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Survive an elevator freefall

How to survive an elevator freefall

It's a fact. Elevators and escalators kill about thirty people each year. What could you possibly do to avoid the humility of dying such a death? Believe it or not, there are things you can do, and MANswers has ...

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Make rope from plastic bags in an emergency

How to make rope from plastic bags in an emergency

It's an emergency and you need to rappel down a mountain - what do you do? Well, you just take a bunch of those plastic grocery bags that are lying around (darned pollution) and construct yourself a ...

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How To Put out a Toaster Fire

Put out a Toaster Fire

Quick! Toaster's on fire - again! Rush over and put it out with this how-to! Unplug the toaster from the electrical outlet if you can safely ...more

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How To Report a Fire

Report a Fire

In an emergency situation continue focusing on the bold text below. Reporting a fire is not something that you need to do everyday; however ...more

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How to save your firefighting ass in a burning building

Save your firefighting ass in a burning building

Check out this video to see how to save your firefighting ass in a ...more

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How to secure your home

Secure your home

In these home security and safety videos, learn how to upgrade your house in some important ways. Our expert, Jon Olson, will show you how ...more

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How To Sleep in a Bathtub

Sleep in a Bathtub

Would you like to sleep in somewhere besides the bed? Or if you need to give your bed to a guest? Sometimes you'll need to sleep in a ...more

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How to stop a flashover as a firefighter

Stop a flashover as a firefighter

If you're a firefighter, you probably know what a flashover is. If not, it's what it sounds like -- a fast spreading of fire, very rapidly ...more

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How To Use a Fire Extinguisher

Use a Fire Extinguisher

Chances are you will encounter a fire at least once in your life. Hopefully you will have read this before an emergency occurs. This article ...more

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How to use a portable dry-pack food canner for food storage

Use a portable dry-pack food canner for food storage

Learn how to use a portable dry-pack food canner for food storage ...more

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How to protect yourself and your home from Radon

Protect yourself and your home from Radon

Radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer. Learn what you can do to protect yourself from this toxin by watching this how to video.

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Old Bumper Cars Go Street Legal

Flickr user MR38 has posted a set of photos of bumper cars made street legal, as displayed at the annual Cruisin’ Grand festival in Escondido, California. This mini cars were retrofitted with 750 cc ...

Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel ...

Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies ...

Geek-Shooting Rubberband Machine Gun

It's the idea that counts. This geeky rubberband machine gun is pretty sweet looking... but I wish it had a little more force. The gun can very quickly shoot (200!) rubberbands, but it just tumbles ...

4 Years in the Making: Insane Papercraft City

Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, spent four long years crafting his meticulous paper city, entitled "A Castle On the Ocean".  The miniature papercraft city was constructed with ...

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