From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test). With this installment from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan's series of free math tutorials, you'll learn how to find the partial derivative of how to solve more challenging rational equations in al...
Michael Jordan explains how to take your mind off of the game of basketball. You can listen to music, but try to relax. You have to challenge yourself to play a perfect game.
Like most of life's great pleasures, riding bicycles becomes more fun when you do it with groups of people. For road bikers, however, riding in groups presents its own set of challenges. This video will give you some common-sense rules to bear in mind when road riding in groups that will keep you and your friends safe and having fun.
If you like to work with wood and want to make a fun and challenging project, you can make a cube puzzle. A good tip to keep in mind is that your saw blades are sharp, aligned, and adjusted properly and cutting as straight as possible to get the tightest fit when you are putting your puzzle together.
This video tutorial may be incredibly boring for individuals who dislike the daily challenge of the local newspaper's crossword puzzle, but for those who rack their brains wishing they were cryptically minded need not worry, because this instructional video will help you get started in decoding the world of cryptic crossword puzzles.
Learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast Quartet metal puzzle. Hanayama cast iron puzzles are the perfect solution to being bored. This video tutorial will show you exactly how to solve this mind boggling Cast Quartet puzzle, which is rated a 6 out of 6 in difficulty by Hanayama.
Hack Click Challenge! v2. Click your way to the top. You just need your computer mouse and your hand, but watch out… this clicking flash game can cause arthritis if you're not careful!
Physics can be a real mind bender, but this educational video will show you how to wrap your head around Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. And no, that's not the same Heisenberg that's in Breaking Bad. We're talking about the famous German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg, someone whose work you'd be more likely to see in Fringe.
Perhaps one of the most difficult technical challenges of drawing is creating illusionistic images, mazes, or steps. Like in the movie "Inception," illusionistic spaces involve a dream-like atmosphere and paradoxes in structure, like a neverending staircase. If you're interested in stretching the limits of your mind, go see "Inception." Just kidding. Do go see it, but also check out this drawing tutorial.
How To Filet Crochet - Part 1 We we first heard the term "filet crochet," an image popped up in our minds of chicken fillets from McDonald's, only made from crochet yarn (yes, we were also quite hungry at the time). Well, we'll have to save the yarn foods for another time, because a filet crochet is actually a very complex, difficult crocheting pattern that requires a graph in order to get the stitches right.
This is a very cool trick. In this video, you will learn how to make a platform and set up for a cool bar game/trick. Once you have built the platform, you are ready to challenge your friends to this crazy mind game.
The core principle of origami is folding something from a single sheet of paper. The idea is to challenge your mind to create something fabulous out of very limited material. And while this is quite the poetic journey, as you'll see with modular origami and this origami tutorial, sometimes more than one sheet is necessary to get the job done.
This voice-over walkhthrough guide talks you through each challenge of the gods from God of War 2 on titan difficulty.
Reading people's minds is something that most inquisitive and sensitive people have wished that they could do at some point. Well, what if you could? This video will show you a great multipurpose bar trick that will allow you to appear to read the mind or body of people in a variety of situations. It's really remarkable how easy this is and how well it works.
The last challenge of Batman: Arkham City is the Extreme version of the Funhouse Brawl Challenge Room. While the first wave isn't that bad, the second wave ramps up real quick with stun stick enemies and more. This Giant Bomb tutorial should help you unlock all three medials.
The Extreme version of the Hell's Gate Challenge Room in Batman: Arkham City is incredibly difficult. Thankfully, this Giant Bomb guide will walk you through the different waves so that you can unlock all three of the possible medals in the challenge.
If you want to get all three of the medals in the second challenge room of Arkham City, take a look at this tutorial from Giant Bomb. It will take you through all the steps necessary to defeat the challenge.
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Riddler Physical Challenges can be quite difficult to beat, but if you want to clear all of them, this video will take you through each. It walks you through each and shows you where to locate them all, including getting a 20x combo and the rest of the combat challenges.
Do you like music? How about the acoustic guitar? How about Brenda Lee? How about a Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, or the Pet Shop Boys? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to play "Always on My Mind," most notably by Elvis Presley. This instructional guitar lesson will teach you a few tips and tricks for playing an arrangement of the famous song.
Hack Click Challenge! v2. Click your way to the top. You just need your computer mouse and your hand, but watch out… this clicking flash game can cause arthritis if you're not careful!
This next tutorial will show you how to beat the Silent Knight Predator Challenge in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
You don’t have to be a psychic to read someone’s mind – or, at least, to make them think you’re reading their mind, as shown in this how-to video. You will need one card with an "X" on back, an envelope with "you will choose (blank card)," a duplicate of the third card, and a flat surface. Watch this video magic tutorial and create the illusion of reading someone's mind while performing a card trick.
Our workdays are typically filled with one thought: get as much completed as possible. Whether you face an inbox filled with tasks or just a project or two, both our bosses and our inner workhorses encourage us to knock out as many tasks as we can each day. But is being super-productive the best course of action for our minds and our employers?
No need to figure out the 20th puzzle, entitled "The Origin of the Species", in Assassin's Creed 2. Here's the answers! Puzzle wheel: Start by turning the fifth ring right ten times, then turn the fourth ring left twice. Then rotate the third (and first) rings right twice, the second ring right five times and the first ring left three times. Image 1: Highlight the eye at the top of the painting. Code wheel puzzle: Ignore the numbers and focus on the Assassin motto: “Nothing is true, everythin...
Solve the challenging 13th puzzle, entitled "I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds", in Assassin's Creed 2. Code wheel puzzle: This one’s even trickier than the last one; starting with the hint that 9 (next to the tower) equals “triangle” (up and to the left from the bomb), you need to figure out which symbols would fill in the blank spots on the wheel, going by the symbols next to them. Image 1: Just hit the button. It’s not hard. Image 2: Use the Geiger-counter clicks to guide you. For...
Sadie Nardini teaches you a very challenging pose for practitioners of all levels
The Hell's Gate Challenge Room in Batman: Arkham City has three unlockable medals that you earn depending on your performance. This Giant Bomb video guide walks you through the different waves of enemies and helps you figure out what enemies to focus on so you can get all three medals.
Bastion has several different challenges that are accessible via the proving grounds in the game. If you happen to venture to Zulwood Grove, try your hand at the Scrap Musket challenge after taking a look at this tutorial. It contains information on all the useful upgrades necessary to beat it so that you can walk away with first prize.
To get the Perfectionist trophy / achievement in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood you need to beat at least three of the virtual training challenges. There are a few to choose from, and this video will show you how to easily beat all three hidden blade challenges and earn your achievement.
Most long-haired men and women in America have a hair tie on them most of the time, sometimes more. All you need are two different-colored ones to do this awesome mind game / bar trick on someone! It involves tying the two ties together surreptitiously, and you'll learn how to do it in this video.
Your mom probably told you not to play with matches, but now that you're a little older it's time to start breaking that rule. Watch this video to learn how to play a fun trick on / mind game with people at a bar or other social occasion using matches.
Impress all of your friends with some magic, or as others like to say, illusions. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform an amazing mind reading trick, where you ask someone to think of number between 50 and 100, where both numbers have to be even numbers, and neither number can be the same. This mind reading trick leaves only six numbers left, essentially turning it into picki...
We all carry a bit of anxiety around with us. Is our boss still annoyed because we could barely stay awake in yesterday's pre-dawn meeting? Will our friend hate us forever because we forgot to call them back two weeks ago? Whatever worries pop up in your mind, whether they're monumental or insignificant, it can be hard to quiet those nagging voices, but you can shut down your nonstop mind with a bit of relaxation, distraction, and action.
This simple meditation is a very effective way to create inner stillness, bringing the mind into peace and quiet. It's a great tool for practicing the art of concentration, and for stopping the endless chatter of the mind. There is wonderful feedback from everyone who has tried it. Hope you enjoy the deep relaxation that comes as a result of concentrating the mind. Try this infinity meditation from Brahma Kumaris Meditation.
There are good magic tricks, and there are bad magic tricks. The host of this video tutorial might not be the most skilled magician around, but he's a pretty good judge of card tricks. Check out how to perform a mind control card trick. With just a little mind control and a little magic, your spectators will be astonished. See the reveal and explanation.
Impress your friends by learning how to perform an easy and amazing mind reading card trick. this video tutorial will how you how to do this mind reading magic card trick, so pay close attention. Is it sleight of hand or is it magic? See it revealed.
If you're having a hard time beating specific challenges in Batman: Arkham Asylum, this next tutorial should help.
Understand quantum physics and mind matter interface with an explanation from Dean Radin, Ph.D on "The Stupidity Hypothesis." Watch this video on learning how to understand science to improve your life.
All of you should be familiar with Treasure Hunter Challenges in Red Dead Redemption. You search the Treasure Maps and find all the treasure located within the lands of Read Dead. Well, in the newest DLC, Undead Nightmare, there's 5 more treasures you need to find to complete the Treasure Hunter Challenge. These won't give you money, but they will give you some ammunition, and perhaps even Undead Treasure Hunter - Legendary (which is max rank).
Batman: Arkham Asylum was widely considered the game of the year for 2009, and it's popularity has endured largely because of it's many challenges and goals for advanced players to complete. In the PS3 version of the game, there are a number of challenges where they player can take the role of the Joker and cause some of the mayhem that Batman fights so hard to stop. This video will show you how to complete the Paging Dr. Joker challenge as quickly as possible.
