http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:48 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/I-Have-a-Whammy-Diddle-in-My-Pocket-how-to-make-/
I Have a Whammy Diddle in My Pocket - how to make a gee-haw stick toy - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FDX/CQMO/HCB8TE51/FDXCQMOHCB8TE51.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FDX/CQMO/HCB8TE51/FDXCQMOHCB8TE51.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FDX/CQMO/HCB8TE51/FDXCQMOHCB8TE51.SMALL.jpg EA5QUH2HBUZH4O0 crrdlx As boys, my very-country father showed my brother and I how to make what he called a "Whoopie Stick", then he vexed us for a good while with it. It was doggone fun. Often called a "Gee-Haw stick", it's an old toy made of two sticks. One is simply a stick. The other is a stick with notches carved in...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:37:06 PST I-Have-a-Whammy-Diddle-in-My-Pocket-how-to-make- http://www.instructables.com/id/Photograph-snowflakes-with-a-basic-point-and-shoot/
Photograph snowflakes with a basic point-and-shoot camera - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FHD/KESJ/HAQ32FM4/FHDKESJHAQ32FM4.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHD/KESJ/HAQ32FM4/FHDKESJHAQ32FM4.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHD/KESJ/HAQ32FM4/FHDKESJHAQ32FM4.SMALL.jpg EARKQ6FHB58N5DL crrdlx The goal: photograph snowflakes using an ordinary, off-the-shelf, point-and-shoot camera. I also created a "holiday mosaic" using the snowflake pics. You can skip to the last step for a "Gallery of Snowflakes." Capturing these works of nature's art can be tricky--you have to wait for the just the r...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 3 Jan 2013 18:00:05 PST Photograph-snowflakes-with-a-basic-point-and-shoot http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Traditional-Christmas-Tree-Stand-in-3-Easy-Steps/
A Traditional Christmas Tree Stand in 3 Easy Steps--Charlie Brown Style - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FW6/903H/H9G0WB1F/FW6903HH9G0WB1F.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FW6/903H/H9G0WB1F/FW6903HH9G0WB1F.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FW6/903H/H9G0WB1F/FW6903HH9G0WB1F.SMALL.jpg EZ8W8G1GWKKLWTW crrdlx There are lots of things that make the Christmas season wonderful. There are many things that also make it frustrating. The top two... Untangling Christmas lights and getting those rascals all lit. Standing a Christmas tree You're on your own with #1, here's help for #2. This Instructable...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:30:09 PST A-Traditional-Christmas-Tree-Stand-in-3-Easy-Steps http://www.instructables.com/id/codered/
code_red - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FPC/WXD3/GWF60WW9/FPCWXD3GWF60WW9.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FPC/WXD3/GWF60WW9/FPCWXD3GWF60WW9.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FPC/WXD3/GWF60WW9/FPCWXD3GWF60WW9.SMALL.gif EVONDCQGW88OW4P crrdlx I teach history at an urban high school. Standardized test scores tend to leave room for improvement, especially in reading. So, I'm always looking for ways to increase interest in reading. One "hook" that I've found that seems effective is to have students decipher codes. I made an activity called ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:00:02 PST codered http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Hot-Air-Balloon-Message-in-a-Bottle/
Solar Hot Air Balloon Message-in-a-Bottle - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/22M1/GQKM4OIO/FTT22M1GQKM4OIO.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/22M1/GQKM4OIO/FTT22M1GQKM4OIO.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/22M1/GQKM4OIO/FTT22M1GQKM4OIO.SMALL.jpg EWJE4WRGQKLPARG crrdlx This is a hot air balloon made from trash bags and heated by the sun. Once airborne, it should stay up 'til the sun goes down or behind the clouds. Needless to say, it can travel a long, long way. Attached to it is a "message-in-a-bottle" asking anyone who might find it to email their location, just...
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Continue Reading »]]> outside Thu, 4 Aug 2011 20:00:14 PDT Solar-Hot-Air-Balloon-Message-in-a-Bottle http://www.instructables.com/id/Backyard-BBQ-Utility-Belt-Drink-Helmet-From-Duct/
Backyard BBQ Utility Belt & Drink Helmet From Duct Tape - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FPL/YUWF/GPBDFK8U/FPLYUWFGPBDFK8U.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FPL/YUWF/GPBDFK8U/FPLYUWFGPBDFK8U.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FPL/YUWF/GPBDFK8U/FPLYUWFGPBDFK8U.SMALL.jpg ECKLAW1GPAS2ENA crrdlx The Summer is for BBQing. It's important to BBQ both practically and safely. Enter this Instructable. The goal is to make at BBQ condiment/utensil utility belt as well as a drink helmet. Here's the indisputable logic as to the necessity of this item... 1. To BBQ properly you need two hands free. Th...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:00:02 PST Backyard-BBQ-Utility-Belt-Drink-Helmet-From-Duct http://www.instructables.com/id/Electricity-generated-from-2-wires-stuck-into-the-/
Electricity generated from 2 wires stuck into the ground or dirt - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FQK/GIL1/GLE1RQ64/FQKGIL1GLE1RQ64.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FQK/GIL1/GLE1RQ64/FQKGIL1GLE1RQ64.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FQK/GIL1/GLE1RQ64/FQKGIL1GLE1RQ64.SMALL.jpg EVZH2N4GLEX2FXY crrdlx There simply must be a better way to generate electricity. Or, to produce energy in any form for that matter. I stuck two wires into the ground and they generated 0.8 volts (1/2 a normal battery). Why can't this be used on a practical level?   Electricity was generated: 1. with poles 2. - 4. wi...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:30:02 PDT Electricity-generated-from-2-wires-stuck-into-the- http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-4th-of-July-jack-o-lantern-out-of-a-/
How to make a 4th of July jack-o-lantern out of a watermelon: a Fourth-o-Lantern - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8S/GFK2/GBOTJ9UJ/F8SGFK2GBOTJ9UJ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8S/GFK2/GBOTJ9UJ/F8SGFK2GBOTJ9UJ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8S/GFK2/GBOTJ9UJ/F8SGFK2GBOTJ9UJ.SMALL.jpg E5QO83WGBOTMCX6 crrdlx Don't toss away that watermelon rind after the 4th of July celebration, turn it into a Fourth-o-Lantern. Pumpkins shouldn't get to have all of the fun! It's easy and fun (like carving a pumpkin), but there are some minor melon-specific tricks that are different from a pumpkin.
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 2 May 2011 19:00:54 PDT How-to-make-a-4th-of-July-jack-o-lantern-out-of-a- http://www.instructables.com/id/Have-fun-humanely-catching-that-pesky-rabbit-in-yo/
Have fun humanely catching that pesky rabbit in your summer vegetable garden. - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FR0/WBCD/GB3XJKOW/FR0WBCDGB3XJKOW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FR0/WBCD/GB3XJKOW/FR0WBCDGB3XJKOW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FR0/WBCD/GB3XJKOW/FR0WBCDGB3XJKOW.SMALL.jpg EGXELDRGB4CYRKM crrdlx The problem is age-old and simple: you planted a summer vegetable garden and some pesky wabbit is chewing it all to pieces. Have fun stopping Thumper by going Davy Crockett on his cotton-tail with a humane rabbit trap. How it works... Two days after it was set... ...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:00:07 PDT Have-fun-humanely-catching-that-pesky-rabbit-in-yo http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-stick-drive-literally/
Make a stick drive, literally. - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBP/MHBH/GALHA7FJ/FBPMHBHGALHA7FJ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBP/MHBH/GALHA7FJ/FBPMHBHGALHA7FJ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBP/MHBH/GALHA7FJ/FBPMHBHGALHA7FJ.SMALL.jpg EZOJPATGALHEV0F crrdlx The onslaught of technology threatens to degenerate mankind into a species of ignorami, imbeciles, and nincompoops. Fight the trend by going old school, back to when men counted using sticks and rocks. Make a USB stick drive today!
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 13 May 2011 08:00:08 PDT Make-a-stick-drive-literally