21 Fruit Hacks That Will Make Your Life Easier. I've Personally Used All Of These Except #12. #1. Better way to peel mandarin orange. #2. Use orange peel for candles. #3. #4. somethingelsetoeat.blogspot.com #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12. #13. #14. #15. #16. #17. #18. #19. splendidtable.org #20. #21. mommysavers.com If you liked these fruit tips, share them with your friends and family by clicking the share button. A Party Trick! Explain that just as a glass prism splits up the different colours of white light, when different coloured light passes through glass, it is also affected to an extent that depends on its colour. Write the words CARBON DIOXIDE on a piece of paper, CARBON in red and DIOXIDE in blue. Put the paper close behind the stem of a wine glass, and look at the words through the stem. The red letters turn upside down, but the blue ones don't. So is the glass affecting the red light more than the blue? You weren't fooled, were you? The stem of the wine glass turns both words upside down, but because DIOXIDE is symmetrical about a horizontal line, you don't notice that it is upside down - it looks just the same either way.
How to Travel Around the World for $418. “I have to tell you sir, this is easily the most ridiculous itinerary I’ve ever put together,” said the American Airlines operator the other night as I finalized plans for a worldwide adventure that would make Marco Polo blush. “Welp, that makes two of us!” I replied. And just like that, I had committed myself to almost nine months of international travel. Yes, that picture above is my actual itinerary. Beginning this January, I’ll start an epic journey that will take me across four continents, through at least nine countries, and into more than fifteen cities. Oh, and all of these flights are costing me a grand total of $418.36. Warning: I’m totally going to geek out on travel-hacking with this post, so if you have no interest in learning how to travel the world and visit awesome places for dirt cheap, check back in on Monday. This post is also quite lengthy at over 2500 words: grab some coffee, get comfortable, and let me show you how deep the rabbit hole of travel hacking goes. -Steve
Trees are forever in my heart. (True Story) Friday Illusion: Mysterious material escapes from box Sandrine Ceurstemont, editor, New Scientist TV A ring trapped in a box seems determined to escape in this latest illusion by psychophysiologist Marcel de Heer. To create the brain trick, he created a virtual material with unique properties. The exterior surface is transparent and the interior is lined with a red and yellow pattern. "The material is similar to a one-way mirror," says de Heer. "From one side, you can see through it. As the box turns, the ring's behaviour starts to get unusual. De Heer isn't exactly sure why we experience the effect, although it's a variation of the hollow mask illusion. Were you able to see this illusion? If you enjoyed this illusion, check out some other related brain tricks like this house that seems to collapse and a stingray that can appear to move in three different ways.
100 Amazing How-To Sites to Teach Yourself Anything Posted by Site Administrator in Online Learning May 7th, 2009 Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. There are loads of free resources on the Web that can help you find instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from fixing basic car problems to speaking another language. With 100 sites to choose from, you’re bound to find something here that will help you learn just about anything you could want. General Tutorials These sites offer a wide range of tutorials and videos. Around the House Want to know how to fix that broken cabinet or hang up some great wallpaper? Business and Management If you feel like you’re seriously lacking on business and management skills at work, no need to worry. KnowThis? Language and Writing Those who want to learn a new language, improve their writing skills or just learn more about literature will be well-served by these instructional sites. Technology Math S.O.S. Science Creativity
48 epic dream hotels to visit before you die A GOOD HOTEL CAN MAKE or break a trip. The worst hotel in the best place is still going to make retiring after a long day an unfortunate experience. The best hotel in the worst place, on the other hand, can be something of an oasis. Take the best hotels and put them in the best places, and you’ve got a private slice of the vacation you’ve always dreamed of. Here are 48 absolutely epic dream hotels. 1. Possibly the singular spot for your perfect Caribbean excursion, the Ladera Resort represents the intersection between design, luxury, and the ideal location. 2. Ever wanted to be able to go down the stairs of your resort room, hoist the blinds, and be stared down by schools of fish? Photographer: Jesper Anhede 3. More of an inn and restaurant than a luxury resort, this getaway built right into an Ebenalp cliff is the best spot to take a breather on your trek up the northern Alps. 4. These images are not photoshopped. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena Cat behavior explained in 15 gifs - Pawstoday.com Have you ever wondered how your cat sends you signals and what they mean? There are some basic things that every cat owner has to know, in order to respect the kitty and develop a deeper relationship. To make things easier and more enjoyable, we’ve gathered in the net some very nice gifs that are really self explanatory: enjoy our cat behavior explained series! #1 Rolling back and forth: your kitty is showing you submission or inviting you to play. #2 Making squinty eyes: cats squint when they’re happy.If they close their eyes slowly is a sign of trust. #3 Sticking a raised back in your face: tail sniffing is normal in the cat world so, even if it sounds weird, this is your cat’s way of saying hello. #4 Sleeping in a circle: It conserves body heat. #5 Kneading: This is likely a leftover trait from when they were a kitten when they did this to their mother’s stomach to produce milk. #7 One leg extended: This just makes it easier for your cat to clean. Source
Some Bizzare and Odd things around us… Beauty of the nature lies in viewer’s eyes. A photograph is just a way to show or represent that beauty. Here is a bunch of some wonderful pictures which are not only the example of beautiful photography but are also a photograph of some miracles happening in the world. You can also call it the creativity and innovation of photographer’s mind. I think it was at the peak while taking these pictures. Some are really very cute and heart touching. I am simply in love with these photographs and I am sure you will too. Gibraltar Airport is one of the most extraordinary airports around the world. Morning Glory – kind of clouds observed in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. The river above the river: Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany. Heavy fog in Sydney, which enveloped the whole city. Skyscraper-Crescent Crescent Moon Tower (Dubai). Photo of storm in Montana, USA, 2010. Lighthouse guard in Mare, France must be one of the most courageous people on the planet! In northwestern Montana, USA.
Thing in a Jar Thing in a Jar 7 inches by 4 inches, mason jar Pictured above is the Thing in a Jar that's usually sitting in my office at work. The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. Where did I find it? Is it an internal organ? The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpey, acryllic paint and rubber cement. This is the third Thing in a Jar I've made. Here's a conceptual sketch I made of this Thing before I sculpted it. 1.5 by 2.5 inches, ballpoint pen Usually when I make a Thing in a Jar, I try to keep the shape ambiguous enough so that the viewer cannot really pin down exactly what they're looking at. The glass jar acts as a physical barrier, preventing the viewer from directly accessing its contents. I think this is much cooler than, for example, a painting, which basically has this big implicit sign hanging off of it that says, "I am just a painting of an object, not the object itself. Viewers of The Thing in a Jar do not have this preconception.
4 Bizarre Experiments That Should Never Be Repeated by Megan Wilde 1. The Real World: Mental Hospital Edition This is the true story of three schizophrenics, who all believed they were Jesus Christ. It wasn’t long before they stopped being polite and started getting real crazy. Rokeach hoped the Christs would give up their delusional identities after confronting others who claimed to be the same person. Unable to turn the other cheek, the three Christs often argued until punches were thrown. But the behavior of the schizophrenics isn’t even the most bizarre part. As part of the experiment, the psychologist wanted to see just how entrenched each man’s delusions were. At the end of their two-year stay, each man still believed he was the one and only son of God. 2. In 1963, Dr. Delgado was among a small group of researchers developing a new type of electroshock therapy. For several years, Delgado experimented on monkeys and cats, making them yawn, fight, play, mate, and sleep—all by remote control. 3. 4.
Telephone Songs Useless Office Skill #163 This is for all of you frustrated musicians...who want to turn all of us into frustrated listeners. ...You can play music on your phone by pressing the buttons on the top (1,2,3)...and along the side (6,9,#). But don't play the 4,5,7,8,*, or 0. They sound even worse than the others. Happy Birthday 112163 112196 11#9632 969363 Auld Lang Syne 11113212 321139# #9331212 321##91 Frere Jacques 12311231 369369 9#9631,9#9631 191,191 Mary Had a Little Lamb 3212333 222,399 3212333 322321 Louie, Louie 111-66-999-66 Help 911 911 911 911 ...from the book, Totally Useless Office Skills, by Rick Davis. or call 1-800-888-4741 (MC or VISA), or send check for $9.95 (plus $3 for shipping and handling) to The Institute of Totally Useless Skills, PO Box 181, Temple, NH 03084.
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