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Make a belly cast

How to make a belly cast

Pregnant belly casts are the new "it" accessories... better make a record of those precious nine months. What will they ...

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Harvest squid ink

How to harvest squid ink

This is an Instructable on how to harvest squid ink. Clean your own squid, and collect ink for printing or cooking!

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Perform the "cash printing" magic trick

How to perform the "cash printing" magic trick

If only this were true... a little homemade machine that can magically print money from a blank piece of paper. Makes me wonder ...

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Dance Bollywood style

How to dance Bollywood style

Just in case the final scene of Slumdog Millionaire had you wanting to quit your job, pack your things, and move to India to learn ...

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Make origami Japanese tumblers

How to make origami Japanese tumblers

Create a domino effect with these neat Japanese tumblers. The original tumbler (also known as the 'Ta Rum Te Tum Tum') was ...

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Make-It-Yourself Panda Bread

Make-It-Yourself Panda Bread

Perfect Pandas was kind enough to post link to an English translation of a Japanese Panda Bread How-To (made with green tea and chocolate dough). In the spirit of bento, very, very cute.... Previously, World's Greatest Bento - Plastic Japanese Meal.

Bread Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/9/2009
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Fire + Gravity + Corrosive Liquids = Explosive Rube Goldberg Fun

Fire + Gravity + Corrosive Liquids = Explosive Rube Goldberg Fun

They Way Things Go is a Rube Goldberg inspired art film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss (1987). The 30 minute film documents an assembly line of action and reaction. Wikipedia: "The machine is in a warehouse, about 100 feet long, and incorporates ...more

Science Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/8/2009
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DIY LED Carpet-Light

DIY LED Carpet-Light

For the craftsters & LED lovers, great idea by Johanna Hyrkas. The LED carpet-light: a simple, yet novel, DIY project. A single strand of LEDs is encased in a knit tube; the knit tube is wound together to form a carpet. Brush up on your knitting skills, and get creative.

Knitting & Crochet Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/8/2009
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Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is the answer. Inventor Paul Patone has devised a mechanism that converts soda into actual usable fuel. "It’s called the Geet Sytstem. Basically, it’s a fuel booster system that can connect to any engine. Patone said the best part is that the Geet System creates zero pollution. The engine isn’t exactly ...more

Eco-Friendly Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/8/2009
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No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious sculpting skills, jicama and various salad ingredients. Click ...more

Salads Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/7/2009
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Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom: "...Dettmer was walking down the street he spotted a dead bird and an idea hit him. ‘here was this thing that used to live, its used to fly around and play a vital role ...more

Sculpture Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/7/2009
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This Dude Builds Glaciers. Here's How.

This Dude Builds Glaciers. Here's How.

Most DIY freaks do-it-themselves because they love it. Because they're curious, creative, and like to take the long road (or figure out an ingenious short cut). In the case of Chewang Norphel (aka the Ice Man), the need to do-it-himself was a little more dire: the survival of small Indian villages has been severely ...more

Eco-Friendly Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/7/2009
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DIY Contortionist-Cycle

DIY Contortionist-Cycle

Finally, a well designed solution to studio-style living. The Contortionist bicycle. London-native Dominic Hargreaves, unhappy with the available options, designed this folding bike himself (true DIY spirit). “I couldn’t find a folding bicycle I liked. I wanted something that could take a bit of punishment and that ...more

Cycling Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/6/2009
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Flickr Photos Reveal Harvard's True Colors

Flickr Photos Reveal Harvard's True Colors

Cartograms are usually pretty mundane, but throw in Flickr, Photoshop, and a well-known public place and you have an artistic representation of popular colors. Much more eye-grabbing than your common map. The colors represent what people on the ground are looking at in the specific physical-cultural landscape. Based ...more

Other Applications Wonderment
By tenebrism on 11/6/2009
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Gyroscope Steadies Super Duper 3-Vertical-Camera-Rig for Nat Geo

Gyroscope Steadies Super Duper 3-Vertical-Camera-Rig for Nat Geo

California Redwoods are some of the oldest and tallest trees on Earth, so snapping a single photograph couldn't possibly capture their majestic entirety. Nick Nichols built a custom camera rig for the sole purpose of capturing the pure beauty and ...more

Photography Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/6/2009
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Japanese Dog Learns to Squat Like Owner-San

Japanese Dog Learns to Squat Like Owner-San

Japan loves their pets. This dog owner loves his border collie, named Kirin. He loves Kirin enough to make sure he gets his exercise. All it takes is a little dog training after all. More squats in the park:

Dogs Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/5/2009
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The Splinter: Car Woven Out of Wood

The Splinter: Car Woven Out of Wood

When you think about car customization, you think about installing a stereo or a turbocharger or something like that, but Joe Harmon and gang have gone a step further and built their own custom car - literally woven out of wood. The high-performance Splinter is made almost entirely of wood composites and is bonded ...more

Customization Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/5/2009
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Insanely GINORMOUS Treehouse

Insanely GINORMOUS Treehouse

Whoa, presenting the world's hugest, tallest, largest Treehouse built by Horace Burgess of Crossville, Tennessee. According to USA Today, "It rises 97 feet into the sky, the support provided by a live, 80-foot-tall white oak 12 feet in diameter at its base. Six other trees brace the tower-like fortress... The ...more

Construction & Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/5/2009
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Slackline Record Holder Very Nearly Buys the Farm

Slackline Record Holder Very Nearly Buys the Farm

Slacklining is an *extreme-nut* sport of balance. It is a version of "tightrope walking" across great heights (note: distinct difference from tightrope: the rope is not as taut, but more elastic, trampoline-like). Christian Schou currently holds the ...more

Climbing Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/4/2009
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Dexterous Bot Kicks Human-Butt at Pen Spinning

Dexterous Bot Kicks Human-Butt at Pen Spinning

You can try and try, but all the practice in the world can't compete with this robotic hand's pen spinning skills. Ishikawa Komuro Lab's dexterous, high-speed robotic hand is lightning fast. It can close its fingers in less than 1/10th of a second ...more

Robots Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/4/2009
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Freaky Cornstarch Speakers Explained

Freaky Cornstarch Speakers Explained

The beautiful ectoplasmic dance of the cornstarch speaker monster is finally elucidated. In addition to being captivated by its eerily vibrant dance, you can now understand exactly why it happens, thanks to Collin Cunningham from MAKE. He gives a great explanation of cymatics - the study of visible sound and vibration ...more

Science Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/4/2009
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DIY Fancy-Ass Potato Chips

DIY Fancy-Ass Potato Chips

Luxirare, my very favorite, over-the-top, superfluous (in the best possible sense) recipe blog. We've witnessed the Pie-On-a-Stick, and marveled the beautiful Jell-O shots. Now Luxirare demonstrates how to make some fancy-ass chips. These aren't your typical store bought snacks. Interested in achieving this kind of ...more

Snacks Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/3/2009
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Japanese Guitar Prodigy Performs With Ozzy Osbourne

Japanese Guitar Prodigy Performs With Ozzy Osbourne

Yuto Miyazawa kicks ass at electric guitar. Seriously, this kid is out of this world. What other nine-year-old is invited to perform Crazy Train, on stage, with Rock-n-Roll God Ozzy Osbourne? Named the "youngest professional guitarist" by the ...more

Electric Guitar Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/3/2009
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World's Fastest Clapper

World's Fastest Clapper

Behold, Kent "Toast" French, the Guinness World Record holder for fastest clapping. You might say, fast clapping? What kind of feat is that? Well, just watch. The video below gets pretty intense... Kent can clap 721 times in 60 seconds. That's 12 claps per second.

Novelty Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/3/2009
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YUMmmy Cheeseburger Cupcakes

YUMmmy Cheeseburger Cupcakes

Grossly-yummy DIY cheeseburger cupcakes by KateDW: "My boyfriend surprised me on my birthdaywith these amazing little cupcakes. They were a huge hit so we decided to make a how-to page for everyone that always asks about them. " Images below. For entire process, click through. Previously, In-N-Out Cheeseburger ...more

Cake Decorating Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/2/2009
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