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Drafty? How to Seal Your Windows and Doors From the Cold. Cheap tiny inspection light. These DIY bike signals are so easy to make there’s no excuse not to. We’ve written about DIY bike signals before.

These DIY bike signals are so easy to make there’s no excuse not to

But now Lifehacker has turned up another set, and these are WAY easier to make. Materials: Naturally Unclog A Drain With Vinegar, Baking Soda And Water. Looking for a way to avoid using Drano or some other terribly caustic substance to unclog a drain?

Naturally Unclog A Drain With Vinegar, Baking Soda And Water

Well, you can stop searching under the sink and in the chemical aisle at the store, and look no further than your kitchen pantry for all the ingredients you need to unclog a drain without causing damage to the environment. Too often we immediately reach for the dangerous stuff to get the job done, without even realizing that there are safer and more natural ways to unclog the pipes. How I learned a language in 22 hours. "What do you know about where I come from?

How I learned a language in 22 hours

" That was one of the first questions I ever asked Bosco Mongousso, an Mbendjele pygmy who lives in the sparsely populated Ndoki forest at the far northern tip of the Republic of Congo. We were sitting on logs around a fire one evening four years ago, eating a dinner of smoked river fish and koko, a vitamin-rich wild green harvested from the forest. I'd come to this hard-to-reach corner of the Congo basin – a spot at least 50km from the nearest village – to report a story for National Geographic magazine about a population of chimpanzees who display the most sophisticated tool-use ever observed among non-humans.

Mongousso, who makes his living, for the most part, by hunting wildlife and gathering forest produce such as nuts, fruits, mushrooms and leaves, had teeth that had been chiselled to sharp points as a child. He stood about 1.4m (4ft 7in) tall and had a wide, wonderful grin that he exercised prolifically. "I don't know. He shook his head. DIY Vinegar. I am really shocked at the amount of negative comments tossed back at this informational post.

DIY Vinegar

If you don't want to make your own vinegar, then don't, but don't be a douche and post about it. Besides, if you have no interest in making vinegar, why did you read this article? Never Again Weld a Crooked Bead. When I use my wire feed welder I have great difficulty making a straight bead that does not wander off of the seam. I know practice is the key, but I am a hobby welder with no reason to weld everyday for several hours.

This Instructable will show how to make a simple guide from an old automobile license plate. It will enable you to produce a straight bead on the joint seam every time. The photo shows the first weld I did with my new guide. It is the straightest bead I have ever made with my wire feed welder, and it was very easy. UPDATE: My 2004 Lincoln auto-darkening helmet uses 2 AAA batteries. How to Cut Quill Pens from Feathers. This is a document written in flux.

How to Cut Quill Pens from Feathers

I'm still experimenting even as we speak (1 June 1999), and as I figure more things out, they will be reflected on this page. Quite a lot of this material is an attempt at reconciling conflicting reports on how to cut a quill. People are of many opinions, but the material's the real test. Making a quill. How to make a quill pen: 1.

Making a quill

Practice using the instructions you find online. 2. Swear a lot and wonder what you're going to do with that 10-lb. bag of playsand you bought to make one quill pen. 3. 4. The Freecycle Network - Gifting, Donating Items, Reduce Waste, Reuse G... Renowned U.S. economist Milton Friedman created a panic among cheapskates everywhere when he once declared, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. " No, Milton! Say it ain't so! If you know where to look, there's free stuff—including free lunches—all around us.

Phonics phones explain what phonics phones are, how to use this helpful reading tool and how to make phonics phones to help students learn to read. Phonics Phones What a Phonics Phone Is, Why Phonics Phones Enhance Reading Instruction,

phonics phones explain what phonics phones are, how to use this helpful reading tool and how to make phonics phones to help students learn to read

Two Little Tales by Mark Twain. Two Little Tales by Mark Twain First Story: The Man with a message for the Director-General Some days ago, in this second month of 1900, a friend made an afternoon call upon me here in London.

Two Little Tales by Mark Twain

We are of that age when men who are smoking away their time in chat do not talk quite so much about the pleasantnesses of life as about its exasperations. How to Extract a Blemish Like a Pro. S Homemade Soap Recipe by Robert Wayne Atkins. Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe Copyright © 2007,2008 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.

All rights reserved and all rights protected under international copyright law. Click Here for a Microsoft WORD printer friendly copy of this article. Introduction During hard times sooner or later everyone runs out of soap. No Fuel- No Problem - Survival Life. You’re out in the woods, stranded.

No Fuel- No Problem - Survival Life

It’s getting dark and you need to make a fire fast. You have all the twigs, sticks, and logs that you could possibly need. Lather Rinse Repeat - Survival Life. Did You Forget The Can Opener Again? - Survival Life. Have you ever headed out for a nice weekend of camping only to end up frustrated and hungry because you forgot one little thing… a can opener?

Did You Forget The Can Opener Again? - Survival Life

Fortunately there is a little trick that lets you open up any tin can with nothing more than a rock. Modern cans are sealed using a roller that bends the top of the can over the wall and the bends it again to form a leak proof crimp in the can. This leaves only a small amount of metal around the top lip of the can that actually seals the contents. Hellenized Latke Recipe. Mazel Tov & Opa! The Hellenized Latke By Annette Keen* Recycle pallet wood into turned art. How to make a very effective and cheap macro lens for an iPhone or any smartphone!

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Welcome to this week’s Survive The Coming Collapse newsletter, brought to you by Free Survival Cheat Sheets.com, a set of quick, actionable, and free preparedness and survival tips and tricks from the The Fastest Way To Prepare course. Thanks to everyone who participated in the fundraising sale for victims and first responders helping with Sandy recovery efforts. I’m glad to say that I rounded up the amount raised and sent $1,000 to The Church At The Gateway on Staten Island earlier this week.

If you participated, thank you. If you’re not in the habit of coming back to the site every day, it would be a smart idea. We’re posting a handfull of preparedness oriented news links, tactics, and techniques that we find valuable every day. What Katrina Can Teach Libraries About Sandy and Other Disasters - Wired Campus. Anglo-EU Translation Guide. Atlas endures…for now. This is my column in this month’s Emergency Medicine News.

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