How To: Balance a mug on 4 knives
Balance almost anything small on the tips of 4 knives. No glue, not tape just common sense... See for yourself.
Balance almost anything small on the tips of 4 knives. No glue, not tape just common sense... See for yourself.
Kipkay shows you how to balance a quarter on a quarter which is an advanced magic trick. The secret is you put a hole in the bottom of the top quarter and a pin on the top of the bottom quarter.
In this video you will learn how to manually white balance a Nikon camera using the Ba-lens. Paul Franklin explains in a few simple steps. First take the lens cap of the appropriate size and put it on the lens. Then go to the camera and set the meter to spot meter he says its important because it measure the amount of light going through the little dome as he shows. Once you've set it all you need to find the white balance button. Then scroll through the icons until you reach preset. Then hol...
In this video, we learn how to teach your dog to balance a treat on his nose. First, you need to look at your dog and have them concentrate. Don't give them the treat on their nose for too much time, start off with small increments. After this, you will tell them to "get it" and then will flick it off their nose to eat it. Start doing this until you have a time frame that you want, then they will get the treat! Withhold the treat if they aren't showing enough constraint. When finished, you wi...
In this tutorial we learn how to change and balance a car tire. First, take the tire and remove the air out of it from all the sides. After this, remove the tire from the wheel. You will need to use a pry bar to help you remove it from the tire completely. It will help out a lot if you have a machine that will do this for you. Then, apply grease around the wheel and put the new tire on. From here, inflate the new tire while on the wheel and it will be ready to install on your vehicle.
In this tutorial, we learn how to balance your plate to lose weight. These are keys that dietitians say are the keys to losing weight. When filling your plate for a meal, always fill half of the plate with fruits or vegetables. Fill 25% off the plate with protein (meats) and the other 25% with grains or starchy veggies. This will help you lose weight and eat more nutritionally when you see more food on your plate, but it's healthier food instead of junk food. When eating breakfast, don't just...
In this video, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a flying crow pose arm balance in yoga. After you are warmed up, start in a semi squat position with your right angle over your left thigh. Now, bring your hands together in front of your heart and bring your elbows to the front of your shins. Now bring your hands to the floor and hook the right foot outside the left arm. Next, lean forward and engage the left back leg while lifting it up. Keep this pose for as long as you can, then do it again o...
Mr. G shows you a trick that you can do to defy gravity with two forks and a flaming toothpick.
This video tutorial from Drawing Now demonstrates the drawing of a gymnast doing a routine on the balance beam. Her look of concentration evokes the drama and strength of both will and body required by this ancient sport. Learn to evoke that same feeling in your drawing by watching this video. Here are some instructions from the artist:
In this video, we learn how to do a bird of paradise yoga move with Dina Priost. This move is an intense pose, so make sure you are properly warmed up before you go into this move. First, start in an extended side angle pose then go into a bind. Make sure your top shoulder is on top of the other with your chest opened up. Now, straighten your left leg so you are in a triangle pose. Look up or look straight out front taking deep breaths. Now, bend both your legs so they are straight and bend d...
Watch this instructional video to learn fun trick, balancing a cane on your chin. Now to begin with, you want to have a good wide stance with your knees bent, keep your back straight and bend your head backwards. Slowly lift the object up onto the chin being very careful to make sure that it's perfectly straight up and down. Many people put the object too far back or too far forward and are surprised when it just falls of their chin. While you're balancing the object, your focus should be on ...
One of the most basic parts of gymnastics is using the balance beam. In this tutorial, learn a few different routines that you can perform on a beam and how to get started. Balancing on a tiny stick may seem scary, but it is really quite easy once you get the hang of it. So, if you are a beginner or aspiring gymnast, follow along and learn all about beams.
Ski instructor Josh Foster says you should not stand up too soon. You have to turn with your lower body to turn into balance. This will keep your hips stable. If you turn with your whole body, you will get out of balance.
Learn some free magic tricks with Cameron. You can learn some of the worlds best magic tricks from Cameron Oelsen, an amateur magician who loves to share the tricks behind his tricks.
A band leader, classical percussionist, clinician and author, Steve Houghton is also the associate professor of percussion and jazz at Indiana University-Bloomington, and is on faculty at the Henry Mancini Institute. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of drum playing, Steve provides helpful tips and techniques for maintaining balance between limbs while on the drumset.
See how to make an indo-style balance board for about 20p!
A nice little party trick - see how to balance a cup on a card.
Cool party trick to impress your friends!
In this tutorial, learn how to do an amazing trick using a penny, a hanger and gravity. This trick sounds crazy but, as you will soon learn, is actually extremely simple. If you have a steady hand and a sturdy hanger, you are good to go!
One of the great innovations of Canon's DSLR technology is the relatively inexpensive ability it gives to any filmmaker to make professional quality video. This video is a great demonstration of a Glidecam and Steadicam mod designed to carry the Canon 5D Mark II and give any image a slick, professional look.
This spoon and fork on a tooth pick on a glass bar trick is a definite hit. Watch this video to learn how to perform this trick.
Doug Dalton from Cannondale offers some tips on staying upright while riding the trails.
The age old trick of counterbalancing a spoon and fork on a match on the rim of a glass. This trick is great for restaurants and bars.
Now that Apple Pay Cash has arrived, you (hopefully) might end up getting sent some money right from inside an iMessage. If so, that money gets added to your Apple Pay Cash card in iOS 11.2, which you can use just like any other card in your digital wallet. If you're not so lucky, you can still add money to the card yourself without having to wait for a contact to send you money first.
This little brain game is all about engineering a lower center of gravity. The idea has been around forever, but most people still don't know how to do it. Trying to stack nails above the balance point will raise the CG and make the structure unstable. Here's how you can lower the CG to make a very stable structure and impress your friends.
Sophie Rycott demonstrates how you can improve your balance and coordination with a balance ball. There are four exercises you can do: side tilts, opposite arm to leg lifts, spine twist, and paddling. Improve balance and coordination using a balance ball.
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at balancing out exposure issues inside of Photoshop CS4. Mixed lighting on a photo can cause portions of the image to be too bright or too dark, fortunately Photoshop gives us some great tools to take care of these types of issues. Using a levels adjustment layer in combination with a color range selection, Richard is able to greatly control the lighting in a photo. The equalize command is also covered in this video tutorial.
The Interactive Lab Primer (ILP) has been developed as part of the Royal Society of Chemistry Teacher Fellowship Scheme, one of the themes of the Chemistry for Our Future program, and initiative which aims to secure a strong and sustainable future for the chemical sciences in higher education. The aim of the ILP is to address the diverse range of experience and skills students bring with them to a university by offering a resource to support their transition from school to the university chem...
Keeping track of your money and expenses is one of the hardest things to do in life, not to mention one of the most hated things. But it's also one of the most important things. Making sure your finances are in order means keeping track of them. So watch to see how to balance a checkbook. The last thing you need is a bad check.
David Newton, professional photographer and technical editor at Canon Professional Network, teaches you how to customize white balance settings on a Canon EOS camera. The EOS camera have 7 presets plus an auto and a custom white balance setting. You will be using the custom setting. The custom white balance will create a compromise between different types of natural or artificial light existent in the scene. You will need a white piece of paper or a paper with 18% grey color. The last one can...
For an object to balance, you have to have the center of gravity directly above the base. Well, reverse that to see that you can also balance an object by having the center of gravity directly below its base.
A restaurant/bar trick in which you balance a glass on the edge of a plate. Balance a glass on a plate.
Balance an egg on a light bulb and amaze even your most cynical friends. All you need is some salt and a little spittle. Balance an egg on a light bulb.
A cat balance involves being on all fours and crawling along either a railing or a wall in a cat like motion much as the name suggests. This is used to get from one place to the other, and keeping the body close to the object makes it much safer to manoeuvre. Perform the Parkour cat balance.
This video will show you how to build your own balance board, including all the dimensions. Balance boards have been known in the circus for a long time as rola-bolas, but they are now appearing on the market as indoboards or voodoo boards. They are used as balance training aids for various board sports, mainly surfing, skating and snowboarding. I will show you how to make your own at a fraction of the cost. They are also great fun to play with and, with a bit of practice, tricks such as walk...
Bosu Ball exercises can increase balance and core muscle strength. Learn Bosu Ball balance exercises with tips on stability and lunges from a fitness trainer in this free exercise video series.
Learn how to balance two forks on a toothpick on its tip on the edge of a glass. Lighting the toothpick on fire afterwards is optional.
Use these drills in order to improve your stability and balance.
Watch this instructional video to learn how to balance on a rolla bolla. A rolla bolla has two parts, the roller and the board. To begin with place the roller on the ground, it helps if you use some kind of carpeted surface or something like that when you're beginning, that will help slow down the rolling and make it easier to balance. Next take the board and place it on top of the roller, with the roller about two-thirds of the way up the board. Place your left foot on the lower end of the r...
Weight loss is a very important factor in society today and everyone is looking for new ways to make it easier to lose weight. Learn what to expect when receiving acupuncture therapy and how it can help with hormone balance from a Chinese medicine expert in these free video clips.