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Turn an old tennis ball into a nifty camera tripod in just minutes. Inspired by an Instructables.com project: http://www.instructables.com/id/SDMK5MWFDO29GEZ/ This is a cheap and easy way to make a tripod. You will need: tennis ball pen a knife, scissors, razor blade or saw ...more

Transform those outdated fridge magnets into new ones. Inspired by an Instructables.com project: http://www.instructables.com/id/Reusing-old-calendar-magnets/ You will need: old, flexible fridge magnets photos, magazines, comic books, drawings, stickers, wallpaper scraps, fab ...more

Need chocolate now!?! Of course you do! That's why you've googled "5 minute mug cake", right?! Make delicious chocolate cake in just 5 minutes with ingredients that you probably have around the house right now! Click the link here to see the step by step project on Instructab ...more

In this video you will learn how to make a high voltage, high frequency power supply in just five minutes, and for less than twenty bucks. All you'll need is a compact fluorescent light (CFL) and a flyback transformer to make that alternative energy source of yours. Please vi ...more

This video will teach you the process of vacuum forming sheet plastic into 3D shapes using the $40 make-it-yourself vacuum former from this "Instructable." http://www.instructables.com/id/E8RW9 Check out http://www.VacuumFormerPlans.com for more free information on vacuum fo ...more

This how-to video demonstrates building the simple paper clip bow designed by instructables.com. All you need is a paper clip and a rubber band. This little toy bow will keep you from getting bored in class or at work, as you shoot whatever you can find. Follow along with this ...more

This instructional video demonstrates how to make a Muppet style puppet. You will need foam, spray adhesive, an electric turkey carver. Use felt and bottle caps for eyes and skin. Make a muppet style puppet. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Make a vodka Jello shot inside a sealed banana! We will show you how to use osmotic pressure to gel the inside of a banana. This also works as a great magic trick for your next party. Get a Jello shot inside a banana. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

The goal: a way to wrap up cords (headphones, power, etc.) without ties or velcro straps that's fast, doesn't come undone, and is quick to undo. Wrap cords neatly. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Here we show you how to create a heart out of the plastic film which seals a pack of cigarettes. A nice thing to do if you're hanging around bored in a pub. Make a heart out of a cigarette pack. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Yes it's free. Google doesn't charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider. Make free long distance calls to any US business. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Your Flashlight battery are DEAD!! You have C batteries available. We will show you how to use them as D batteries. Turn a C cell battery into a D cell battery. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Tearing a phonebook in half lengthwise might seem like an impossible feat of strength. Yet, the trick was commonly performed by strongmen at fairs, at the beginning of the century, along with bending iron bars, pipes and pans. Tear a phone book in half. Click through to watch ...more

How to make a simple tripod on your camera so that you can take video hands free. Then mount the camera on your head for a weird handy cam like shooting experience. Make a helmet camera. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Make yourself some oobleck. Mix 1 1/2 cups of corn starch with a cup of water and some food coloring for effect. The result is liquid yet solid. Make oobleck. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Learn how to build, in less than 5 minutes a LED flashlight using a match box. Make an LED flashlight from a match box. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

With over 6 million break-ins across the nation a year, Here's a cheap quick and easy way to hide your smaller more valuable goodies! Build your own hidden safe. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

One of the classic tricks of the strongman is demonstrated in this video. The effect is quite striking, eventhough it involves very little else than simple physical and mechanical principles. Do tricks of a strong man. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

This video will show you something neat you can do with some easy to obtain acid, and it is a great science project. Have fun with acid. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Have you ever wanted to make your own carbonated beverages such as soda and carbonated water?t costs very little and can be made with stuff found around the house. It's great for making homemade sodas, seltzer water, and even re-carbonating flat beverages. Carbonate water aesi ...more

This video will teach you how to kill bacteria in dirty water, in the wild, with only a plastic bottle, a string and a lighter or match. Kill bacteria in dirty water. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Do you want to present your friends with a seemingly unsolvable riddle?What you will need is a cigarette pack and a cigarette. The solution is very simple once you wach the video. Make someone really angry with a cigarette pack. Click through to watch this video on instructabl ...more

This is how to put away an ipod player so you do not have to deal with inextricable knots next time you want to use it. The knot may make you cord deteriorate. Make an ipod earphone cord knot. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Break the toothpicks, set them up in a star pattern and then use drops of water to make them move. Pretty cool. It looks alive. Do a toothpick trick. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Ever wanted to know how the famous rising card trick works? This video reveals the secret so that you can do it for yourself. All you need is a pack of these specially-made cards. If you don't want to know how this trick works, then please do not watch the video. Make a card r ...more

Nice juggling balls can cost over $45. Make better ones for under $5. They're a great way to make money while traveling, just make some balls and then go juggle on a corner. Sell them to kids and teach them how to juggle. Make juggling balls to make money. Click through to wat ...more

A classic trick, especially popular with street magicians. Do not read any further if you do not want the mystery of magic to be spoiled... The trick is best viewed as a video, but also included is a brief explanation. Push a cigarette through a coin trick. Click through to wa ...more

Tim Anderson shows us how to make a hammock in a minute from a sheet or any big piece of cloth. He teaches us how to tie the over hand knot (which is also known as a half hitch knot) and we learn how to tie a lark head knot. When completed, it sure looks comfy. Make an instant ...more

Who would ever think of turning a shopping cart into a comfortable stylish wheelchair! You'll be amazed what a nice chair you end up with. Make a shopping cart into a wheelchair. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Also called hull-less watercraft or flapping wing propulsion vessels. Bounce up and down to make the wing fly and propel you across the surface of the water. If you stop, you fall. It's like a human powered water ski Fly a human powered hydrofoil. Click through to watch this v ...more

Follow this fun technique for creating Pac-Man cupcakes with two different colors of frosting. You can do this on cookies and cakes, too. Kids can line the muffin tins, mix the ingredients, spoon the batter into the muffin cups and of course, supervise the icing. Make Pac-Man ...more

Food and things that glow in the dark don't usually go together, but you can actually make jello that glows under UV light by watching this tutorial. You'll have to use tonic water as one of the ingredients, which is extremely bitter, so don't forget to add sugar or else your ...more

A piece of paper and some common household supplies are all you need to make yourself a wallet. Inspired by the Instructables project: http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Wallet/ You Will Need * 8 1/2- x 11-inch piece of paper * A pencil or pen * Scissors * Tape * A ruler ...more

Gross out—and fake out—your friends by making some frighteningly, disgustingly real-looking intestines. Inspired by the Instructables project: http://www.instructables.com/id/Great-looking-disgusting-intestines-for-horror-f/ You Will Need: * Clear sausage casing * A bucket * ...more

Take a break from watching your lava lamp, and have some freaky fun with phosphorescence. Inspired by the Instructables project: http://www.instructables.com/id/UV-Fun/ You will need: -a pencil -laundry detergent with whitener/brightener -a bucket, paintbrush, and water -a da ...more

This video will show you how to build your own balance board, including all the dimensions. Balance boards have been known in the circus for a long time as rola-bolas, but they are now appearing on the market as indoboards or voodoo boards. They are used as balance training ai ...more

These home-made hifi headphones work as well or better than Sony or Bose noise-cancelling headphones. Cost: $2. Time to make:one minute. Difficulty:none. Unlike the commercial products, these block outside noise instead of cancelling it. Listen to music or books on tape withou ...more

This is a running demonstration of the water-pressure powered Tesla CD Turbine III and Magnetic Coupler, running smoothly and safely at up to 1000 rpm at the sink. The CD Turbine is made from recycled CD's and neodymium magnets. In this video, the Magnetic Coupler is seen lev ...more