In the unlikely event you're ever in a plane crash, these tips will dramatically improve your odds of walking away from it alive. You Will Need * An aisle seat, or one close to it * Long-sleeved pants and top, and flat closed-toe shoes * A smoke hood or a wet washcloth Step ...more
You guys should play a prank on the the whole cast and load them on a fake airplane,but the plane has to look legit! as they take off everything seems to be going to plan but then all of a sudden a little bit of turnblence occurs then red hazzard light and alram start going of ...more
If you're just getting into balloon twisting but are looking for something a little more advanced then say, a flower, then check out this awesome video! In it you will get a step-by-step beginners guide on how to create a simple air plane that will impress anyone!
This video origami tutorial shows how to fold a star destroyer paper airplane out of a single sheet of square paper. Never bold another boring paper airplane again. Watch and follow along with this instructional video to learn how to fold an origami star destroyer paper airplane.
The fatal crash of Air France Flight 447 is one of the most tragic accidents in avionic history — while it also serves as a stark reminder of what can go wrong when humans rely too much on driverless vehicles. The tragic 2009 plane crash off the coast of Brazil involved an Ai ...more
Just got finished playing Just Cause 2, a fairly new title developed by Eidos & Avalanche. I was fairly skeptical of it due to the 81 metascore on metacritic, but decided to rent it with Gamefly. At first, I was pretty turned off due to the highly repetitive missions (HIGHLY ...more
Considering how often many of us fly on commercial airlines, the idea that a hacker could somehow interfere with the plane is a very scary thought. It doesn't help to learn that at Defcon, a researcher found that the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B), transmis ...more
Motion trails in Autodesk Maya can be very handy at times when animating your scene. Keying a bone/joint or other object every so many frames can take up quite a bit of time and can sometimes be a big hassle, too. I have found many times when I could have really used one. I al ...more
If you're like me, you were disappointed when NASA cut their human space flight program. No longer could children and adults in dead-end jobs dream of someday walking on the surface of the Moon or drinking floating globules of water through a straw. Homo sapiens as a species a ...more
Think there's only one way to build a paper airplane? Add some more air foil lift to your plane crafting by watching this tutorial, which teaches you how to fold an origami airplane designed to provide greater speed, lift, and accuracy. The difficulty level is easy, so be sur ...more
This aircraft origami masterpiece is a JKF-18 Hornet, which is modeled after the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet] supersonic fighter jet used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps, along with the Royal Australian Air Force and Spanish Air Force. It's a fantastic plane—but ...more
Traveling often is super fun, but sitting through 13 hours on the flight from California to Bangkok is killer on your skin, especially since the airplane recycles air and therefore dries out your skin. To learn some tips on how to keep your skin fresh and hydrated on the plan ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to fold a basic paper airplane. First, fold the paper in half and make a crease. Next, unfold it and then line the corners with the middle line you just made on one side of the paper. From here, you will fold the paper down until you reach as lon ...more
For those of us lucky enough to have gone on a hot air balloon, the sights you see are truly something spectacular. And unline hopping aboard a plane or a helicopter, hot air balloons are completely open air, which means you can enjoy the wind blowing in your face and communin ...more
Look in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's- who cares? Blow it up. Shoot the blimp out of the sky and earn the Sunday, Black Sunday achievement in Duke Nukem Forever for Xbox 360. Take a break from fighting the Cycloid to blow up that blimp.
In the news this past couple of days, we've heard of about 10 Argentine hooligans being deported back to Argentina before the start of the World Cup. I'm glad for the South African authorities showing that they have a firm grasp of security leading up to Friday's kick-off, and ...more
Loading screen When you log in you'll get this popup Click on the icon in your neighbor bar under your farm. It will be at the top, past your highest level neighbor! You'll get this popup Watch the plane fly Get Some bonuses including a McDonald's Hot Air Balloon decorati ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to get a clean aerial video with Sony DSC-P72. First, you will want to get a large electric plane and mount the camera securely to the top of it. After this, remember to turn the camera on before you send the camera off. Now, control the plane an ...more
I'm sure you've seen in The Parent Trap (or most likely on YouTube) a sleeping person set afloat so they wake up in the middle of a lake. I wanted to add a little more excitement to that concept. It would take a lot more preparation and skill, but ultimately we replace the lak ...more
First of all you have to loose the altitude by taking a circle or two around in the air. On the final turn make a good straight approach to runaway and don't use too much ‘ailerons’ then. Just use the controls ‘rudder’, ‘elevator’ and ‘throttle’. Also watch for the cars or the ...more
In this video, we learn how to fly a BAE Hawk RC airplane. Remember that this is an electric jet so the acceleration is not very quit compared to other airplanes. Treat this as a jet that needs a place to run to get speed before they can take off. Set up the airplane with a ba ...more
In this video, gamer Chilled Chaos shows you how to construct a zip line to use in the video game Little Big Planet. He starts off by building a large block, going up into the air, with an area cut out. This will be where you are standing when you start. He then goes on to con ...more
Natural processes often create objects that have a fractal quality. Fractal branching patterns occur in plants, blood vessel networks, rivers, fault lines, and in several electrical phenomena. Many of these processes take lifetimes, or even occur on geological timescales. But ...more
It certainly doesn't come easy, but that's what we want. Off the beaten path. Flying into Bocas Getting to Panama City or San Jose, CR is easy. Getting to the islands of Bocas del Toro takes a new flight. Whether you fly to Panama or Costa Rice (they are equidistant to Boca ...more
Ask someone to come on a plane to film or something so that when other people are jumping, he won't be jumping, so he will not have a parachute on, so what you do is you push him out of the plane without a parachute and then do like Travis Pastrana and go rescue him in mid air ...more
Snakes on a Plane (or Serpents on an Aircraft if copyrighted) This recipe has been passed on for many generations. Ingredients: 1 or more Unsuspecting Jackasses 1 One private jet capable of doing in air maneuvers and stunts. 1 One pilot capable of making the jet do ro ...more
One night after partying, find the most wasted person in the group. For security purposes, don't be afraid to slip him a roofie or two throughout the night. The next morning, while he is still sleeping, strip him down butt-naked, put a blindfold and a pair of ear muffs on him, ...more
Take an airbag out of a car or truck and secretly stash it under a couch cushion. When an unsuspecting victim sits on the right cushion let the airbag off. Airbag's explode at over 200 mph, this will send the victim 4 to 5 feet in the air and will feel like someone ripped him ...more
Learn how to make a cool paper air plane jet with landing gear. This one will fly far too. Video: .
How a sailplane glider is launched into the air from being towed behind another aircraft (Aerotow). Step 1: Launching a Glider This narrated video shows how a glider is towed into the air behind a plane. Video: .
That's right, fly powered aircrafts. Forget drowning and reviving a fly, why don't you make it slave for you instead? AirSpace Blog's post tells the story of famed aircraft modeler Frank Ehling and his tiny, fly powered aircrafts. Currently in the Smithsonion, these are the s ...more
In this tutorial, I'm gonna show you how to make another amazing paper plane that can fly really far. GUARANTEED. Video: . Once you've made all of your folds and the plane looks symmetrical, it's time to trim it, or adjust it, for flight. This is very important, unless you wan ...more
Here you're going to learn how to make the the Nakamura Lock paper airplane which is is named after its creator, Eiji Nakamura, an incredible Origami artist. This plane flies exceptionally well which I'm sure has to do with its great forward leaning center of gravity. It also ...more
It's nice to have a drink on an airplane, whether you're taking a flight somewhere fun or for work. However, what's not so nice is the high prices and relatively bad quality of the liquor that's available. If that's what's holding you back from having a nice tipple, never fea ...more
At Vision Summit 2017, UK-based Rewind, one of the recent additions to the Microsoft HoloLens Agency Readiness Partner Program, showed off a HoloLens application called "Flight Deck" that genuinely blew me away. The idea of watching a live-action sports experience on a coffee ...more
Sometimes, ceiling fans just don't cut it. They spin meekly, barely generating any air flow to cool down your sweltering room. Or, when turned up high, they can wobble wildly, shaking and vibrating as if the ceiling is about to come crashing down. If this sounds like your ceil ...more
Education opportunity is a big part of what makes Apple's ARKit so exciting. The Museum of Flight in Seattle is taking full advantage of that with their new platform prototype. The company partnered with digital media company Tosolini Productions to create an immersive virtua ...more
WonderHowTo has seen its fair share of dragon-related projects, from dragon wings, to dragon kites, to less-complicated origami dragons, but we've yet to see anything quite like this. Radio-control plane builder Richard Hamel built this incredible seven-foot-long, fire-breathi ...more
This video gives us a step by step guide on how to deal with a crashed RC plane. 1. Salvage whatever survives the crash. 2. Say goodbye to your salvaged RC 3. Don't lose heart. 4. Get a new one to make yourself happy again.
HowTo go viral or HowTo survive a plane crash... take your pick. A bunch of Philippines flight attendant cuties demonstrate flight safety procedures to the tune of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. The company later stated: Cebu Pacific has always been known as a fun airline, we want ...more
Are you scared to death every time you step on a plane? There are things you can do to reduce your anxiety that don’t involve Valium or a pitcher of Margaritas. Watch this video to learn how to cope with a fear of flying. Step 1. Familiarize yourself with airplane safety Fam ...more
ACTION MOVIES The Hunger Games (2012) Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.Dir: Gary Ross With: Jennife ...more
It's that time a year when winter storms begin causing havoc across the United States, and when "rotating outages" are common to help sustain the electrical grid during intense cold periods. That means pretty much anybody with snow and ice in their backyard can succumb to powe ...more
Real airplanes can't take any sort of crashes whatsoever. Lighter model planes can take a bit of roughing up, but nothing severe. If you crash all the time this may help ease the learning curve process, which includes some necessary crashing. This video shows you how to keep t ...more
Forget Christmas, it's all about Festivus these days. But what is Festivus? When is Festivus? On December 23rd, people around the world are standing up against Christmas and having a "Festivus for the rest of us"— a new holiday created by Frank Costanza on Seinfeld in 1997. ...more
Attention advanced balloon artists! Learn how to make a one balloon horse that involves a difficult balloon shape and a tricky air bubble situation. Learn how to make this impressive balloon animal with help from one ballooning expert. Your Balloon Man, Mr. Fudge, is full of b ...more
Hang gliders are exciting, but if you can't fly in the sky, free as a bird, then try the next best thing-- making a paper version that you can make soar through the air. This four-part series from Science Toy Maker will show you exactly how to fold and fly an origami paper air ...more
We've all attempted to fold a paper airplane before, right? One we hoped would sail majestically through the air for a good while but just ended up nose-diving into the grass. Paper planes, an invention likely as old as paper, are models of engineering; and they must account f ...more
In 1998, a Beechcraft Baron was following a Boeing 757, with approximately 3 to 5 miles separation. Air Traffic Control warned the Baron pilot three times with the phrase the phrase pilots hear on a regular basis: "Caution. Wake Turbulence". The Boeing 757 made a standard tou ...more
Killstreaks: Advantages and Disadvantages 3 Kills – Spy Plane: Advantages: This lets you see enemies on the radar in the upper left hand part of your screen. Though it is one of the lowest killstreaks, it is very beneficial and gives you a huge advantage. Disadvantages: It ca ...more
Try beat boxing to make percussion sounds using only your mouth. Follow this Howcast guide to learn how to make basic beatbox sounds. You Will Need * Rhythm * A mouth Step 1: Create a kick drum Make the kick drum sound by expelling pressurized air through your mouth. At the ...more
This swallow paper airplane uses some folding techniques from origami to make the head a little heavier then the rest of the plane, allowing it to make cool loops. As a kid, this was my favorite plane because it looks cool and is quite robust, so you don't need to fold a new p ...more
Looking for some cool designs to build in the planes mod for Minecraft? Check out this video to learn how to build a spitfire in Minecraft planes mod. This spitfire is a great looking flyer, you'll rule the air with it.
Alec Baldwin loves word games? Enough to get kicked off an airplane? Apparently. Yesterday, while sitting in first class on his American Airlines flight back to New York from LAX, a flight attendant "reamed" him off the plane for playing the popular Scrabble clone, Words with ...more
Whether your plane made a crash landing or your ship got lost on a three-hour tour, now you're stranded on a remote island. Here's how to get help. You Will Need * A freshwater source * Some dry sticks * Rocks and leaves * Clothing * A mirror or a reflective object * Cell pho ...more
Well here it is, this is an older pic but it still works, the only change from this pic and the current cannon is that I have put some duct tape around the PVC bonds and am planing on spray painting it. The compression chamber is over a foot and a half long at 2" diameter PVC ...more
How about a laser? One that is strong enough to nudge debris out of earth orbit. That's what NASA contractor James Mason wants to do, and his lab simulations suggest that the idea is possible. Mason wants to use a 5kW ground-based laser and a ground-based 1.5 meter telescope t ...more
The Next Three Days is the new film by Paul Haggis (Crash), which stars Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. Laura (Banks) is accused of murder and sent to prison, and her husband John (Crowe) struggles to prove her innocence while taking care of their only child. But the system ...more
Get ready for the boss fight of your lifetime in the Xbox 360 game Darksiders. In the boss fight in Twilight Cathedral, spar against Tiamat. When you reach the bat queen Tiamat she will take offf into the air immediately. Quickly dash to the Inert Bomb Growth around the edge o ...more
L4D2: The Port Finale The Third Chapter in The Passing is the Port Finale. It's similar to the Dead Center finale, where you have to gather gas cans spread throughout the map and fuel the generator to lower the bridge. The banter between the two groups once you finally meet ...more