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- larry03052 commented on SUMUH101's instructable How to Make 'Uncrustables' Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches.
- larry03052 commented on glydel.lacap's instructable How to Make Filipino Styled Spaghetti #HMS2020View Instructable »
You step 2 seems to be suggesting boiling the dry spaghetti in oil. Surely you mean water?
- larry03052 commented on kylegilbert's instructable Millennium Falcon Dashboard (Full Scale Garage Build)View Instructable »
One small problem. When you turn it on, the lights should come on and it should hum for a second, and then the lights should go out and the hum stop. And nothing else will happen until you bang on a panel with your fist. THAT is just like the REAL Millennium Falcon!
- larry03052 commented on JackmanWorks's instructable Pallet Wood Pencils (1,000 of Them!)View Instructable »
> enjoy the ride that is the most pointless project everAt least until you sharpen them...
- larry03052 commented on FOOD by Lyds's instructable Holiday Cornbread Recipe
No, the oven mitts will definitely affect the flavor of the cornbread. You really need the cornmeal and the flour.
Add some niblet or frozen corn kernels for flavor and texture, or adjust moisture and add creamed corn (less texture, more flavor).
View Instructable »Shhh! Don't be pedantic. =) Try it BOTH ways.
- larry03052 commented on megardi's instructable GENIAC (Electric Brain) ReplicaView Instructable »
If you are interested in Geniacs you must've seen Digi-Comp I. Are you aware of http://www.mindsontoys.com/dc1_main.htm? You can buy their re-engineered, modern version of the classic Digi-Comp I for a quite-reasonable price.
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- larry03052 commented on Kmaya21's instructable How to Make a Quesadilla With an Iron
Try probing the internet on things like cooking with a iron and also sandwiches in a toaster, using waffleirons for the most improbably things and others. Put something generic like "cooking" into duckduckgo images. Some of the stuff is hilarious, and some of is sort of..."you know? That MIGHT work!"
View Instructable »My first thought was "Great! How do I get the iron out of my teeth!?" But then the obvious occurred to me...use a toothpick! As long as it isn't still turned on it isn't a problem, right? =)
- larry03052 commented on Amanda Haugen's instructable How to Properly Put a Boot on a HorseView Instructable »
It seems straightforward, but I think I'll just avoid illegally parking my horse. ;)
- larry03052 commented on JanoschS1's instructable OccuPod - an Old Storm Drain Pipe Turned Into a Warm and Comfortable Living Space!View Instructable »
You might consider a wheeled cradle with hitch that would allow a unit to be trailered behind any car. I dunno about shipping regulations, but double-trailer trucks suggest you might even be able to tow two at a time in tandem. The wood interior would be less problematical if the lining was laid out flat, finished side down, with leds installed, and then duct-taped together into a cylinder than can just be slid into position. By positioning the boards slightly apart (say 1/8") they would automatically form a tight cylinder as soon as they were rolled.
- larry03052 commented on SavageSydTheKid's instructable The Ultimate Hot Chocolate RecipeView Instructable »
Some other additives: cinnamon or some red pepper flakes.
- larry03052 commented on John deCaux's instructable How to Smoke a Whole DuckView Instructable »
First, get a REALLY big pipe... =)
- larry03052 commented on Jagged_path's instructable Polar Express Volume ModificationView Instructable »
> Santa's elf engineersWell, sadly, they are a very elf-important bunch, full of elf-confidence, of course, but so elf-indulgent their elf-esteem is just unreal. Nevertheless, their elf-efficiency makes Santa's need for them elf-explanatory.
- larry03052 commented on KevinByrne's instructable Christmas Gone WrongView Instructable »
Next year, add the sleigh hanging off the roof, still hitched to the reindeer, with Santa dangling from the back of the sleigh. An elf with a cellphone frantically calling 911 would be optional, but fun...
- larry03052 commented on TheCoffeeDude's instructable Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Pizza Made EasyView Instructable »
Some thin-sliced red onion chopped into segments sprinkled over the top and some capers scattered over all would really finish this dish!
- larry03052 commented on Make it Extreme's instructable Making a MonowheelView Instructable »
Your monowheel IS a neat hack. But. the monowheel has never been successful as a real mode of transportation, it's too unstable, and more often than not, riders get hurt. While a few people HAVE managed to make use of them, they remain impractical.BUT - there is a very similar idea that seems like it shouldn't work, but actually does, and quite well: the one-wheel motorcycle. I thought you might be interested in reading about it, at least. This uses the self-balancing technology from the Segway to maintain stability and, while I have no personal experience with the things, they do seem to have the potential to be a real alternative. You can read about an electric version:https://www.coolthings.com/ryno-microcycle/https://www.dogonews.com/2014/1/27/one-wheeled-ele...This could be a fun pro…
see more » - larry03052 commented on HelenaTroy's instructable Drinking-straw Door CurtainView Instructable »
Be careful about making one of these in California, you could find youself arrested by the Environmental Police, who will assume that you will sooner or later throw this thing out.
- larry03052 commented on Indeluin's instructable Miniature Bookcase With BooksView Instructable »
Almost any decent laser printer nowadays can print in high enough resolution to actually make readable miniature books. It can be a challenge to convert a page of tiny print pages to a form where signatures can be made and the pages bound properly, but it CAN be done, and the resulting works, if they come out well at all, are good items for handicraft meets and websites like Etsy. The Gutenberg Project http://www.gutenberg.org/ makes tens of thousands of public-domain or open content books available for this treatment. https://annabellleeart.deviantart.com/art/Printable-medieval-music-books-02-745622560 and other DeviantArt sites also talk about the artistic aspects of miniatures.
- larry03052 commented on lisa-torstenson's instructable Savonius Wind TurbineView Instructable »
Most modern versions of the savonius gain additional efficiency by offsetting opposing scoops to allow air to pass through the center. Here's a two-scoop version showing what I mean:
- larry03052 commented on BrittanyD67's instructable DIY Infinity GauntletView Instructable »
It's all fun and games until someone snaps their fingers... =)
- larry03052 commented on badjer1's instructable 2001 Mini MonolithView Instructable »
I had one of these when I was a kid. My Mother made me get rid of it when the local ape-men started to overrun the house. And she hated it playing "Also Sprach Zarathustra" every hour on the hour. Good times...
- larry03052 commented on cfinke's instructable Kidney Stone PaperweightView Instructable »
AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! THIS brought back painful memories! I already got one - and, thank God, it's MUCH smaller... =(
- larry03052 commented on BenjaminK10's instructable Upgrade StairsView Instructable »
This type of tread is ideal for very narrow stairs as it makes more room to keep each foot stable for the lift of the other foot. The only caveat to keep in mind is this: they can be MURDER on the knees. The knees are now doing most of the work to climb this type of stair, and if your knees are questionable - and, God knows, mine ARE - think twice about this method. That said, sometimes it's the only solution (which look like the case here from the photos above.)
- larry03052 commented on tinkercad-support's instructable Make It Your Own!View Instructable »
Check out http://codex34.byethost22.com/sheets.html?i=1 for some ideas of how to build out this series.
- larry03052 commented on dr_weidinger's instructable Pier 9: DRM Countertop Bacon ExtruderView Instructable »
If your input was colloidal pig dna coiled on a spool, you could arrange to have this device actually deliver cooked bacon. Of course, until such a thing were available, you'd need to roll your own using commercially-distributed pig dna cartridges available at your local supermarket.
- larry03052 commented on pmanthey's instructable Making Miniature BowsView Instructable »
I got all excited when I saw the title, and was looking forward to the section on making miniature arrows - but then, I didn't get the point. Err...as it were. =)
- larry03052 commented on HandsomeCptAngusMcDathinEsq's instructable The Royal Game of Ur (travel Edition)View Instructable »
It's neat, but I always wanted to play the game with actual Royals. But Queen Elizabeth told me to stop calling. Spoilsport.
- larry03052 commented on eapodlas's instructable Small Hand Thrown Pottery BowlView Instructable »
That's always bugged me..."throwing" pottery...sound like you're trying to smash it, not produce it! =)
- larry03052 commented on AustinHp's instructable Newt Scamanders CaseView Instructable »
I hope part II is going to be about FILLING the case... =)
- larry03052 commented on knopfling's instructable Eyeball Trophy JewelryView Instructable »
I dunno, I just can't see it. (Get it? SEE it? ...never mind.)
- larry03052 commented on John deCaux's instructable How to Cook Kangaroo FilletsView Instructable »
FIRST you have to FIND SOMEONE who'll SELL you kangaroo meat. I tried to hunt my own, but the zoo told me to get the heck out. Stupid New Yorkers...
- larry03052 commented on Tranie's instructable DIY GyroscopeView Instructable »
This is actually a Cylinder Glider, or a Riing Glider, not a gyroscope, though it likely does spin. Spinning is what causes the gyroscopic effect and is usually done with caged flywheel with considerable mass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope http://www.10paperairplanes.com/how-to-make-paper-airplanes/07-the-ring.html
- larry03052 commented on skipper2kool's instructable How to Play an Easy Trumpet ScaleView Instructable »
I played a trumpet scale once. It weighed fourteen pounds, three and a half ounces. I love to sound off about it. =)
- larry03052 commented on vn_ky's instructable Homemade Caramel SyrupView Instructable »
In his show "Good Eats" Alton Brown's caramel recipe included a dash of corn syrup - glucose - to help control the process. Heating sugar alone results in a very hot mixture that has a tendency toward sudden crystalization - which could spatter molten sugar all over the kitchen and stove. The glucose sugar, on the other hand, won't crystalize with the sucrose and fructose in the sugar itself, greatly reducing the potential havoc. http://altonbrown.com/hittin-the-caramel-sauce-from-food-network/
- larry03052 commented on Not_Tasha's instructable Gluten Free Soft PretzelsView Instructable »
Oh, so it is. Moral: don't give advice at 2:30 in the morning... =)
- larry03052 commented on Chandertrip06's instructable How to Make Flourless Chocolate CakeView Instructable »
The "Eye of Sauron" Flourless Chocolate Cake...
- larry03052 commented on Ganhaar's instructable The Eggstream TrailerView Instructable »
I'm saving this instructable - not because I expect to ever build one, but because the first paragraph is priceless, and the name is the best pun I've seen in months... =)
- larry03052 commented on 1989go's instructable Concrete Soap Dish DIYView Instructable »
...and when you use up the soap, the DISH can ALSO clean up whatever you got on you...along with a few layers of skin! Think of it as "LAVA with EXTRA SCRUBBING POWER!"
- larry03052 commented on Filx's instructable Lithium-Ion Charged Fly/Bug SwatterView Instructable »
God, I love these things! I love that "BZOWNT!" when you nail a fly on the rise! The shocked look on their little faces...the flaming carnage spinning in! The smell of charred bug in the air...smells like...VICTORY!
- larry03052 commented on Not_Tasha's instructable Gluten Free Soft PretzelsView Instructable »
Judging from the pictures, I think you may have missed a critical step in your recipe: boiling the dough in a solution of baking soda before baking. This is critical for two reasons, first it conditions the dough to hold onto the salt better, and second it makes the dough turn that nice dark golden brown we expect pretzels to be. Check out http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-soft-pretzels-recipe-1948242
- larry03052 commented on davidbowenart's instructable Fly Carving DeviceView Instructable »
You can't kid ME, man! You put a fly in that thing, it would take off and be gone before you could even BEGIN to carve it! Besides, what could you carve it INTO? A puppy? =)
- larry03052 commented on CyberJaws's instructable Homemade Energizing Date BitesView Instructable »
I would imagine my date would object strenuously to being bitten... =)
- larry03052 commented on Mad Props's instructable Outdoor Paper Mache Easter Island HeadView Instructable »
Dum-Dum got gum-gum?
- larry03052 commented on John deCaux's instructable How to Make MayonnaiseView Instructable »
Some other ideas: canola instead of olive, canola is actually a bit better for you on average than is even olive. Another one is maybe not QUITE so healthy - which is to use bacon fat instead of any kind of oil. It's a heart attack in a bowl, but - God! - it is so good that death seems not such a big price to pay... =)
- larry03052 commented on MikaelaHolmes's instructable Easy Paper Mache MaskView Instructable »
I had a whole squad of these things attack my D&D players long ago. Ahhh...good times..
- larry03052 commented on Not_Tasha's instructable New England Lobster Rolls
Toasting the buns and warming the meat alone in butter before dressing the sandwich make a toast, warm, heavenly variation.
View Instructable »Them "elsewhere" folk don't know what they're missing - but that's just as well. More labstah for ME.BTW if you live in New England, McDonald's just started up their summer lobster-roll special - $9 each. Definitely a cut above their standard fare. Also, DeAngelo's has also started their lobster subs, which you can get any way you like them with all the veggies, and so on. Damn, NOW I've gotta go...
- larry03052 commented on Befferoni and Cheese's instructable Corn FrittersView Instructable »
God, I love corn fritters with lots of new, genuine, Vermont maple syrup. <sigh>
- larry03052 commented on thatScienceFairy's instructable Beanbag Dice - UpcycleView Instructable »
These remind me of the huge plastic dice I used to use in games. I used to kid my players they were part of my new damage system - whenever their characters were hurt in the game, I'd fling these dice at the player, and whatever injury he sustained in real life was the damage his character had taken... =)
- larry03052 commented on DeltaH4's instructable HOW TO MAKE HOOKAH AT HOME (DIY)View Instructable »
A note of caution: people using hookahs can absorb huge amounts of toxic chemicals even compared to "regular" smoking. A single evening of hookah smoking can provide as much toxins as 100-200 cigarettes. The smoke from a hookah is much cooler and less irritating than cigarettes, so people are less likely to realize how much they are actually smoking, but the hookah removes NONE of tobaccos cancer-causing or toxic ingredients - it merely makes them less objectionable..https://www.cdc.gov/features/hookahsmoking/http://www.health.umd.edu/sites/default/files/Hook...
- larry03052 commented on Jfieldcap's instructable Restoring a Vintage Calculator
Oh - and thanks for the pics. I never got a real good one until now. ;)
View Instructable »Oh, man! Sudden severe nostalgia attack! <wipes tears>. That, my friend, is my very first calculator - the exact model! Constant feature and everything. They're almost impossible to find. I know, I've tried. Good luck! Treat her kindly, she's an old lady... <sniff>.
- larry03052 commented on AliYaserR's instructable Building Bee BoxView Instructable »
In most places you probably are. Many areas of the country specifically exempt beekeepers from liability for their bees because of the desperate shortages of them in North America. If you are in one of the few areas still benighted, you can now get hives that look like stacks of straws that cater to native bees, whose hives are much smaller and look on such places like apartment complexes.
- larry03052 commented on ElisesEats's instructable ANZAC BiscuitsView Instructable »
> 3 Tbsp golden syrup (or honey or corn syrup if you do not have this outside of Australia)I dunno what "golden syrup" is, but my first thought looking at this recipe was, "mmmmmmm...Vermont Maple Syrup, aaaaahhhhhhhH!!!!!!"
- larry03052 commented on c.hernandez1's instructable Drawing BoardView Instructable »
It's always something you can go back to. =)
- larry03052 commented on taiwaihu27's instructable How to Make a HAL 9000 SupercomputerView Instructable »
I built a HAL-9000 myself, once. I had to get rid of it. It kept calling me "Dave" and then tried to blow me out an airlock...
- larry03052 commented on AlexZhang's instructable Cheap Rechargeable Led FlashlightView Instructable »
Darn! From the picture I thought this was going to be a DIY light saber...
- larry03052 commented on babybayrs's instructable Easy Cheesy Corn ChipsView Instructable »
While dehydrating would make them crunchy, I presume, they won't really cook the ingredients of what is essentially a dough. Also, baking would be a good opportunity to spritz with olive or canola oil to help condiments stick and improve mouth feel.
- larry03052 commented on dancingstar's instructable Easy McDonald's Copycat Apple PiesView Instructable »
> Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.No! No, no, no! Come with me now...to the thrilling days of yesteryear, to enjoy a treat from the ancient world of the 1970's...and FRY that puppy!
- larry03052 commented on cparedes2302's instructable Make You Own Soroban Abacus
You might check out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.igkandroid.densoro
View Instructable »One of the funniest devices I have ever seen are these: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/images/abacus%20calculator.png and http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/Calculator_1.jpg - apparently for people who will use a calculator, but want to check it with their abacus... =)
- larry03052 commented on rogerlrj's instructable Trump Useless BoxView Instructable »
I can see you are both soaking in the Liberal kool-aid. The Liberals have embarrassed themselves so forcefully since the election it's really sad. There's nothing I can add except to point out that this attitude is doing NOTHING to help you or your cause. It's just pathetic. It doesn't matter that you don't like Trump, he's still President. You can work with that, or you can stick your fingers in your ears and hum. Most Liberals are doing that, so at least TRY to rise above it just a little.
- larry03052 commented on rogerlrj's instructable Trump Useless BoxView Instructable »
Not to be political, but the vast majority of the World's population think Trump is a HUGE step up from Obama. All you really need is a DEMOCRAT in a box. Make sure he's alive, because a dead one can still be fertilizer.
- larry03052 commented on adurnford's instructable Easy Homemade PancakesView Instructable »
I love the video still - "Can you feed me now?"
- larry03052 commented on joleothetall's instructable Tower of HanoiView Instructable »
The original Tower of Hanoi puzzle has 64 disks (or gold!) to move and you needed to be careful about it. Not only would it take a really long time, completing the task would, according to the legendary monks that guard it, bring about the end of the world!
- larry03052 commented on jackolsenperth's instructable Chicken TractorView Instructable »
I know perfectly well what a "chicken tractor" is, but whenever I see the words in print I can't help picturing a farm tractor with the tires removed and a bevy of chickens underneath trying to push it along... =)
- larry03052 commented on colleenaf's instructable Sloth Nails! Make Your Own Custom Nail Art PlatesView Instructable »
I tried to do sloth nails once. Gave up after the first two...wasted a whole month... =)
- larry03052 commented on cfremming's instructable Piñata Made From CardboardView Instructable »
I hope this one is easier to break than the store-bought ones. I swear those things are bloody indestructible. They should make tanks out of 'em. =)
- larry03052 commented on misko13's instructable How to Sculpt a Dragon EggView Instructable »
Has anyone stopped to think how horribly painful it would be for the dragon to lay this egg if it were stuck backward in the egg-laying canal? Makes me dizzy to even THINK of it...
- larry03052 commented on juliofo's instructable How to Make and Install Hungarian ShelvesView Instructable »
I've stored many Hungarians on these shelves (you'd be surprised how easily they pack!) until I finally lost them all in a move...good times... =)
- larry03052 commented on DarkBlueCreeper's instructable Wizard's Wand Recharge Box (Music Box)View Instructable »
Check out: http://stores.ebay.ie/METALGEAR-STORE/Other-/_i.html?_fsub=1&_dmd=2&_nkw=music+box for music boxes using strips you can punch yourself for any tune and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK2zV0_dbno for an idea of something that you could display while the box "charges".
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