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Costuming How-To 101: Fantasy Armor Created from Recycled Plastic Chemical Barrels
Costuming How-To 101: Fantasy Armor Created from Recycled Plastic Chemical Barrels Build Wearable Body Armor for Costumes, Parade and Conventions Beginning with a 55-gallon HDPE (“high density polyethylene“) plastic barrel (of the type often used as rainwater collection barrels); will show you how to create rugged wearable chest armor. Suitable for costumes, conventions or role-playing, Read More… »
Posted December 15, 2010 at 6:56 am no comments
Hopper Crystals of Synthetically-Grown Bismuth: Iridescent Heavy Metal Crystals
Beautiful to look at, synthetically-grown crystals of the heavy metallic element BISMUTH form unusual crystals called ‘Hopper Crystals’…
Posted December 14, 2010 at 9:31 pm no comments
The Coal Miner’s Birdcage: Vintage Wooden Bird Cages
Vintage wooden coal miner’s birdcages still show up in auctions and estate sales. These nearly forgotten relics are from a time when a coal-miner’s best friend, the canary, would signify the quality of the air…
Posted December 14, 2010 at 6:59 pm no comments
Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion for Health in the Human Body Truth or Dare
Is the use of FOOD GRADE hydrogen peroxide in the human body safe or effective? Some say yes, others are equally convinced that the answer is no.
Posted December 14, 2010 at 6:44 pm no comments
How to Carve a Wooden Horse Sculpture the Easy Way
Woodcarving the Easy Way Begin with an idea in mind. I want to create a small hobby horse wood carving, sort of like the horses of an old merry-go-round. This will a bit more involved and complicated than my wooden carved cat sculptures due to the shape of the horse. The head and neck of Read More… »
Posted December 14, 2010 at 6:33 pm no comments
How Many Bugs Did You Eat Today?
Urban legends about bugs in bananas and bees in figs got we wondering how many of these “urban legends” are factless or, -are they partially based upon truth? You ate a Bug and Didn’t Even Notice it On the transit bus the other day I overheard some teenage girls excitedly prattling-on about urban legends of Read More… »
Posted December 14, 2010 at 2:15 pm no commentsAllotropes of Iron
On another writing site, my expertise was requested. A reader posted about a specimen of natural iron ore that he could not identify which exhibited a curious transformation when super-heated and allowed to cool. Natural Iron from the Earth Iron ore from the earth is not uncommon. Heavy rocks with visible oxidation clearly have oxides Read More… »
Posted December 14, 2010 at 2:06 pm no comments
Mind The Gap: Trying to Put a Square Peg in a Round Hole
What was clothing retailer “GAP” thinking with their epic FAIL when they introduced a logo redesign?
Posted December 14, 2010 at 1:49 pm no comments
Toronto Man Dies From Crossbow Incident in Public Library
A Toronto, Ontario man is shot and killed in a Public Library by a crossbow-wielding assailant. December 2nd, witnesses across the street from the Public Library located at Gerrard and Main Streets in the city of Toronto, Canada, said a man exited the library and calmly got into a U-Haul truck and drove away. He Read More… »
Posted December 14, 2010 at 1:23 pm no comments
Power Outage and in The Dark, -Again
Make an emergency light for your home that does not require batteries, or the use of candles. This is something so simple it is surprising that it has not been marketed. Once again a few days ago, the main power in this old building went out. Apart from the clocks going blank and not knowing Read More… »
Posted December 14, 2010 at 1:10 pm one comment