Came across this rather clever video today on how to make an emergency whistle from an aluminum can from youtube user cutlerylover. This would come in quite handy should you (god forbid) find yourself in a survival situation where you need to make some attention grabbing noise. Watch the tutorial video below.
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This has to be one of the simplest yet most brilliant pieces of survival gear I have seen to date. It is basically 15′ - 20′ of 550 lb. test paracord woven into the style of a bracelet that can easily be unwound and used in an emergency situation. These stylish bracelets can be purchased from survivalstraps.com for around $20 and would make a killer stocking stuffer this holiday season. Or, if you are handy in the ways of knots and such, it would be extremely simple to craft one of your own. While some simply snap together, I especially dig the style that uses the D hook to hold it all together. Brilliant!!
UPDATE: Found this wonderful instructable on how to make one of these bad boys from user Stormdrane. He also has another instructable here where he shows you how to fashion one as a watchband for you fellas out there who don’t want to wear a sissy bracelet. Enjoy!
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Let me just say god bless open source.
Ahh the classic Jell-O® shot. Despite the fact they are as played out as beer bongs and Eagles records, they never fail to make their bi-annual appearances at random parties. Should you have a little bit of college party nostalgia, myscienceproject.org has conducted and documented an experiment to find the maximum amount of alcohol that can be used in a Jell-O® shot while still maintaining the structural integrity of the gelatin. Visit the experiment at http://www.myscienceproject.org/j-shot.html for everything you could possibly want to know about the gelatinous devil.
Today I came across one of my long lost and most prized albums of all time. Incubus’s S.C.I.E.N.C.E LP. And inevitably there is one question that pops in my mind every time I see the cover. Who the hell is the dude with the mustache? The picture, for some reason, has always struck me as somewhat intriguing and mysterious which only ads to the conundrum of this remarkable album. After years of wonderment, I finally took the time to do a little research on just who is Chuck, and found this page which still, unfortunately, leaves question however, it does shed some light on the subject.
Apparently no one really knows who this guy actually is. Many rumors over the years have suggested things such as that he was a figure in some of the ol’ Miller beer commercials, a porn star, and best of all, a girls cheerleading coach. Some have even speculated that he is former Marlboro Man “Chuck Boyd”, father of lead singer Brandon Boyd. In a reported interview with Brandon, he states that the picture is from 1974 and the only thing he is certain on is that “Chuck” is in fact Charles Mulholland, a 
Salem cigarette model in 1976. He claims to have met Chuck during the filming of the “Pardon Me” video in which Brandon states that Chuck plays an older version of himself. According to the interview, Brandon thought it was a really cool picture so the band decided to throw it up on the album covers and then spread a bunch of ridiculous rumors about who he is. Brandon states that he was “the coolest guy I ever met”. But we still can only speculate the truth, I mean, Brandon admits to spreading rumors of his Identity and whats to say the band has ever stopped? I even dug up this MySpace Profile in which the user claims to be THE Charles Mulholland himself. Check out the links and decide for yourself. As for getting down to the bottom of the matter, there is really no way to be absolutely certain but one thing I am sure of is that this may very well be one of the best hooks/gimmicks of all time for probably one of the best rock bands of all time. Rock on Incubus and Long Live Chuck!!!!
A Creative iPhone theme based on the classic 1989 gameboy. Free Download from rob-sheridan.com.
Download: iGameboy.zip
Webpage: http://www.rob-sheridan.com/iphone/
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