Make a flexible aluminum electroluminescent display using aluminum foil, EL phosphors and a simple electrolytic etching bath. This video shows the chemical process behind etching foil in an electrolytic bath, and develops it into a practical application for it by creating an electroluminescent caution display.
Convertible dresses are the best, especially when you like the color and general form of a dress but you'd like to give it new life by enhancing your waist rather than your bust line, for instance.
Understand how binary numbers work, including how to read binary numbers, and create your own. This mathematics or computer programming tutorial is a zip to get through. It covers practical and theoretical use and need for binary code understanding. Binary means zeroes and ones in a series. This is paramount to digital transmission versus analog that transmits in a sinusodial wave form.
This video tutorial offers tips on various illustration techniques. Illustrate with watercolor and colored pencil in black and white for practical purposes. When drawing professional illustrations, there is not a lot of room for mistakes. Use water color, ink and colored pencil to begin fleshing out your drawings with light layers or paint and ink.
Each year an apple tree should produce three things: new growth, fruit buds on last year's and older growth, and fruit on those fruit buds formed in previous years. In order to keep an apple tree in balance and fruiting, one must prune. However, pruning is often done poorly. In this, the first installment of his series on practical apple tree pruning, Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise Heritage Apples looks at the general structure of the apple tree.
Make sure you use the facilities before you put this office bathroom trick into hilarious effect. You will need several pairs of shoes and slacks, as well as newspapers. Make everyone in the office think all the bathroom stalls are occupied. Check out this video practical joke tutorial and learn how to prank the office bathroom.
How To Make Anything demonstrates how to make fake boogers with rubber cement. Find rubber cement in the school supply aisle of any store. First, open the rubber cement and brush it onto a small non-stick surface. Allow the rubber cement to dry. You can blow on it to dry it. Rub off the almost-dried rubber cement from the surface and onto your finger. The rubber cement balls will retain some of its sticky properties to resemble a booger. Remember, don't eat the fake boogers but you can use th...
We've always thought that supersized everyday items were cool, like a 4 ft. tall pencil or scissors so large they could cut a posterboard in half in one snip. But few of these supersized notions are practical.
If you're a beginner piano student looking to improve in both music theory and practical piano playing skills, then this tutorial on how to play tetrachords is perfect for advancing your skills beyond playing single finger melodies.
When it comes to filming a great movie, having a great creative vision is just as important as more practical aspects of cinema, like how to employ film editing programs for the perfect widescreen shot or a camera jamb arm for stunning overhead shots.
Squats are one of the most famous and practical of all of the exercises that you can do in the gym,. This video features a personal trainer correcting some common mistakes that people make while doing squats, and providing advice on the proper form for squats that will allow you to gain the most benefit from them without damaging your joints and back.
Glass doors are both stylish and practical… Until they jam up and stop sliding, at which point they become a big pain in the neck. But getting them sliding in their tracks again isn't a really complicated process. In this video, Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows us how to keep our sliding glass doors sliding.
Learn how to tie a Heaving Line or Franciscan Monk's Knot - a practical and decorative knot used to add weight to the end of a heaving line, or to finish a Monk's belt rope ends. This is a fine knot for camping, climbing, sailing or Boy Scout training.
The street friendly Stormtrooper of Japan, Danny Choo shows how to put on Stormtrooper armor. This is a cool fanboy video or practical how-to for Star Wars fanatics or Halloween.
Turn two salad bowls into a spherical array, ball of sound. Speaker arrays are common at large venues, but are practical for your home environment to give your home theater a good sound. Make this spherical ball of sound from Make Magazine using 8 speakers, 6 quart salad bowls, a dremel and some wire. Disperse the sound across your home with even acoustics.
If those condoms don't get used by the expiration date, maybe have at least a little bit of fun with them before throwing them a way. Learning how to blow up a condom in the microwave is an easy practical joke or trick to do; just follow along with this prank-pulling video tutorial. Just be careful not to get burned or hurt! Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Chinese language textbooks often do not teach the colloquial way to say, "How are you?" or "What's going on?" However, this is a really practical phrase that can open up all kinds of conversation opportunities.
Watch this video to learn how to create a beautiful and practical water wall (or water bottle wall) for energy savings at home. it helps to cut down the amount of sunlight that enters your home. You can make a frame that will fit into your window.
This tutorial introduces some of the basic concepts of Microsoft Excel and then demonstrate a couple practical uses for Excel.
The "Pratt" is related to the "Nicky" and provides an excellent compact, medium sized symmetric knot. The "Pratt" is a very practical knot which can be used with most any tie.
This video explains the different kinds of zones you will come across in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 DNS. The video has practical step by step instructions to managing these zones, as well as understanding their different functions and uses, and covers replication.
Moving cargo on bikes is not commonly done in America, but in the rest of the world people carry their whole lives on their bikes with ingenious storage methods. If your bike doesn't even have a basket, watch this video to learn how to make one yourself and make your bike much more practical.
Cake and towels are not apparently connected, but if you're trying to think of a really cool wedding gift they can be combined most appealingly. This video will show you how to make a "cake" out of towels that makes a cute and practical gift.
Jerky is one of the most practical and delicious types of meat, but it can be oddly expensive. Why not make your own? This video will show you how to cure meats in order to prepare them to be made into jerky.
Long, skinny scarves are sexy, practical, and versatile. In this video, you'll learn about seven different looks you can pull off using only one scarf! Wear it as a belt, in your hair, or as an actual scarf! The choice is yours.
A bandana is a stylish and practical way to protect your head and contain your hair. If you aren't sure how to knot and put on a bandana properly, watch this video to learn exactly how to do it properly.
Follow along as O'Reilly's Elisabeth Robson shares her experience in learning how to build iphone apps. In this screencast, Robson offers advice on how to avoid common beginner errors and provides a practical follow-along exercise to build an app with a tab bar, navigation bar and table view controllers.
The square knot is also known as the reef knot. In this video, you'll learn the right and proper way to tie a square knot. Knowing how to tie a square know will be useful in many situations, especially in practical and emergency situations.
Tracing sheets are an important part of Chinese calligraphy, especially if you plan on using calligraphy to write rather than as a purely artistic exercise, as they enable you to create characters more quickly. This video demonstrates one technique for creating the sheets using pencil, copying the characters from models available for free online here and here, among other places. Refine your calligraphy and increase your speed until you can write whole practical messages in this ancient and d...
The air conditioner is one of the least practical but most desirable parts of most modern cars. This video teaches you how to disassemble one important part of any car's air conditioner, the dryer. If yours isn't working properly and acid is getting into your AC as a result, this video should have you well on your way to fixing the problem.
Most DSLR's have shooting modes that enable you to optimize your shooting settings depending on your shooting environment. This simple tutorial demonstrates the practical uses and purposes of each so you can take appropriate action shots, portrait shots, and landscape shots.
The slip knot, also called a running knot, is a very diverse knot. It's practical application ranges wildly from crochet and knitting to building a noose. The basic function of a slip knot is to create a flexible knot, with one end tied to the middle for greater mobility. Check out this how to video and learn how to tie a slip knot, because you never know when you might need it.
This shows you how to modify an old camera so it flashes at the push of a button. Annoy your friends. It's a perfect practical joke by modifying an old camera flash to create a strobe effect. This will make it so you don't have to wind it, just push the button
Watch this video tutorial to find out how to turn unwanted magazines into practical, creative drink coasters. These coasters last surprisingly long and are easy to make! This crafty project is eco-friendly, and reduces waste in your home. Check out this how-to video and find out a way to recycle old magazines into coasters.
Whether you use electricity, natural gas or heating oil, there are many practical steps you can take to reduce your overall heat consumption and energy bills. In addition, multi-fuel stoves and fireplaces are fast gaining popularity as alternatives to traditional heat sources. Watch this video home improvement tutorial and learn how to lower the cost of home heating.
These guys started with a Honda Rebel junker and a dream - to make a practical, zero emissions vehicle for commuting.
Ladies, here are some tips on selecting the right dance shoe. Depending on the specific kind of dance being done, a high heel vs a flat shoe might be more practical, comfortable, and aid in the dance technique. Watch this video dance tutorial and learn how to pick shoes for Latin dance.
Pocket doors are a common design element in houses. Pocket doors are a great way to Pocket doors are quite practical. You don't need to leave floor space just for a door to swing open. In this tutorial, home expert Amy Matthews teaches a homeowner how to replace a pocket door in a bathroom.
The Fruitwise Heritage Apple series of practical apple tree pruning tutorials continues with a look at the use of the pruning saw. In this short video, learn how to properly wield a pruning saw so as to prune apple trees both safely and effectively.
Tired of plastic shopping bags everywhere? This instructional video shows a simple, practical, project you can do at home. All you need is a pastic bottle. Tidy up your kitchen from the clutter of plastic bags by making this handy plastic bag dispenser.
