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How To: Big spin on your skateboard with Ryan Smith

Join professional skateboarder Ryan Smith as he teaches you how to perform a big spin on your board. This video tutorial will how you just how to do the big spin trick, perfectly.

How To: Turn two pennies into a fun little roller

This is a great bar trick - cut a small notch into two pennies and then stick them together. Make sure they are lined up ninety degrees to each other. And then, roll them across the table, bar or floor!

How To: Rotate an upside-down video with Windows Movie Maker

If you have video footage that was recorded upside down, you can use Windows Movie Maker to rotate it 180 degrees using the Mirror Horizontal and Mirror Vertical video effects. This instructional video walks you through step by step to show you how it is done!

How To: Create a tropical makeup look with lime and green eyes and pink lips

It may be only 20 degrees and snowing outside, but that doesn't mean your face has to look similarly gloomy and dull. Bring some sun from the tropics back home by wearing it on your face.

How To: Do the L.A. diva turn trendy dance move

You don't need to have superhero upper body strength or even a couple of dance classes under your name to freestyle at a club with ease. Barring break dancing, which could, you know, snap your neck in half, we'd like to present you a simple and impressive clubbing dance move.

How To: Pick the right sperm donor for you

Just getting the pretty boy genes shouldn't be the only thing you go for. When going for artificial insemination, there's also plenty of rules that you may not be aware of. In this video you'll learn about how the process works to a degree, and what sort of legal actions you should take in the process.

How To: Tone obliques with side ab crunches on a swiss ball

Lateral muslces - better known as your obliques or love handles - typically don't get trained during ab workouts which focus on upper and lower abs but nothing on the side.

How To: Craft origami moving cubes without glue

You'll put Mr. Lance Burton out of business once you acquire how to make these easy but impressive magic cubes. Made out of many thin sheets of paper, these cubes are attached to one another without glue or tape and move a full 360 degrees.

How To: Bake carrot bran muffins

You can have the deliciousness of muffins without feeling guilty! Here is how you can make these yummy muffins:

How To: Draw a graffiti design with a mustachioed figure

For those among you looking to improve you small-scale pencil-and ink graffiti skills, you could not ask for a better silent teacher than Wizard. His viewer-requested drawings always demonstrate a high degree of skill while being simple and slowly-done enough to allow his fan to emulate him and improve their own art. His trademark well-chosen electrofunk soundtracks are perfect background music for the graffiti creation process.

How To: Sharpen a swiss army knife

Learning how to maintain and sharpen your Swiss army knife is an important skill for campers and backpackers. You will need to have a sharpening stone that can be dry or wet. To use a wet stone simply add a little bit of water or homing oil. Keep the blade at an angle of 5 to 7 degrees from the surface of the stone and move the blade back and forth or in a circular motion.

How To: Make a baked cheesecake

This video goes through the process of making a baked cheesecake. To do so you will need to mix cream cheese, eggs, fresh cream, sugar, flour and lemon juice in a blender until smooth. The next step is to place the mixture into a cake tin and bake in the oven at 140 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes, or until the cheesecake is golden brown. By following this video you will learn how to make a delicious baked cheesecake quickly and easily.

How To: Do advanced tutting

Learn how to do advanced tutting. Dance tut with different hand moves. You must practice step by step. Make sure you make a 90 degree angle with the correct hand movement. Now ain't dat hot.. you are tutting.

How To: Brake on a bicycle

This how-to video demonstrates the proper procedure for coming to a stop on a bicycle. The rear and front brakes have different degrees of effectiveness, with the front being more powerful. Be sure to keep your weight back to keep yourself from going over. Be careful of skidding. Watch this video cycling tutorial and learn how to brake on a bicycle.

How To: Roast cherry tomatoes with balsamic vinegar

There is nothing tastier and simpler than roasted cherry tomatoes. Follow along in this cooking how-to video to learn how to roast cheery tomatoes with balsamic vinegar. Start by seasoning the tomatoes with salt and pepper. Drizzle the cherry tomatoes with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Bake them at 200 degrees centigrade for 6 to ten minutes or until soft.

How To: Use an EMT, or thin-wall, conduit bender

This instructional video will walk you, step by step, through the different parts of a 1/2" EMT, or thin-wall, conduit bender. You'll learn about the arrow, tier drop, star point, and degree scale. For more, or to get started using your own conduit bender, take a look.

How To: Play the modes on electric guitar

Check out this instructional electric guitar video that provides an introduction to modes. Modes are scales that are derived from a parent scale by starting and ending on different degrees of that parent scale. This is Season 3, Episode 14 of Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week series called "The Modes: An Introduction." With this lesson and a bit of practice, improve your guitar playing skills by learning about modes on the electric guitar.

How To: Make a geothermal slinky

Watch this training video for making Earth Loop Geothermal Slinkies. Geothermal technology takes advantage of the earth's natural heat-storing ability. A geothermal system include three main pieces of equipment: underground piping, a heat pump and an air-handling system. The geothermal process is based on a simple premise: Below the frost line - usually about six feet deep – the earth is a constant temperature of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit all year long.

How To: Use archery accessories

Archery accessories and training aids can aid safety and accuracy. Check out some great bow accessories in this archery video tutorial. Take action: don't over-grip bow, lock rest at 90 degree angle, and use fixed pin sights for advanced archery. John Swindle, the instructor of this how-to video from Live Strong, is the owner of Arrowhead Archery in Tampa, Florida. He has been an archer and a bow hunter for over 18 years.

How To: Do a kickboxing roundhouse kick

The roundhouse kick is a kickboxing staple maneuver. Learn the skills of kickboxing in this video on competitive kickboxing moves. When performing a kickboxing roundhouse kick you should start from fighting position, keep front foot ready to pivot, the back leg comes out at 45 degree angle, and then go all the way through the target. With this how to video you can incorporate the roundhouse kick into your kickboxing routine.

How To: Do a kickboxing round kick

Check out this instructional video that demonstrates how to do a round kick, which is a variation of the roundhouse kick. The round kick works in kickboxing and other martial arts. Learn the skills of kickboxing in this video on competitive kickboxing moves.

How To: Improve your running form with biomechanics tips

Six-time Ironman Champion Dave Scott teaches proper biomechanics for endurance runners. Check out this instructional cross country video that demonstrates a few techniques that can improve your running form. Just follow these biomechanics tips: head looking straight forward, shoulders relaxed and low, elbow flexion of 80-90 degrees, hands come up to lower breastbone, pelvis tucked under hips, avoid heel strike, foot lands aligned with chest.

How To: Do the flutter kick exercise

Want to get great abs, thighs, and a butt all by doing just one exercise? Then save time while still getting awesome results by doing the flutter kick exercise, which involves kicking your legs one on top of the other while keeping them at a 45 degree angle.

How To: Practice proper knee tuck form

Knee tucks are an important part of strengthening the core and fitness. This fitness How To video tutorial shows you the proper way to do knee tucks. Begin the knee tucks by laying down on your back, hands underneath your butt, bend knees at ninety degrees and then tuck your knees up. Keep watching to learn more about proper form for doing knee tucks.

How To: Add the mouthpiece to a salt pig

Watch this ceramics tutorial video to learn how to add the mouthpiece to a salt pig and finish it off. This how-to video requires a certain degree of experience, specifically the ability to make the body of the salt pig, so it's not for beginners. The instructions in this helpful video will have you finishing your salt pigs in style in no time.

How To: Do a pilates single leg stretch

The single leg stretch is a classical Pilates exercise for strengthening and toning the abdominal muscles. For increased abdominal challenge, stop the knee at 90 degrees of hip flexion instead of hugging the knee into the chest. Actively stretch through the legs, flatten the abs and keep the shoulders down with each movement and this exercise will tone many muscles in the body. Watch this how to video and you'll be getting in shape with pilates in no time.

How To: Throw a vase neck

Watch this ceramics tutorial video to learn how to throw a vase neck using clay and a pottery wheel. This how-to video is not for beginners as it assumes a certain degree of skill. You'll be throwing vase necks like a pro using the tips offered in this instructional video.

How To: Cast a Wicca ritual bath spell

This Wicca video covers the first degree spell, or ritual bath. Learn how to do this spell in the form of a ritual bath.

How To: Origami a cute little turtle

Learn to fold this wise old critter - it holds the most intimate secrets of the universe! Degree of difficulty: Confident folder who is up for learning new techniques and skills.

How To: Origami a tiny bunny

Learn to fold this super duper cute little bunny. Degree of difficulty: Courageous novice with some experience but ready for advanced folds and creases.

How To: Origami an awesome intermediate elephant

Learn how to fold this tough and rough elephant. Degree of difficulty: Confident folder up for learning new techniques and skills.

How To: Pronounce the English word "nuance"

Today's word is "nuance". This is a noun which means a subtle degree of difference in meaning and expression. For example, you can say, "To truly understand the nuances between synonyms, you often have to see how those similar words are used in various situations."

How To: Use street view in Google Maps

Street View is a new feature of Google Maps that allows you to quickly and easily view and navigate high-resolution, 360 degree street level images of various cities in the US.

How To: Do a turn vault

A nice guide to an effective Parkour Turn Vault. Turn vaults are used to jump over a rail while rotating the body 180 degrees.

How To: Use the Nikon Coolpix S10 digital camera

The Nikon Coolpix S10 is a super zoom digital camera with a compact body size. Main attractions include a lens that rotates through two hundred and seventy degrees. This can help you when shooting at difficult angles. Watch this video to learn how to use it.

How To: Play a harmonic scale on the piano

A Harmonic scale is basically the same as the natural minor but with a chromatically raised seventh degree. Pete Sears shows you how to play it on your piano.

How To: Toast nuts

Toasting nuts really brings out their flavor, not to mention it gives them a delicious crunch. Spread nuts in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in a 400-degree oven, watching them carefully so they don't burn, for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.