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How To Tell Directions Without A Compass

July 3, 2009

“No compass or map? No problem. Figure your way out of the wilderness just by looking around you.”

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Make A Portable Tallbike

June 15, 2009

“Most tallbikes are not made to be transported. If you don’t have a pickup truck, or maybe a roof rack, it’s going to be tricky to take your tallbike anywhere. In my case, I was building a tallbike for a friend who lives about 100 miles away. I saw that there are only a few Tall Bike instructables, and they are very informative and inspirational, but I wanted to show another building method that turned out very well for me. If you have an intermediate level of bike-wrenching experience and can weld okay, this should be no problem.” w/ photos

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How To Make An Awesome 80’s Action Movie

June 13, 2009

“We are huge fans of 80’s action movies… HUGE fans. Over the years, we’ve noticed that most 80’s action movies follow a certain recipe, and contain specific elements that really seem to make them work. By following these simple steps, you too can create your own 80’s action movie.” w/ photos

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How To Do Polyphasic Sleeping

June 12, 2009

“How often have you said, “If only there were more than 24 hours in a day!” By learning to polyphasic sleep—meaning breaking up a night’s sleep into a series of shorter naps—you can squeeze an extra whole day out of the week.”

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How To Be A Better Co-Worker

June 11, 2009

“Work can get pretty grim if your boss hates you and you don’t have any office friends. Here’s how to get on everyone’s good side.”

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How To Make Mayonnaise

June 11, 2009

“Make your own mayonnaise; it’s mostly just eggs and oil, and homemade tastes better than store-bought.”

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How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

June 10, 2009

“A carbon footprint is an equation that estimates just how much you, personally, are contributing to global warming—and all you have to do is plug some info into an online calculator. Figuring out how to make your footprint smaller, of course, is another matter.”

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How To Make Basic Beat-Box Sounds

June 7, 2009

“Try beat boxing to make percussion sounds using only your mouth.”

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How To Make A Grill From A Washing Machine

June 6, 2009

An idiot’s guide. Absolutely simple. No skills or special tools needed. Yes I am serious and no it’s not a joke. From an everyday washing machine you can have a spinning, rotating wood burner and barbecue!” w/ photos

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How To Generate Good Karma

June 6, 2009

“Karma is an idea that exists in the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh religions, which simply holds that all actions have consequences. In other words: karma’s not a bitch, but you might be. If so, here’s how to start sending the world good vibrations.”

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