How To: Experiment with air pressure using a water glass trick
Steve Spangler shows a science experiment in which a glass of water is able to suspend a card in mid air.
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How To: Boil water with ice
A classroom demonstration of the effects of lowering the air pressure on the boiling point of water.
How To: Get a car free when stuck in sand
Handy tip, to release your car from slipping sand. Release tire pressure 40-50% to free car.
How To: Practice proper jumping technique
Learn these jumping techniques so as to not place too much pressure on the muscles and joints. It's a good idea to watch this video first before trying other plyometric or jumping drills.
How To: Replace a shower head
Frustrated with your shower's water pressure or leakage? Replace your shower head and make the necessary repairs to make it work more effectively.
How To: Make a Super Cheap One-Way Check Valve
If you're going to build yourself a water gun to cool down this summer, or maybe just a useful water pump, you'll need some check valves. However, the most expensive parts of a water pump or DIY super soaker are usually the check valves. So, let's make some from scratch for as little as $0.35 each.
How To: Use redstone dust for power in Minecraft
Redstone dust is one of the many tools available to the Minecraft player. Learn where to put redstone dust to get the most out of it by watching this how to video. Redstone dust is used to power devices and blocks and can be used with buttons, levers, and pressure plates.
How To: Recharge an expansion vessel in a combination boiler
The expansion vessel, or expansion tank, is the small tank used in closed hot water heating systems that helps to absorb water pressure. Sometimes, though, your expansion vessel will stop working and will need to be either recharged or replaced.
How To: Fit an external expansion vessel into a boiler
An expansion vessel is a small tank used in water heating systems that performs the important job of absorbing excessive water pressure. If the expansion vessel in your plumbing is not working, you could call up the plumber and get it fixed - for a very huge sum.
How To: Identify the symptoms of gestational hypertension in pregnant women
Some pregnant women may develop high blood pressure during pregnancy, and strong indicators are being overweight, being a smoker, having diabetes or a familiy history of gestational hypertension. This video shows you how to identify the symptoms and treatments of gestational hypertension.
How To: Test the fuel volume on your car
Reading the fuel pressure and volume in your car's fuel system is a great way to determine whether your engine is working properly. This video will teach you how to use a meter to read the fuel volume directly from the fuel system.
How To: Relieve tension & stress from tired eyes w/acupressure
Are you spending too much time on the computer? Are your eyes tearing up, and are you getting headaches from staring too much at a computer monitor? BM Chan will show you how to relieve the tension in your head and eyes with acupressure. Just rub your face in the right areas, with the right amount of pressure, and you'll be feeling calm and soothed in no time at all!
How To: Cut metal rods with bolt cutters
This is an instructional video featuring Doug Prime, founder of the Future Engineers Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Aviation snips are good for cutting small metal, but nail and steel rods require bolt cutters. Use safety glasses and clear the room as pieces could fly. Stand up as bolt cutters require strength and pressure.
How To: Check and add engine coolant in your car
Coolant doesn't get used up during a vehicle's normal operation. If the coolant level is consistently low, your car has a coolant leak. Your mechanic can pressure-check the cooling system to find any leaks or you can check the situation out yourself. Watch this video tutorial to see how to check and add engine coolant in your car with antifreeze.
How To: Learn the basics of home plumbing
In this how-to video, learn about the secret life of your home's plumbing system, including how water flows into your home and how the drainage system flows into the main stack. Discover tips on how to improve your water pressure as well as how to clean out clogs. Watch this video home improvement tutorial and learn the basics of your indoor plumbing.
How To: Soothe calf strains with massage
Calf strains are a common athletic injury. A few massage techniques can help soothe most calf strain injuries. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.
How To: Do low intensity full body workouts with Self Magazine
Getting in shape doesn't have to mean applying lots of pressure on your body. In this fitness how-to video SELF Magazine demonstrates a low-intensity full body workout. Watch and learn how to do the following exercises: lawn mower, booty lift, Russian set up, single leg squat, swing low, pike walk, supa fly and crouching tiger. Tone your arms, core and legs with these low-intensity moves.
How To: Steal the basketball
Do you play basketball? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to steal the ball on the court with Kansas senior point guard Russell Robinson. To this you, first you need to apply pressure. As you do this you force your opponent to make mistakes and this will give you a window of opportunity to exploit the situation. Keep in mind that you need to maintain defensive principles.
How To: Center on the potter's wheel with clay
Perfect your ability to center on a Potter's wheel with these tips from Andy Ruble. There are several different ways to go about centering, but the general principle is to put equal pressure on the top and side of the ball of clay and clay has no choice but to go in the middle. This instructional ceramics video is designed to help the beginning through advanced ceramic student improve their throwing skills.
How To: Treat and prevent heartburn with baking soda
Everyone has suffered from heartburn at one time or another. Learn how to treat heartburn with home remedies from Pharmacologist Joe Graedon. Watch as he shows you how baking soda can help neutralize the acid in your stomach. If you suffer from high blood pressure consider using natural alternatives like chamomile and ginger to treat heartburn.
How To: Perform the one hand card fan
Watch this magic tutorial video to perform the one hand fan holding a deck of cards by applying pressure on your thumb as you slide the cards. As a beginner, try to practice with a half deck of card, but be sure to continue practicing!
How To: Perform a cardiovascular examination
This training video introduces the medical student to the basic steps involved in cardiovascular examination as well as taking blood pressure and pulse.
How To: Perform a mountain biking pre-ride inspection
Ellsworth's Ron Sawiki explains what to do before you go on a mountain bike ride, including lubing your chain and checking pressure.
How To: Improve your mental game in pool
Learn how to perform well under pressure and with distraction and improve your effortlessness and fluency in pool.
How To: Make hydro-electric power with a Tesla CD turbine
MrfixitRick shows how to make hydro-electric power using faucet water pressure, a Tesla CD Turbine, and a Subaru radiator fan motor.
How To: Use voltage and current
This two-part video describes voltage, the potential difference or "pressure" that pushes electric charges through conductors. After watching this, you'll know everything there is to know about voltage and current.
How To: Avoid runners' hot spots by properly lacing your shoes
Relieve foot pressure with this shoe lacing technique. It is a great way to eliminate hot spots for those who have high arches.
How To: Chime on the ukulele
Learn how to chime on the ukulele! It's really easy! You can chime on the fifth fret on the bar. You don't actually put pressure on the strings. Watch the video to learn more.
How To: Suck a hard boiled egg into a bottle
Learn how to suck a hard boiled egg into a bottle using air pressure.
How To: Make lamb shank curry
Chef Sanjay shows you how to make a spicy lamb shank curry. The key to this Indian curry is not adding any oil and using a pressure cooker.
How To: Produce a good tone on the cello
Justin Cantor discusses how to develop a good tone on the cello. Several techniques to get a range of sounds are discussed along with the variables, bow speed, pressure and contact point.
How To: Can vegetable soups
In this video you will learn how to can soup. For this video they show you how to can zucchini soup with a pressure canner. Even if you don't like zucchini, that's ok, you can make other kinds like squash or carrot.
How To: Can whole meals
You may have canned sauces or jams and jellies before, but have you ever canned whole meals? Well, in this video that's exactly what you'll learn. David and Andrea show you how to can tangerine chili in the pressure cooker.
How To: Can pâtés, meatloaf and fish
In this David and Andrea will show you how
How To: Hit a fade golf shot
The fade is the most reliable golf shot shape to use under pressure - Colin Montgomerie swears by it. He reckons if you set up to shape the golf ball left-to-right in the air you'll have a far greater chance of hitting the fairway than if you simply aim straight.
How To: Building a concept spring Airsoft grenade
To make an Airsoft grenade, you will need to following: PVC pipe, PVT, a pin, a bolt, a PVC coupling, glue, torch, wire, spring, washer, pressure switch, cloth, bungee cord, 1 inch PVC, and a nut.
How To: Turn water into ice without a freezer
Here's a fun experiment you can do that will demonstrate the effects that pressure has on the freezing point of a liquid. You will amaze your friends as you do what seems to be impossible, turning water into ice without sticking it in the freezer.
How To: Optimize a nitro-powered RC car for the weather
In this video we are about to see how to optimize a nitro-powered RC car for the weather. First to tune a engine we have to know what all the factors that will affect the engine and know how our engine works. The tuning of the engine varies with the place we go in. The tuning levels are different to different areas we go and it also varies from a season to season. The needle settings and the plug settings changes. In winter you can go for a harder plug and summer you can go for a colder plug....
How To: Stop severe bleeding [signed] (British Red Cross)
This video is designed to help deaf people, or those with hearing impairments, learn how to do basic first aid. Specifically, this video deals with sever bleeding and how to stop it, and is taught in sign language.
How To: Stop severe bleeding (British Red Cross)
Everyone gets cut every once in a while, but sometimes those cuts can be more serious than expected. It could turn into severe bleeding, and there's a certain way to deal with this type of bleeding in a victim. How would you treat someone who was bleeding severely?