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News: accupuncture or needle darts

As a young boy, my mom would leave her sewing needle, with a length of thread, sticking in the arm of our couch while she did other mom things. I found it to be very fun to sling it by holding the thread, at my siblings or dad, to get it to stick in their skin. We always coverd our eyes since that was the only vital spot we didnt want to hit. I cant begin to tell you how hilarious it was. We laughed our ass's off the way you guys do. I have wanted to see you guys do this prank since you first...

How To: Do the Dixie Style to Ocean Wave square dance step

Square dancing, a fun American pastime! Learn square dance steps with this instructional animation. Fun fact about square dancing: 19 U.S. States deem it their official dance. Square dance is a folk dance with roots in Europe, eventually spreading to the states & becoming more of an iconic dance there. Square dancing consists of 4 couples arranged in a square formation. This square dance lesson is clear and to the point. Search "square dance instructional animation" on Wonderhowto for more sq...

How To: Do a Teacup Chain square dance step

Square dancing, a fun American pastime! Learn square dance steps with this instructional animation. Fun fact about square dancing: 19 U.S. States deem it their official dance. Square dance is a folk dance with roots in Europe, eventually spreading to the states & becoming more of an iconic dance there. Square dancing consists of 4 couples arranged in a square formation. This square dance lesson is clear and to the point. Search "square dance instructional animation" on Wonderhowto for more sq...

How To: Feed and mulch roses properly

This video shows you how to feed and mulch your roses properly. Choose a fertilizer that is labeled as being especially for roses. It will have the right balance of nitrogen for top growth, phosphorus, which stimulates the bloom, and potassium for root development.

How To: Hit a backhand in racquetball

In this how-to video, you will learn how to hit a backhand in racquetball. You will need a racquetball racket, a ball and a place to play. You want to be parallel to the sidewall. Turn your body to face the sidewall if you are about to hit the ball. You want a nice, wide stance, but not too wide or you will lose your balance. Use a backhand grip, which differs from a forehand grip. The v of your hand will be more on the face of the grip. Place the racket up, but not too close to the head. You...

News: It's Humble Indie Bundle Time! 5 Games for 'Name Your Price'

Since the beginning of last year, every six months or so the fine folks at Wolfire Games have gathered indie developers together to release a combo gaming pack called Humble Indie Bundle. Not only are the included games good, but the way one buys them is what makes Humble Indie Bundle one of the coolest products in games. Even better, Humble Indie Bundle #3 just came out last Tuesday and is available here for two weeks only.

News: Mind the Epic Gap!

"Mind Your Step" is a gargantuan street illusion staged in Stockholm's most public square, Sergels torg. Created by artist Erik Johansson, the illusion will be up until June 12th, so swing by if you happen to be in Sweden. Erik has documented his entire creative process here, including this great little tutorial on how to create your own optical illusion.

News: Newton's Cradle (Silver Balls)

Picture that swinging silver balls game that people sometimes have in their office (see picture). Only in this giant version, each of the guys is put into one of those giant human hamster wheels and then a crane pulls one end up and drops it and the dudes get jolted around.

News: Soccer Ball Pendulum

Suspend one of the guys in the air by rope or cable and swing him back and forth like a pendulum in front of a soccer goal, and then have some really hard-kicking soccer players start firing balls at him . . . either several all at once or one at a time.

News: the Ski jump

you must find a huge tree or bridge or build something clost to a water fall. so you get some one to put on some water skis and rope swing with them on from a high place to get tons of speed. the rope swing will be long enough to put the skis just abve the water that guy lets go, and skis to a jump that is off the water fall. (mind you this water fall is like 20 ft or so high) that guy falling after the jump lands on a blob and throws some one like jeff t into the air. water ski man would be ...

News: Friday Indie Game Review Roundup: Old-New School

This week's FIGRR is all about games that are old-new (or new-old, if you like) school. Each celebrates a different vital, yet largely taken for granted, aspect of video game history in the decidedly new-school world of indie games. Their titles betray them. Blocks That Matter is all about blocks. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is all about item shops. Neither are particularly sexy aspects of gaming, but both are ubiquitous elements of great games that can stand on their own.

How To: Read a Poem

How to Read a Poem Poems can be read many ways. The following steps describe one approach. Of course not all poems require close study and all should be read first for pleasure.

Altruistic Hacking: The Rise of the DIY Radiation Detector

Understandably, the tragedy in Japan has substantially risen the level of worldwide radiation-related hysteria. So much so, as an alternative to stampeding health food stores for iodine tablets, crafty individuals and organizations are hacking together personal radiation detectors. Rather than relying on the government, the creation and modification of handheld Geiger counters provides a self-sufficient solution to today's questions regarding radiation. Profiled below, three admirable organiz...

News: World's Most Magical Treehouses

What is it about the fantasy of the treehouse? Escapism. Other worldly, bird-like elevation. Beauty and peacefulness. Backwoods simplicity (although in some cases, truly elaborate works of fine architecture). Whatever the draw is, I'm dying to have my own treehouse in the woods, and I'd gladly take any of the examples below.

How To: Install a farm gate

Add a new level of safety and security to your country property with the installation of a properly hung gate. Two farm fencing experts demonstrate this ‘DIY’ project from start to finish. A few important steps help insure that the next time you hang a gate on your land it will swing correctly and not sag over time. Brought to you by The Progressive Farmer, the authority on country living and sponsored by John Deere. Install a farm gate.

How To: How Anyone Can Retire Early & Wealthy, Part 3: The Stock Market

If you've read Alex Long's last two articles in this series (Part 1 and Part 2), you know by now that making money rarely is risk free, and generally plays out to be a high risk-high gain/loss scenario. The best way to make money is to have money, so for this article, lets assume a financial backing of about $10,000 dollars. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to be working with online trading systems in this article. Some stocks are traded on exchanges, where buyers meet sellers and decide...

News: The FlyScream Cone

This is called the FlyScream Cone: You go to a them park where they have a bungee swing. The one that raises a person and once release they swing from side to side. In this case you one person strapped in and ready to go. One the bottom you have someone holding an ice cream cone. The first person gets released and he zooms down towards the second person holding the ice cream. his goal is to lick the ice cream as he zooms by. There you have it, the "FlyScream cone"

News: Gorilla Man in Hollywood

I've got this awesome looking gorilla suit, that I use to mess around in, and it always has good results. For some reason people are just afraid of the suit. I think its because it looks so real, or that the face has an eerie stare. Some people don't even know what it is till its too late. Anyways, this thing is loads of fun and I still use it to this day.

News: Ok heres my Idea

Ok the blindfolded water slide, but instead of a pool of water you lead the victim into a large punching bag that is swung from a nearby roof or whatever it may be that knocks them onto the slide and into the pool

News: Jackass Pitfall

Remember the game pitfall on Atari? Take that exact scenario and create an actual Pitfall obstacle course complete with rope swings, snakes, quick sand, crocodiles, ladders, scorpions, rolling logs, boulders, moats, walls . . . and then throw in some classic Jackass stuff like poop bombs, port-o-pottys, bulls, etc.

News: Sky Dookie

Put the guys about 10 stories up on some kind of swing and then put a giant target on the ground and have the dudes all take dumps to see who gets closest to the bulls eye.