How To: Learn to surf
Want to pick up surfing? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to surf. This tutorial covers the fundamentals of surfing, including what wetsuit to pick out and how to get on the board.
Want to pick up surfing? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to surf. This tutorial covers the fundamentals of surfing, including what wetsuit to pick out and how to get on the board.
Pour both salt and pepper onto a table, and bet that you can pick up the pepper without touching the salt. This is an easy bet to win, and all you need is a balloon. This can be performed as a magic trick as well. Learn how to manipulate static cling to pick up pepper by watching this video magic trick tutorial.
Hyrbid picking is most commonly used by country guitarists (Albert Lee, Brent Mason, John Jorgensen etc), but also by blues guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well rock guitarists such as Eric Johnson. Watch to learn from Kristofer Dahl how to play using this technique.
Even though I am not the best locksmith in the world, the four-digit #175 model Master Lock is so easy to pick that all the hardened steel in the world isn't going to protect your belongings.
Here Charles Sedlak shows you three different techniques for picking when playing Flamenco on guitar. Not a technique for beginning guitar players; however, the video does include tablature for a basic scale.
Play the ukulele using a fingerstyle pick with tips from this video. Play the G chord, the C chord, go back to the G chord, and then play a D chord (which is open).
BMXer Allistar Whitton teaches you the foot jam nose pick, which is a front wheel stall where you brake using your foot on the tire.
Improve your jewelry making technique, watch this video and learn how to use an ice pick bail.
Not really a magic trick but a nice little rigged game you can annoy people with. The goal of the game is to pick from a pile of chips without being the one to pick up the last chip. The other person will never be able to beat you.
If you can't join the club, beat the club. Here's how to pick the club lock on a car with a jiggler set of lockpicks.
Mainly for beginners, this lesson is about finger picking, and some exercises you can practice.
This video will show you an easy way to make a feeler pick using a paperclip.
This video will show you an easy way of making a feeler pick using a hair pin.
Improve your technique and picking speed and prepare yourself for lightning fast solos and complicated melody lines by practicing this killin' 16th note Minor Pentatonic Scale exercise.
There are many different things you can make out of duct tape. Take key chain dangles and lanyards for example- with the proper tape colors, you can craft highly stylized and cool looking duct tape creations that are an awesome fit for your keys or as a lanyard to carry various badges or objects.
The freestyle, also known as the front crawl, is the fastest style in swimming today. This informative video details the proper form and technique of this very popular stroke, viewed from multiple angles above and below the water, while discussing the physical mechanics behind its effectiveness.
As any NASCAR fan worth his beer and fried food knows, drafting is the key to achieving high speed and ultimately success in NASCAR. If you're having trouble with the NASCAR Special Race in Gran Turismo 5, watch this video for a demo of how to run it perfectly, with tips on proper drafting, braking, and other techniques.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to say tell someone you love him or her in Mandarin Chinese. For more information, including an overview of proper pronunciation and to get started using this lovely phrase yourself, watch this free video language lesson.
Having clean, functional valves is essential to proper engine function. Honda cars need to have their valves adjusted when they start to make noise. In this video you will learn how to adjust the valves on a 1996 Honda Civic.
You've just received your first flute! Now how to play it? This video starts by demonstrates the correct way to handle your flute and separate the mouthpiece from the body of the instrument. Then you're shown the proper technique for blowing into the mouth piece to get your first music tone or note. It's just like a whistle!
If you're looking for tips on how to prune roses bushes, there's no one better than rose expert Muriel Humenick to show you how it's done. First, she shows you the proper pruning tools you'll need for the rose garden, and the main tools are bypass pruners, but there are others, like loppers, goatskin gloves and an elbow and arm cover. Now that you know the pruning tools, watch and learn the rose pruning process
Interested in mixing the perfect margarita cocktail? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute's time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn a popular variant on the push-up, one designed to target your triceps. With pushups, as with any body-sculpting exercise, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the Italian word for "hello" While Italian isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task. For more information, and to get started using this useful Italian phrase yourself, watch this video guide.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the Italian word for "goodbye": "ciao." While Italian isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task. For more information, and to get started using this useful Italian phrase yourself, watch this video guide.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to use basic Italian food and restaurant phrases. While Italian isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task. For more information, and to get started using these useful Italian phrases yourself, watch this video guide.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the Italian word for "please": "perfavore." While Italian isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task. For more information, and to get started using this useful Italian phrase yourself, watch this video guide.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a lateral raise lifting routine with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do tricep extensions with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a shrug routine with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a front deltoid shoulder barbell shoulder exercise with a barbell. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a dumbbell front raise weight-lifting routine. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a weight lifting routine to exercise your forearms. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do an incline dumbbell press weight lifting routine. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this weight lifting exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the French word for "hello": "bonjour." While French isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn a few flirtatious French phrases. While French isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the French words for "please": "s'il vous plaît"—literally "if it pleases you." While French isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to say the French words for "good bye": "au revoir." While French isn't necessarily a very difficult language for an English-speaker to learn, many stumble when it comes to pronunciation. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in clips like this one, which make learning both vocabulary and proper pronunciation a very easy task.
In this free video yoga lesson, you'll learn how to integrate a headstand exercise into your yoga routine. With yoga, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. For more information, and to get started using this yoga exercise yourself, watch this handy home-fitness how-to.
Interested in making fried eggs with runny yolks? Then you need this quick guide from Apartment Therapy. With the proper technique, making frying eggs can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video cooking lesson can present a complete overview of the process in about three minutes. For more information, and to get started making your own sunny fried eggs, take a look.