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How to Teach Yourself to Play Any Musical Instrument

By Anthony Delgado

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Have you ever wanted to play an instrument (Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, Flute, Violin, etc.?) Here is how to teach yourself and find your own style... more »

How to Tie a Strangle Snare Knot

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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There are three basic ways of making a noose: A simple noose runs the tail of the rope through a fixed loop, a running knot can be tied so that pulling the knot opens the loop or the knot can close the loop. Knots that close the loop are the most ... more »

How to Toilet Paper Around a House

By Mandy Vemulapalli

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Toilet papering houses is a popular suburban prank. When done well, it can be an art as well... more »

How to Tree-walk in Paintball

By Yibbie

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Stealth is a critical ingredient to any game of paintball, so you want to move up the field without ever being detected. There's a trick to changing position and creeping up on an enemy that will have you winning each game and have the opposition ... more »

How to Tune a Guitar Using Harmonics

By Anthony Delgado

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Most guitar players have experienced the frustration of tuning a guitar via the standard 5th fret method only to find the guitar still slightly out of tune. The best way to tune is by using harmonics. All notes on the guitar contain a harmonic ... more »

How to Turn a Cartwheel With One Hand

By premonitions

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As children, we all love to turn flips. For those that knew how to do it. Even just by watching, kids made it look simple to do... more »

How to turn an old swing set into an exciting clubhouse.

By MrRepair

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If you have an old swing set that is starting to bore your children, how about turning it into a clubhouse. With a few pieces of plywood and 2x3's you can make that happen... more »

How to Understand Basic Crochet Abbreviations

By Carol Tilley-Williams

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To newcomers, a crochet pattern can look complicated and intimidating. However, it's easy to decipher them once you know the basic abbreviations that serve as your guides to the patterns... more »

How to use blending options

By Faen

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Wondering what exactly does what when you use your blending options in adobe photoshop? Here's something that will help!.. more »

How to Use Resistors in Electronic Circuits

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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A resistor is an electrical component that introduces resistance to a circuit by causing a drop in the voltage. A resistor is a common component in electronics and can be found in virtually all electronic circuits. The following steps will show ... more »

How to Use Slow Shutter Speeds for Image Effects

By Richard Burke

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When photographing animals, people, cars or anything in motion, it is normal to use a fast shutter speed to freeze the motion. In most cases this will yield the best photograph. However, sometimes you may want to blur the motion to create an ... more »

How to View and Photograph a Wild Moose

By George Sommers

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Consider the moose: a huge, weird looking beast that seems like it should have gone extinct in some bygone prehistoric era. Yet it thrives in virtually all of the states that border Canada; Alaska and many northern nations including Canada, ... more »

How to Walk the Plank With a Yo-Yo

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Many people confuse this yo-yo trick with "walk the dog" but the "walk the plank" maneuver is nothing like it. Practice, time and concentration can help you catch on to this yo-yo trick. When done correctly, "walk the plank" will impress any ... more »

How to Waste Time and Money

By JacobCottingham

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A lot of people say that time is money, but trying to use both toward a relatively pointless cause can be harder than you think. Well, maybe not... more »

How to Watch TV

By kadunleavy

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To watch a televisions takes some of the greatest concentration a person can put out. Some of finest athletes, scholars, politicians, and all around do-gooders seldom make a a good television watcher... more »

How to whistle backwards

By kyfrazier

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You may know how to whistle the regular way, but how cool would it be to do it backwards?.. more »

How to Whistle Through Teeth

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Most everyone can whistle, but whistling through one's teeth is the crème de la crème of whistling--ultimate whistling, if you will. Well, guess what: you too can join the ranks of through-the-teeth whistlers. All it takes is a lot of practice ... more »

How to Win a Heritage or Festival Related Pageant

By newslawreport

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Besides the basic how-to’s of winning any pageant, heritage, festival or parade related pageants require that you learn as much as you can about the community you are likely to represent if chosen as queen. Here are a few pointers to help you on ... more »

How to Write Fanfiction

By NewOrleansGirl

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Writing fanfiction is great fun! Sharing your passion with those who hold the same interest can be very rewarding... more »

How to Write Funny Articles That Make No Sense

By Aimee30

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This is how I write nonsense literature or songs--I just write down what pops into my head in an order. This is kind of like freewriting except it has to be made sure it is written so that it doesn't make sense on purpose... more »

How to . . . TOTALLY WATERPROOF WOODEN MATCHES . . . ( not just the tips )

By kjv4thee

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Waterproof matches might be the difference between getting a fire going or not getting a fire going. If it's a case of survival it would be wise to have some waterproof matches with you. The procedure described will give you wooden matches that ... more »

How to Appraise a Coin Collection

By Joe Andrews

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Coin collecting is a very popular hobby. There are thousands of coin dealers, at least a half a dozen numismatic TV shows, and several mints producing a wide variety of items. The United States Mint is the ONLY authorized manufacturer of official ... more »

How to attend a comic book convention

By BrokenGirl

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It's fun to participate in a very large comic convention! It is a place to show off costumes and favourites seem to be vampire costumes where tons of pictures of me were taken..let's go to a comic convention together...... more »

How to Be a Naruto Anime Fan

By tkfinley

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The “Naruto” anime is an epic series based on the manga by Masashi Kishimoto. It began airing in Japan on October 3, 2002 and first aired in the U. S. on Cartoon Network’s Toonami on September 10, 2005. “Naruto” has passionate fans of all ages ... more »

How to Be A Successful Inventor

By Left-hander

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Many aspiring inventors make three mistakes: They try to invent the wrong things, don’t have the persistence (or patience) to stay with a good idea until it pays off, and they don’t go about selling their inventions the right way. And bear in ... more »

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