Buzzfeed titled this video 9 Body Hacks That Will Save Your Life, but I think this is kind kind of an overstatement, “improve your life” would certainly be more appropriate. [Buzzfeed]

Vision and the way our brains perceive what we are seeing are incredible. Just think of optical illusions, 3D images, the fact that your eyes are processing the world around you upside-down! A fun trick to play on your eyes and brain uses a zoetrope. This fantastic tool is able to change multiple still images, […]

If you have kids, this could be a really fun weekend project to do with them! How to make a recorder / ocarina out of a carrot. This how to video tutorial gives you step by step instructions for making a vegetable musical instrument. I saw someone playing one on TV and thought I’d have […]

How to make a simple pop pop boat from house hold materials. This video tutorial shows you a step by step guide for making a model pop pop ( put put ) boat from an empty coca cola can, a juice carton, 2 straws and some blu-tack. Easy and great fun idea to make with […]

How to fold a shirt under 2 seconds. This step by step guide shows you how to fold a shirt very quickly. Works on all short sleeved tops including t-shirts and polo shirts. Thanks David! [DaveHax]

Did you know that you can count up to 1023 using only the 10 fingers of your two hands? Thanks to finger binary, you can! If you want to learn more about the binary system, you can also read this post which I published back in 2007: How Does the Binary System Work: An Introduction. […]

If stop -> stop -> play doesn’t work with certain discs, try stop -> stop -> stop -> play. Sure, this trick doesn’t always work, but when it does, it can save you a few minutes where you would usually just sit in front of the TV doing nothing. [Via]