How To: Origami fold a paper nun
This video tutorial shows how to fold a miniature nun. Learn how to use the traditional Japanese art of origami to make a small paper nun.
This video tutorial shows how to fold a miniature nun. Learn how to use the traditional Japanese art of origami to make a small paper nun.
CDs and DVDs offer great entertainment, but they are far from invincible. Even small scratches and dirt on the discs can make your music or movie skip. Watch this video to learn how to fix those annoying scratches.
This video is a crash course introduction to Maya geared for kids. Learn how to create a biped that is animatable.
This video is a short demonstration of the wind king rope lighter, a small lighter that uses a length of cloth rope and a flint to create an ember for fire making. With this helpful lighter, you can make fire in places where the wind would normally destroy your lighter's flame.
All of us know how hard it is to remove gum stuck on our clothes. Luckily, you do not have to throw that garment away just yet. Watch this video on how to remove gum from clothes using some ice, a knife and a small plastic bag.
Learn how to make an origami angel. You need a small square of paper to make your origami angel.
Learn how to make an origami beating heart. You'll need a small square of paper to fold your origami beating heart.
Learn how to make an origami Santa and heart. You'll need a small square of paper to make your origami Santa and heart.
Learn how to make an origami frog and make it hop. You need a small square of paper to make your origami jumping frog.
You can use a small piece of paper to fold this orange origami flower.
Learn how to make nitrogen triiodide (NI3), the main ingredient of the small, paper-covered parcels that you throw at the ground to make a snapping noise, with household chemicals and items. This chemical is very unstable, so please exercise caution.
Learn how to light some hydrogen oxygen gas in the top of a milk jug with some aquarium hose run to it in order to create a small bolt of lightning.
Make a cheap talkbox out of common parts for a very small amount of money and time. This will NOT give you a sound like a pro talkbox, but it's cheap, easy, and fun.
This video focuses on improving your lighting in a small budget webcam setting.
Kirigami is a variation of origami where the artist is allowed to make small cuts in the paper (from Japanese "kiru" = to cut, "gami" = paper). This allows more complex designs, such as these Japanese paper orbs! They are fast and fun to make and can be hung from your ceiling as original home decor. Learn how to fold them in this narrated video demonstration.
Learn how to solve any weird Rubik's Cube puzzle smaller than 3x3 in under 2.5 minutes. Very cool!
Turn something BIG, small! miniaturize it! Using photoshop, make a photo seem as though it is a miniature scale model.
Here is a video showing how to resize a Breitling Watch Bracelet. If you have small wrists, or just like a loose fitting watch, just get a screwdriver and watch.
Today's word is "minuscule". This is an adjective which means very small and tiny.
This nice little small platter can hold candies or nuts or more. The sky's the limit with this one! It looks kinda like a folded boat actually.
Learn how to make a small black and white penguin with the technique of lampworking.
Learn how to make a spun glass angel with this easy to follow lampworking video.
How to set up the RockBand drum kit for the Xbox360 to work with GarageBand. It will act as a basic Midi Controller through Musical Typing. I have used it to trigger drums kits but you could use it to trigger other things. There are 2 small pieces of software needed to make it work.
Learn how to refinish a wooden propeller for an airplane and repair small nicks using epoxy. Watch how to sand to prepare for the epoxy. (Afraid the epoxy will flow off? Learn how to keep it in place!) Be careful not to sneeze . . .
A wider wheelbase will improve handling and make your vehicle look more aggressive. Here they show you one option to fill out those wheel wells: wheel spacers. Check out the before and after shots. Such a small change makes a huge difference!
Learn how to install Apache and MySQL by using XAMPP. You will also write a small application in PHP.
The original idea was to turn a small home UPS into a giant UPS but because the UPS was only able to run the RAID-wielding desktop for three minutes before shutting down, he decided to add two 24V car batteries to the equation (the maximum that his UPS could tolerate). The good news: it worked, and will run his computer for an hour plus.
Watch and learn how to make this awesome DIY toy car that runs off solar power. This makeshift mini-vehicle is made from a plastic bottle, small motor, tires, supports and a solar panel. See if you can replicate this interesting solar toy, or see if you can come up with a better and cheaper design!
Do your roommates constantly steal your toothpaste? Give them a surprise - by filling the tube halfway with toothpaste (you can add food coloring to make the evidence more clear), some baking soda and vinegar in a small ziplock bag, when they try to use it the next time, the contents will be blown out onto their hands! Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
If you want to pull a small trailer with the Chevy Aveo, you are going to need some wiring for the trailer lights. This video will demonstrate how easy it is to connect a modulite circuit protected wiring harness. Now, even though you don't have a truck, you can run to the hardware store to pick up supplies and it will be safe, convenient, and legal.
John talks about some techniques that are used to capture vast landscapes in a small frame.
Kirigami is a variation of origami where the artist is makes small cuts in the paper.
There is no greater, simpler pleasure than having a picnic with your boyfriend or girlfriend at night in a deserted park while gazing at the night sky. Unfortunately, you probably can't see much of the night sky anymore because of all the light pollution in the city.
The "Four in hand" is the most well known and commonly worn knot in the western world. The "Four-in-hand" knot has its name from the drivers of the four-in-hand carriage in the mid-1800's, who tied their scarves and the reigns of their carriage with this knot.
The "Plattsburgh" knot is named after the small town in up-state New York where Thomas Fink, inventor of the knot and co-author of the book "The 85 ways to tie a tie", is born. In contrast to its narrow close relative the "St. Andrew", the "Plattsburgh" produces a symmetric knot characterized by a broad cone with a narrow opening.
English bread - no sugar here and perfect for vegans! This simple, hand-made bread is perfect for beans on toast, or with some nice yeast extract and a good cup of tea. It's so English, you'll be whistling Monty Python and driving small, fuel efficient cars before you finish the loaf.
Indoor gnats, which are also known as fungus gnats, are not only annoying. Their larvae feed on plant stems and roots and can cause considerable damage to seedlings and small plants. Luckily, you can get rid of these obnoxious little pests without using harsh chemicals.
Balance almost anything small on the tips of 4 knives. No glue, not tape just common sense... See for yourself.
This is an informational video for people that want to have some action in their movies but have a small budget. Each squib ended up costing us about $0.78. These are for fake gunshots.
Turn something BIG, small! This video goes over how you can use Photoshop to minaturize things.