it to h264, current frames per second, and every. Restrict should be set at 5000. Optimize it for DVD and change encoding to best quality. Change the size to NTSC 720X486. Check de-interlace video and hit okay. Change the sound...
Boost your odds of having a baby with these 10 tested tips. Learn how to increase your chances of getting pregnant with this informative video.
