Someone in Sri Lanka figured out a way to make a 100% eco-friendly paper out of….elephant poop! The elephant excretes …
Living in “left over spaces”
An architect in Hong Kong is turning concrete water pipes into temporary apartments. He calls his design the OPod, and …
How far are you from a nuclear plant? Are you in the fallout zone?
Look at this nuclear proximity interactive map by Esri, an expert in spatial analytics. (See one of their many cool disaster …
Why Pets Should Have a Place in Your Emergency Planning
From Jeremiah Johnson at ReadyNutrition. Readers, you’re well aware of the importance of family continuity after some kind of …
How to make a trip-alarm
Here’s how to make a quick and dirty alarm system using stuff you might have around the house. It’s not …
How to paint a room in under 9 minutes.
This guy was fixing up his house and sprayed this room in under 10 minutes! Is it a perfect job? …
Because it’s bonkers.
I hate waiting for dessert, so here’s a Rube Goldberg machine to streamline dinnertime. It lets me keep eating, with …
Top 50 Mosquito Cities – Where are you on this list?
The Atlanta area tops pest control leader Orkin’s list of Top 50 Mosquito Cities for the fourth year in a …
Hero senior dog stays with toddler for 15 hours in forest.
Meet Max, a deaf and partially blind 17-year-old Blue Heeler from Queensland, Australia. These dogs are known for their loyalty …
War on Waste: Beeswax Food Wraps
Plastic wrap is handy (although a b*tch to get off the roll). Those plastic zippy bags play havoc with the …
Looking for a dream home? Just press PRINT
When it comes to 3D printers, size isn’t an issue. A Chinese company called Winsun has used giant 3D printers …
Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend
Dogs are a big part of their owners’ routines – which makes their loss even more jarring. Frank T. McAndrew, Knox …
Burglars share tips on how to secure your home
An estimated 3.7 million household burglaries occur each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. How can you keep …
Like a Lego house, from wood.
This is a home you can put together in a couple of days. (http://www.brikawood-ecologie.fr/home/) It’s insulated with wood chips and …
Fighting hate: With a power washer
Corey Fleischer was driving through town one day and spotted “KKK” spray-painted on a moving van. He had his power-washing …
Who knew? Tips for using your measuring tape efficiently
Watch YouTuber Tom Hintz from the website NewWoodworker.com as he explains the markings on your tape measure. Things like Black Diamonds, …
The Remakery – Let’s cut waste, recycle and learn a skill!
This amazing shop in Edinburgh, Scotland does more than just sell things. It addresses so many more issues than mere …
Dog takes three bullets for owner in home invasion
Javier Mercado, 16, said his German Shepherd, named Rex, came to his rescue after burglars broke into his home in …
You thought your jeans were indigo – THIS is indigo!
Your blue jeans don’t hold a flame to Japanese indigo. The true-blue plant dye, Persicaria tinctoria, harvested in Japan, makes clothes fire …
Buying your first firearm? Read this before you shop.
If you’re shopping for your first firearm these days, you have lots of company. One of the more telling signs …
Making a flint and steel from a Nicholson file
David West loves his Nicholson cross-hatched file. As he says, you can pick one of these up for about a …
Oops, python kills owner in love squeeze
Dan Brando, a 31-year-old snake owner died of asphyxiation last year at his home in Church Crookham, Hampshire, reports the Daily …
Looking hot! Would you let them do this to you?
After gel, cream and wax, the latest craze in hair styling is here, and it’s a candle! In India, this …
Step-by-Step Guide: How to grow flax and make linen
Linen is such a hardwearing fabric. But it tends to be expensive. After watching this, you’ll understand why! Thank goodness …
Dry Wall – Ancient and Modern!
Dry walling is an ancient art. In Britain, where land tends to by fenced or hedged, dry wall is an …
Your smart TV is watching you.
Smart TVs go far beyond tracking what you watch. Your smart TV may well be listening in to your conversations …
5 Reasons House-Building Should Be a Part of High School Curriculum
By now, we’ve grown accustomed to calls for more career and technical education in high school. The reason for these …
Heaven or Hell? City communes growing and recycling together
Is this the future? While this all looks a bit granola hippy to me (when did I become such a …
Make the world a better place – Recycle plastics and turn them into fuel
This is cool! We all know there’s a lot of plastic waste around – and unlike faster degrading materials like …