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How to Make Guitar Picks From Cardboard
Guitar picks can be a hassle to keep track of. These small but crucial tools of any rocker's trade are easily lost, broken, or even stolen. With just a little bit of time and ingenuity, any crafty guitarist can make their own pick from cardboard.
How to Count to 50 in French
When you first start learning to speak any language, learning to count will likely be one of your first tasks. Counting to 50 in French requires a little memorization, but once you get past 19, the repetitive pattern kicks in – just as in English. The rep...
How to Greatly Improve the Life of a Dog with Arthritis
Arthritis is joint inflammation. It is common in older dogs and usually occurs because of long-term wear and tear on the joints.[1] X Research source Arthritis can be painful and make it hard for a dog to move around and have fun like they u...
How to Keep Your Kids Occupied
Children are curious and energetic, and they’re always looking for something to do. Whether you want to spend some quality time with your children or you need to keep them busy so you can get things done around the house, you’ll need activities to enterta...
How to Read Emotion
Humans communicate emotion through language, sound (or tone), facial expressions, and body language. If you're interested in using these clues to help you read and understand other people's emotions, read on![1] X Research source
How to Paint Your Nails
Perfectly painted nails can express your mood, match your outfit, and reflect your personality, especially now that there are so many amazing colors to choose from. You can go with classic red, happy yellow, creative green, mysterious purple, shiny blue,...
How to Have Lots of Energy After Having Little Sleep
One of the main side effects of not getting enough sleep is exhaustion. If you find yourself on the other side of a bad night of sleep, you'll need enough energy to get through the day. Fortunately, you can take some simple steps to stay energized.
How to Create Your own Mini Garden
Mini gardens have been growing in popularity among gardening enthusiasts who do not have the space or the means to have a full sized garden. Mini gardens are also a great arts and crafts project for kids who want to get into gardening. You can create a mi...
How to Find the BPM of a Song
The beats per minute (BPM) of a song tells you how many beats play during 1 minute, indicating the song’s speed or tempo. If you’re training to be a DJ, knowing a song’s BPM helps you seamlessly blend the end of one song into the beginning of the next. Lu...
How to Escape a Minefield
Fields peppered with deadly mines in North Korea, Afghanistan, India, Vietnam, Iraq, and many other places are responsible for thousands of deaths every year. Even mines decades old are as dangerous as when they were first laid, capable of exploding at th...
How to Give Someone the Silent Treatment
Silence is a form of communicative power, which can be used beneficially or as a way to hurt someone else. When you choose not to respond to someone, you show that person that he or she does not have full control, and your actions are not dictated by anyo...
How to Deal When a Friend Ignores You
Having a friend abruptly stop talking to you can be confusing and painful—you don’t know what’s going on, if it’ll get better, or if the whole thing’s in your head. While it’s normal to feel upset and anxious when a friend ignores you, don’t despair: we'r...
How to Keep Poinsettias Growing To Next Christmas
If you want to keep that poinsettia you bought this year over until next year here's what to do. Just in time for Christmas!
How to Make a Ristretto (Espresso Coffee)
A ristretto, which means restricted, is similar to an espresso. However, it’s only half a single shot (0.5oz or 15mL) of espresso. While it uses the same amount of grounds as an espresso, it’s pulled in half of the time, which results in a less bitter ta...
How to Make a Dog Stand Up
Training your dog to stand up follows the same basic rules of all dog training. Reward your dog as soon as she performs the action, never punish the dog, and repeat patiently until she gets it. In addition, there are several tactics you can use to coax yo...
How to Create a Good Documentary Film
A documentary is any non-fiction video or film that informs viewers about a real-life topic, person, event, or issue. Some documentary films provide us with educational information about things that aren't well-known. Others tell detailed stories about im...