At Southwestern High School in Indiana, the classroom doors are bullet-resistant, cameras are everywhere, and the Sheriff’s department — only …
AR-15 – Home defense kills 2, wounds 1 and saves his family
Did you see this? It happened last Spring, in Houston, when this Nissan drove by a man’s yard and the men …
Aussie ‘firehawk’ raptors spread fires – just like the local Aboriginals said
For thousands of years Australia’s indigenous people have spoken about ‘firehawk’ raptors that intentionally spread bushfires in order to corner their …
Modern art anyone?
Think you’re alone in hating modern art? Here’s why you’re not wrong.
Entire Homeschooling Family Kidnapped by the State
The decision to homeschool ends in one mother’s arrest and the seizing of her children. Raising children is no walk …
Just a deadly snake sliding along a wire…
This is from the Facebook page of a winery in Tasmania, Australia. Bangor Vineyard Shed Hi there everyone, thanks for …
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 …
Five ingenious ways snakes manipulate their bodies to hunt and survive
Shutterstock Tom Major, Bangor University Do a quick search for “snakes” in the news and you’ll find people terrified, bitten …
7 Jobs That Robots Will Soon Take Over
The time is approaching when many workers may have to say “welcome” to their new robot overlords… and say goodbye …
4 tips that will help you to identify plants and fungus
Looking to identify more plants and mushrooms this year? Here are a few strategies that may improve your skills. Here …
Can Climate Models Predict Climate Change?
Computing power over the last 30 years has advanced at an incredible rate. And yet, one long-term climate prediction after another – …
Basic shooting positions
This video demonstrates the basic shooting positions: standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. It also demonstrates the hasty sling technique to …
5 mistakes newbies make when conceal carrying
Nervous about using a public restroom? Scared you’ll leave your weapon somewhere accidentally? Don’t know what clothes to wear? Chill …
Why Saying ‘Let Me Know if There’s Anything I Can Do to Help’ is Not Actually Helpful
“Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help you.” In our society, it’s practically required to say …
Fix Yourself
Want to make the world a better place? Start by bettering yourself. Best-selling author and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson explains …
Start a fire with a paperclip and car battery
‘It’s simple to start a fire by connecting a standard paperclip to a car jump starting battery pack and …
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 …
Are Flying Cars Coming to the Skies?
Since the very first science fiction hit the shelves, the world has fantasized about flying objects. For nearly a century, …
Log Cabin guy shows us how to use a saw.
It’s the middle of a Canadian winter. The bears are hibernating and the deer have moved to their winter deer …
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 …
Primitive Culture: How to Cook an Egg in a Potato (Purple Yam, actually!)
A great guide from Cambodia on cooking in a fire pit. Here he bakes eggs in a hard potato-like yam. …
Off-grid cabin from scratch. And an ancient Japanese wood treatment.
Here’s another self-reliance proponent building a cabin off-grid. He’s very talented and brings his roofing experience to bear on his …
Can a $88 fix make your car driverless?
Famous or being the first hacker to jailbreak the iPhone at 17, tech-genius George Hotz is taking on Waymo, Tesla, …
Latest propaganda (dumba$$) video from ISIS – Destroying Washington
ISIS has released a new propaganda video depicting a full-scale invasion of Washington DC (and, oddly, London.) It’s been cobbled …
1st ever ocean surf rescue from a drone
Watch this. A drone detects swimmers in trouble and its operator drops them a flotation device. According to news.com.au two …
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 …
Fish antibiotics for when the SHTF
A few days ago I made the suggestion that fish/aquarium antibiotics would work in a desperate situation. This doctor talks …
