“Late Bloomer” follows Kaye’s journey to grow food in her Los Angeles front yard and exists to inspire anyone to …
VIDEO: How to build a wood-fired forge and blacksmith at home
The ability to forge your own metal tools is one of the most invaluable of all self-reliance skills. So how …
VIDEO: Crazed Machete Wielding Attacker Stopped COLD by Armed Homeowner
When they tell you you don’t need a gun to protect your home, just tell them to watch this …
Great-grandma nails alligator – legally!
A Texas great-grandmother thinks she’s finally gotten revenge on the massive alligator that ate her miniature horse a few years …
Florence: Displacing venomous snakes into homes
The monster cyclone could uproot up to 38 different species of snake – including the deadly copperhead viper – from where …
Grandma pulls two pythons out of the grill!
The advice for snakes on the barbie in Queensland, Australia is to call the authorities. This lady, Nanna Faye Morgan, …
So cute!!! Turn baby’s sleeper into a memory toy
This is an adorable way to reuse a cute baby garment you loved and can’t bear to part with. Turn …
Making slaked lime – the most useful substance you never heard of
The is possibly the most interesting and best made video I have ever watched on primitive skills. These guys take …
Turning soda bottles into string!
Using NOTHING but a piece of wood and a knife, you can make endless amounts of strong plastic string that’s …
How to use Aloe Vera leaves (and not get poisoned)
Native to the Caribbean, Latin America and South Africa, the aloe vera plant produces a clear, gelatin-like substance that soothes …
Dallas mom shoots kidnapper in head
A Texas mother says she’s sorry she didn’t fire “the whole clip” at a suspected carjacker who allegedly tried to …
Amazing: Hand cut Japanese dovetail joint.
Theo Cook is the head tutor at Robinson house studio furniture school in the UK. He made this joint for …
How Cats Spread Across The World (Except This One Place)
You can find house cats on every continent except Antarctica. But that wasn’t always the case. Here’s how cats spread …
Ewwww! Why cockroaches are so hard to kill
WARNING: This video contains way more information than you truly want to know about cockroaches! But it’s fascinating on the …
Polishing a rusty knife was never so satisfying!
This video is breaking the internet. And when you watch it you’ll see why! It’s so very satisfying. The cats …
How to make moonshine mash. BTW it’s NOT illegal to own a still.
Moonshine mash is a popular way to make an alcoholic beverage using a few basic ingredients. Start by mixing the …
Free light from free energy (just needs magnets and a bulb)
Just a little copper wire, two small sheets of copper, two small neodymium magnets, a 220V light bulb and two strong ferro …
3-D Printed Pottery
While everyone is looking at plastics for 3-D printing, these artists are experimenting with clay.
Coffee: Keeps bugs at bay and it’s great for the garden
This guy came up with a great mix of sawdust and coffee to keep mosquitos at bay while he was …
Woah! This paper is made from POOP!
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 …