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You really can do anything with duct tape.
Realistic Duct Tape Rose by DIYHacksandHowTos
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Yumi Sakugawa shows you how to use water in a bottle like a magnifying glass to start a fire.
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If you ever wanted to figure out the height of a tree, there are several ways to go about it. Click through to see all of them.
I like the method below because look at the perfect application of isosceles and similar triangles!
Find a stick the length of your arm. Hold your arm out straight with the stick pointing straight up (90-degree angle to your outstretched arm). Walk backwards until you see the tip of the stick line up with the top of the tree. Your feet are now at approximately the same distance from the tree as it is high (provided the tree is significantly taller than you are, and the ground is relatively level). Old logger method. Simple.
— Answered by shirlock homes
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Piriformis Stretch For Back Pain and Sciatica…Done Right! by posturedoc
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Bicycle mechanic for three decades Hal Ruzal shows you how to lock up your bike properly, so while the cops are using bait bikes to catch bike thieves, you can keep on riding high.
The key first is to check out the sturdiness of what you’re locking it to. Street signs with just one bolt can be easily removed and your bike slipped off from them. Wobbly poles and parking meters are no good either.
Then, remove anything that’s removable, like lights, water bottles, saddle bags. If you can get it in five seconds, so can thieves.
Finally, the locking. You’ll want to use a very strong U-lock and a cable lock. Put the U of the lock through the back tire and frame around the pole you’re locking it to. Lace a cable lock through the front tire onto the U-Lock, and then lock the U-Lock.
Hal also shows a few extra modifications you can make to thwart thieves trying to dismantle your bike by the nuts. His invention of the bike chain wrapped through the seat cushion to the frame to prevent seat theft is something I learned about at a bike shop (they learned it from him) and I’ve been doing to my bikes ever since the days when I was a bike messenger.
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Gerardot & Co. shows you how to make a bottle torch from a wine bottle. And other stuff.
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Chess set made out of nuts and bolts, etc.
There are more photos with the pieces exploded to see how they’re put together.
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Couldn’t find the instructions, but here are instructions on how to make a bunch of other money origami.
Make lanterns from tin cans. And a bunch of other materials, including sand (you’ll see), none of which are expensive or hard to find. Except maybe for the sand? (If you’re in the city, like me.)
Instructions with lots of photos and even a video.
Photo by Scott Phillips.
Create your own sun jars - they run on solar energy and are relatively cheap and easy to make.
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You know how when you watch movies or TV, the camera movements are so smooth? But when you film things on your own, the result is usually shaky? That’s because the pros use things like Steadicams to get rid of the camera shake. The thing is, Steadicams cost many thousands of dollars. So what’s a budding filmmaker to do?
Build your own! The video above was shot with a camera that was mounted on a home-made Steadicam made with about…maybe $30 worth of material? (That’s just a guess - the site doesn’t say what the cost was.) The only equipment I think you’ll need is a drill and a saw.
I think the results are really impressive considering the low cost and minimal equipment. Especially the shots going up the stairs - normally the impact from hitting each step would be very visible, but it’s so smooth in the video.
Go here for YB2Normal’s guide to building one. The video was made using the first version of the Steadicam. Since then, there have been a few updates/improvements to the original design.
It actually doesn’t seem that hard to make. The hardest part I think is coiling the copper tubing. But all the other materials are things you can easily buy from a hardware store or online.
Sure, you can buy your own air conditioner, but where’s the fun in that? ;)
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