Show off your cool skills to your friends by learning how to make a rubber band or hair band jump. This trick is easy and sure to throw people off. The first step is to put the rubber band (or hair band if you life) on your pinkie and ring finger. Now, close your hand and get the band onto all four of your fingers. All you have to do now is open your hand and the rubber band will have jumped.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a simple roasted artichoke. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Begin by cutting the top inch off of the artichoke. Then cut off the stem. Squeeze some lemon juice over the artichoke. Next, open up the artichoke a bit. Take a knife and poke a hole in the center. Now drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil and add a garlic clove to the center. Add a pinch of salt for flavor. Finish by wrapping the artichoke in foil and leave it in the oven for 1 hour an...
Jim Kukral with Ask the Blogger demonstrates how to make money off of your blog and how to, in essence, become a professional blogger. Making money off of your blog takes a lot of up front knowledge and a lot of learning. Use the service Six Figure Blogging because it is a complete blueprint for your blogging success. Six Figure Blogging is a training guide to teach you everything you really need to know about blogging. If you want to learn about blogging quickly from professional bloggers ch...
This is how to solder wires properly and then heat shrink them in order to insulate them. Firstly upkeep of the soldering iron is required to keep it from oxidizing. Portable versions of the iron are also available to make work more convenient. A solder sucker is required to suck up and solder left behind by the iron. Alternatively you could use a solder wick which when used with the solder iron can absorb all the solder over the circuit board. Onto the actual process, strip off some of the w...
Learn how to carve a whole roasted turkey into serving sizes from this video in simple steps. Place the roasted turkey with its breast side up and the drumsticks facing you. Take the knife in your dominant hand and the fork in your other hand. Start on one side by cutting the leg from the joint where it meets the breast and repeat on the other side. Carve out the meat on the drumsticks on either side by holding it with the fork. Find the thigh bone using your knife and cut the meat off. Slice...
Chef Bibby Gignilliat of Parties That Cook will demonstrate the best way to cut a large mango. First, look at the mango and determine which side is the wide side and which is the thin side. Then, lay the mango on it's thin side, and proceed to cut the mango avoiding the pit. Next, you want to take the piece you just cut off and score the mango. Lastly, you want to fold the scored section of mango inside out so that it looks like a porcupine and hold it over a bowl while you cut off the sectio...
This tutorial shows how to make tiny molded roses and leaves that you could put on cupcakes. To start you only need a few ingredients: icing sugar, water, paste coloring, fondant icing sugar, and a piping bag (optional). Mix all ingredients together, then put them in a bag so they stay soft. Make the color of the rose or petals any color you want. Knead the dough so that you will have the color you would like. Next, break off a piece of the kneaded dough and form it into a cone shape. Break o...
Simon Leach of Simon Leach Ceramics shows how to finish a lidded box, thrown on a potter's wheel. When cutting into the box, make sure to do so with a cut slanting downwards so that the lid is less prone to falling off. Proceed to smooth off the exterior of the box, beginning where the two halves meet. Once the outside is smoothed, the fit of the two parts is probably not perfect, and so the joint between the two can be smoothed off. Carved features such as scalloped footing may now be added....
Learn how to remove old wallpaper with this video! Put down a pre taped plastic drop cloth. Tape it to the top of the baseboard. Then score the wallpaper with a wallpaper perforator. Roll it over the wall and it will make little holes in the wallpaper. You can use a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water or a 25/75 mixture of downy and water as a solvent to loosen the glue. Apply the wallpaper solvent with a paint roller. You can put the solvent in a paint pan so you can get it on the roller. Rol...
This video goes through the steps needed to cook a hard boiled egg. Firstly, you will need to boil some water in a saucepan. You can then add the egg and boil for exactly 7 minutes; this will give you a slightly soft egg. Then, drain the water off and toss the egg around in the pan, which will crack the shell. Add some cold water to the pan and let the egg cool down, until you can pick it up. An easy way of peeling the egg is to roll it between your hand and a hard surface; you will now be ab...
In order to secure a PDF with a password when opened in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, press the secure button and go into password security settings. Here you can change on what versions of this software the file will run on, the next option asks which portion of the document is to be encrypted when a password is placed. Further below here is where you actually choose the password, this ensures that only people who know the password will be able to see the contents of the document. Below this is the d...
This video explains how to cut cucumbers when you're using them in sushi. Begin by peeling the cucumber. Cut off both the ends then cut it right down the middle so you have two pieces. Hold the cucumber in one hand and skin it with the other hand. This is to be done in one, long, slow, rotating motion. The knife needs to be moving up and down the whole time while you are cutting extremely thin. This requires a lot of patience and time. It is very important to not rush through this. When you g...
This fantastic Halloween special effect makeup tutorial teaches you how to create a bloody bolt look using mostly MAC products. The artists teaches you how to create texture and create a distressed look with the base and color makeup. He applies the adhesive and attached the scar effects and adds the "bolt props" with the adhesive. He uses a purple and yellow pigments to distress the skin further. He then takes fire red to create the blood. He also shows you how to make realistic blood with s...
Ron Hazelton shows a great way to bring the outdoors indoors with a garden window. First remove the existing window. Pry off the exterior trim and remove the old window framing. Build a new frame for the new window with 2x4's and shims. Trim away any exterior siding if necessary. Use waterproof flashing paper and caulk to make the new window watertight. Install the new window into the frame with rust-resistant screws. Add another run of caulk, then trim off the excess flashing paper. Use anot...
This tutorial is a great one to watch if you are looking for an elegant but still natural smoky eye look. Start off by taking the eye shadow Grey Stone and applying it all over the lid. Then take the MAC eye shadow called Omega right over the crease, rounding it off at the end. Use the MAC Charcoal Brown eye shadow right on the outer corner of the eye. Then put the NYX dark brown eye shadow on the outer corner, as well brushing it into the outer bottom of the eye. The next step is to take a s...
Start off with a coin in one hand palm up, then you will rotate your hand palm down. Once you do this you will throw the coin from one hand to the next, causing the coin to "magically" switch hands. mover your fingers tightly together with the hand that first had the coin to try and play off that you are transferring the coin from the starting hand to the opposite.
In this three-part video tutorial, learn how to manage loans with an amortization table in Excel. The three parts of this video go over the following:
Never be frustrated by a rusted nut and bolt again with this foolproof removal method. Loosen as much rust as possible off the nut with a wire brush. Tap the sides of the nut with a hammer to help the rust separate and fall off. Apply heat to the side of the nut for about a minute. When the bolt is cool enough to touch, spray WD-40 on and around the nut and bolt. Tap the end of the bolt with a hammer to loosen the threads and allow the oil to penetrate. Wait another minute or so for the oil t...
Tinkernut shows you how to repel steam from mirrors and windows by using shaving cream. Believe it or not, shaving cream is an excellent way to prevent mirrors or windows from becoming fogged over. Just smear shaving cream over the window/mirror and wipe it off using a damp cloth. It should now prevent the window/mirror from becoming fogged over from steam. If it wears off, just repeat the process. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Learn freestyle football with Mariusz Chorazy, also known as freestyle soccer. Freestyle football is the art of juggling a football (aka soccer ball) using multiple body parts while performing skillful moves at the same time (and never dropping the ball of course). Freestyle football consists of dribbling moves, fakes and tricks. Master your freestyle football moves with these instructional tutorials. This video demonstrates: Neck Stall t-shirt off.
This tutorial shows you how to attach legs, arms, ears, etc to your amigurumi. I also show you my method for binding off (BO) your yarn when you are done crocheting. Amigurumi is the Japanese craft of knitting or crocheting little animals (or any kind of cartoon/ creature) out of yarn. Most important principle of amigurumi: your creation must be cute! Watch this amigurumi tutorial and get started on your own creation.
One day, your car may break down and you won't be able to afford to hire a mechanic, so what do you do... you look on the web for some how-to vehicle repair videos and become your own car mechanic, that's what. You don't need any advanced training to perform repairs and simple maintenance on your automobile, but you may need a few tools. Invest in the basic tools and you'll be prepared for just about any car malfunction you can think of. These tutorials will help get you on your way, as long ...
It's easy to remove the old lettering from your boat before applying your new boat graphics. Check out this instructional boating video to learn how to do just that. Heat them with a hair dryer and slowly peel them off. When you have all of them removed, scrape off any remaining glue residue and clean the surface thoroughly using ordinary glass cleaner. Your new boat lettering is ready to be applied.
This video shows you how to cast off on a circular knitting machine. For this demonstration, we will use the circular knitting machine by Innovations. Once you've mastered the secrets of the machine, you can pull it out of the closet whenever you have some urgent holiday scarves to knit.
If you're among the throng of Apple iPhone users to refuse to pay $5 for a monthly SMS allowance, then each text message you receive, whether you like it or not, will run you $0.20. In this how-to, Gary Rosenzweig shows you how to prevent unwanted text messages by turning off the ability for someone to send you a text message via email. Learn also how to request that text messaging be turned off completely in this video.
Cutting the meat off a mango can be tricky if you don't know there is a pit inside. Chef Paul talks about mangos and shows you how to cut the fleshy part off in this how to video. Watch and learn to dice the mango and enjoy this tropical fruit.
This helpful video explains the logic involved when contemplating drying processes for ceramics. You will learn the correct way to lift a piece off the wheel, cover the pot, and measure the varying stages of drying clay. The instructor also includes a brief desciption of different glazing and firing methods.
This video crocheting tutorial, provided by thecrochetside.com, shows how to bind off at the end of your work. Learn how to crochet by watching this instructional video.
Watch as professional skateboarder Ryan Smith teaches you how to perform the frontside noseslide trick on your skateboard.
Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to turn off the automatic daylight saving time in Windows and avoid confusion from the new spring-forward and fall-back dates.
Protect yourself while doing first aid procedures on an injured person by using gloves. Vinyl gloves are usually preferred over latex gloves because many people are allergic to latex. Watch this first aid video tutorial to learn how to properly use and take off vinyl gloves to prevent contaminating yourself and other individuals.
It's fun to put on makeup. IT's not fun to take makeup off. This tutorial video will show you how to get rid off all those products on your face.
This video is a tutorial on how to ollie off a kicker. This skateboard trick is not too difficult, but requires good reflexes.
Watch this video from the Concrete Network to learn how to use the cut-off saw, used to cut control joints in concrete in order to prevent cracking.
It's time for some golf! All golfers want more power off the tee, but few know how to get the job done effectively. Rick Sessinghaus remedies this situation by explaining four relatively simple keys to maximizing your driving distance without changing your equipment. Just see how to add power to your golf swing.
This how-to video shows a practical joke that is super easy to do and no one will be able to trace it back to you. Prank someone and ruin their meal by rigging the microwave with a surprise egg. Follow along with this practical joke how-to video to learn how to pull off the exploding egg in the microwave prank. All you really need for this prank is a microwave, tape and an egg. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to play the egg in the microwave prank. Use this as inspiration for one of y...
Learn how to explode from half court to the three point line and practice your three point shots in this 3 point shot off the fast break basketball drill.
Watch this video to learn some basic embroidery tips. Discover how to thread a needle the easy way, how to use an embroidery hoop and how to finish off your work.
Master another great left hand technique for playing the banjo - the pull off. These are used a lot as tags (added to the end of the song).
Fresh corn on the cob is so good but many people can't enjoy it on the cobb for one reason or another. Maybe you have dentures, and it is just too difficult. Learn how to cut the corn off the cobb so everyone can enjoy the flavor.