I bought a canon 7D and used it for an entire weekend. I noticed it dropped frames much more than my Canon 5D. There were many more aliasing problems with fine detail in the background. The camera is just plain awful in low light situations. Anything above 400 ISO I was ge ...more
Since its release three years ago, Canon's EOS 5D Mark II has been the most sought out digital SLR for photographers everywhere. But it's also becoming a favorite amongst cinematographers, thanks to its compact size and high-def video recording mode, seeing action in everythin ...more
Periodically, motorcycle and ATV exhaust system can be rebuilt to maintain the proper performance and sound level expected from the exhaust system. My experience was with a dirt bike that had an aftermarket high performance exhaust installed.I bought my 99 XR400 second hand an ...more
To make Italian meringue butter cream cake icing you need some basic ingredients. The things that you need are 2 Cup Light Corn, Syrup, 2 Cup Egg Whites, 2 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar, 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar, 2lbs Butter, 1 Tablespoon of extract. Start out by placing the corn s ...more
D.I.Y.: Start Your Own Cassette Label! By adam_schragin on Aug 4, 2008 at 10:56am in DIY Let’s say you’ve got the itch to start your own label. You’ve got the typeface all picked out, the clever name ready, and an idea of what sort of music you’d like to showcase. What you d ...more
Know how some people have a natural way of lighting up a room? Well, hacker i-am-jen has an artificial one—LED sneakers! Powered by a pair of 6-volt batteries and two teeny-tiny RBBB Arduino microcontrollers, the shoes offer a high-tech, DIY spin on the mass-market L.A. Lights ...more
This article will show you how to make a proportionally correct 1/187 (about) size Hubble Space Telescope. I tried to add as many details as possible, but it was hard at such a small size. It was really easy, but it did take a while to make. Here are some specs for the real H ...more
Before jumping right into becoming the next James Neely or Moose Peterson, you're going to have get situated with your new digital SLR. No matter if you purchased the Canon EOS 5D Mark II body and lens separately or together, you've got everything you need to get started excep ...more
This video shows you how to tune the ACME attacker 1/8th scale nitro engine buggy. Use the high end valve and the idle speed screw as show in the film. Turn the engine and get it to the operating temperature and drive round to the see how the car performs. If the acceleration ...more
Have a need for speed? And high scores? Look no further than this cheater's guide, which demonstrates a method for hacking Crazy Cabbie for high speeds and maximum points. Learn how to hack Crazy Cabbie on Facebook! This video tutorial shows you how to hack Crazy Cabbie (01/0 ...more
Exploring a new city is tough if you're all by your lonesome. But if you have your iPhone on you, you're not alone at all... there's tons of great apps available for discovering the city around you. We've previously featured an app that helps you decide on what bar or club to ...more
(Difficulty Level: from Newby to Expert) Digital cameras can produce freaky sharp images—it’s one thing that sets them apart from film cameras. A DSLR doesn’t have grain, it has noise—and that sounds a lot less charming for a reason. If you shoot at a low ISO, high f-stop and ...more
Felix Baumgartner plans to leap a record 120,000 feet, breaking four world records. If all goes well, Baumgartner will set records for highest altitude freefall, longest distance freefall, highest manned balloon fight, and fastest speed freefall (he will actually break the sou ...more
Bejeweled Blitz is a Facebook game. Learn how to hack Bejeweled Blitz with tricks, cheats, hacks. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack speed and time in Bejeweled Blitz (09/20/09). It does speed down the way the jewels move but t helps to get a really high score. De ...more
Want to perform a wall flip? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to do a wall flip. It would help if you knew how to back flip already, but that's not a prerequisite. To perform this you'll want to run at the wall in a normal running speed. Then jump and plac ...more
If you are a user of the system uTorrent then you know sometimes your downloads can take longer then they should or maybe longer then you want to wait. So, to fix this problem watch this video and find out how to get those downloads to go quicker in a few very fast and very ea ...more
My name is Noah Hornberger. I'm a former Pixar artist (Wall-E, 2008) and Professor of Animation (DePaul University, Chicago), and I have recently invented a motion-activated musical toy called the Dub Cadet. One Substance TV blogger has called my light-up sphere that transform ...more
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to bunny hop with your bicycle onto any obstacle. To perform this trick, you'll want to crack to the gears one or two rotations to gain sufficient speed. Then, shift your weight backwards until your front wheel is in a high ...more
Barnum, a woodturning instructor at State University of New York in Purchase, shows off the powerful motors on these lathes, which offer high torque at low speeds -- ideal for turning big-diameter or off-balance work. He also demonstrates how the heft, speed control, and outbo ...more
Difficulty Level: If you have eyes, you can do this. Ambient light is often called available, natural or existing light. Lots of professional photographers have quotes on lights, but this is my favorite: "I only shoot available light. Any damn light that’s available." I wish ...more
Has time travel always sparked your interest? Are you weirded out by wormholes? Flummoxed by your flux capacitor? Strap yourself in for this time-travel primer. You Will Need: •A basic knowledge of the theory of relativity •An open mind •A PhD in Physics (optional) Step 1: U ...more
If you're targeting big bass during the summertime, the best bait to use is a swimbait lure. You may know that they don't give you tons of bites, but in this case, quality is the key. The best bass you'll eve catch will come off this swimbait lure. This is why swimbaits are fa ...more
The days of trundling hoops, hopscotch and painted wooden rocking horses are long since past. The latest trend in toys? Biofeedback. Electroencephalography. A decade into the 21st century, the toy market is awash in products that incorporate functional neural sensors. One suc ...more
Chef John Gargone explains in detail on how to handle a knife, and also shows a knife cutting demonstration blind folded. Chef John shows you how to speed slice with a French knife. He uses a 10" knife and a 16" knife for more heavy duty chopping. You want high carbon steel so ...more
This step-by-step video tutorial will show you how to do a high weight, low rep workout that will burn fat effectively. Yuri Elkaim of MyFitterU will show you six high intensity exercises in a circuit fashion that will have you slimmer in no time. Yuri will walk you through ea ...more
Dave Campbell shares some tips to speed-train for marathon running. All runners should develop their speed-skills to enhance recovery and as well enhance efficiency. As a warm up, start an easy run, do some active stretches and drills like low-skip, high-knees, butt-kickers to ...more
Mean and standard (or normal) deviation may be hard to understand at first, but with the help of this handy little guide from the pros at Exam Solutions you will be up to speed in no time. In this video, you are shown how to calculate the mean and standard deviation from a no ...more
China's latest futuristic project is a massive "3D Express Coach", a clever project proposed by Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co. as a solution to traffic in the extremely overpopulated country. The gigantic bus will allow cars less than 2 meters high to travel unde ...more
Sometimes you will have to pitch underhand - whether you are playing softball, baseball or with little kids - sometimes a lighter throw is necessary. It may seem odd and unnatural to pitch this way at first, but check out this tutorial for tips on how to toss that ball over th ...more
Bejeweled 2 is a famous web-based free game. Bejewel 2 Deluxe is not free and is available for PC, Xbox 360, Apple's iPod and iPhone, PlayStation 2, smartphones, and Macs. Learn how to hack Bejeweled with tricks, cheats, hacks. This video tutorial will show you how to unlock a ...more
Bejeweled 2 is a famous web-based free game. Bejewel 2 Deluxe is not free and is available for PC, Xbox 360, Apple's iPod and iPhone, PlayStation 2, smartphones, and Macs. Learn how to hack Bejeweled with tricks, cheats, hacks. This video tutorial will show you how to change p ...more
The largest muscle in the back is scientifically known as the latissimus dorsi. You might see it referred to as the "lats" or "wings." The lats are used any time you pull something. For example, when you open a fridge or a car door, you are primarily using your lat muscles. Th ...more
The largest muscle in the back is scientifically known as the latissimus dorsi. You might see it referred to as the "lats" or "wings." The lats are used any time you pull something. For example, when you open a refrigerator or a car door, you are primarily using your lat muscl ...more
Not sure how to properly warm up your voice before belting a tune? Learn the right way to warm up your voice so you can surprise friends without setting off the neighborhood dogs. You Will Need: • Discipline • A healthy diet • Breathing exercises • Lots of water Step 1: ...more
Today's fancy cars come with all sorts of options, from power mirrors to working seat belts. Some of us condemned to live in the reality of capitalist recession have no car, or perhaps a very modest one. But your modest car can still have some cutting edge technology wedged in ...more
Are you tired of wasting diamonds and iron on creating hoes? Are you looking for a fun way to farm melons? Or do you simply want to show off to your friends? This tutorial will go over how to make a jaw-dropping semiautomatic melon farm. Not only will you be the talk of the se ...more
You Want White Teeth Without Expensive Over-The-Counter Products? Here's An Inexpensive, Effective Solution. Everywhere you look there are products for whitening teeth. You could spend a fortune on products you have to use everyday. This tutorial will show you a natural, inex ...more
In this brief video tutorial, you'll see how to properly use Agilent's InfiniiMax Active Probes for oscilloscopes, with multiple probe heads to connect to your high speed signals under various probing use models. First, begin by learning to use Agilent's Browser Probe Head und ...more
Learn a little bit about technology with help from EMBARQ. Watch this how-to video tutorial on configuring and connecting to your 2Wire Gateway via DSL wireless Internet instead of through an Ethernet cable. make sure to follow this whole process to get your High-Speed Interne ...more
Learn a little bit about technology with help from EMBARQ. Watch this how-to video tutorial on installing DSL 2Wire Gateway filters on home phones. Make sure to repeat the install process for the Gateway filters for each telephone in your house that uses the same phone number ...more
This video sculpting tutorial shows a high speed version of the process for building a pig out of clay. Beginning with an aluminum foil skeleton, pink polymer clay is slowly added on, molded, and finished to create a realistic looking pig. Watch this video sculpting tutorial a ...more
In this Autos, Motorcycles & Planes video tutorial you will learn how to drift in your car easily. In this video Bryan Norris tells you about basic drift techniques and counter steering. While at high speed when you turn a corner, the car will start to spin. What you do now is ...more
In this tutorial, learn an important safety tip for the next time you head out camping or hiking. In this video, you will get advice on how to make a Swiss seat rope harness. You will learn to utilize a length of rope to make a field expedient rappelling harness, that is simil ...more
Learn a little bit about technology with help from EMBARQ. Watch this how-to video tutorial on testing your phone line (NID) if you have no dial tone. If there is no dial tone on your home lines, just test your NID (Network Interface Device) on your house to see what's going o ...more
This demonstration of how to draw the Drago character from Bakugan features a high degree of skill and speed, so if you aren't already pretty adept with Paint and digital art in general you probably need not apply. If you have the desire and patience to really improve you skil ...more
Need to get your books digitalized? Well, BookDrive DIY is the solution to scanning them for the web. This video will show you how to use it to get your books in your computer. BookDrive DIY is the professional book digitization solution that uses twin high-end digital SLR ca ...more
If you're a pee wee coach, you know that coaching kids is a tough job. Children can even be more difficult to work with than adults, but it's the best time to shape them into a great sportsman… and to get faster! That's usually the main focus of players today: faster, faster, ...more
Hardcore duct tape and exercise ball to the front of a motorcycle or bike. Set a person up on top of a huge cliff over water or on top of a gnarly hill. Tape some more exercise balls to the person on the cliff, forming a sort of ball suit around him. then have the motorcycle o ...more
you must find a huge tree or bridge or build something clost to a water fall. so you get some one to put on some water skis and rope swing with them on from a high place to get tons of speed. the rope swing will be long enough to put the skis just abve the water that guy lets ...more
pee on a high voltage electrial fence./ put a crotch rocket motor on a golf cart witout brakes and go top speed and try to ru dow a bobed wire fence thats electical yea. my name is jason and im 17.
University of Tokyo and MIT join forces to create a high speed, three fingered, robot pitcher. From Pink Tentacle: "To demonstrate the latest advances in high-speed industrial robot technology, researchers at the University of Tokyo have pitted a baseball-pitching robotic arm ...more
This post is brought to you by the Smithsonian Channel. Video: . They can accelerate faster than a Ferrari, strike with 10 times the g-force of a space shuttle, and outmaneuver a fighter jet. Whether the battlefield is the dark underworld of the forest, the bizarre netherworld ...more
Why do you need augmented reality? Because enterprise, they say. And while that's certainly true for several disciplines, there's still that mainstream use case hanging out there waiting for users to discover beyond the realm of enterprise and gaming. After much thought — and ...more
"The new fighter body of Arios is meant for high speed flight and combat and is capable of atmospheric or zero-gravity flight. Learn How to draw Arios (Gundam). For the full tutorial with step by step & speed control visit: how to draw. Video: .
Incredible high speed photography, capturing bullets piercing objects (via Flickr user Alex Andrea Broderick). Previously, Speeding Bullet at 1,000,000 FPS.
Production Company Action Figure shot footage of their entire team being punched in the face. Shot with an ultra high speed, hi-def camera (called the Phantom), everybody's face face fat is pretty gruesome looking at 1000 FPS. Amazing camera = amazing footage!
After reviewing the international plans for major US wireless carriers, it became obvious they're all pretty bad. Your data is heavily restricted, requiring a daily fee which can cost an extra $100+ on a seven-day vacation. That's when I learned about Google Fi, and how for mo ...more
The Disney Research Lab is using projector-based illumination to paint actors' faces during live performances. You know what that means? Disney just took Halloween to a whole new level. Here's how they did it: The actors move on stage, sans makeup, while the AR light follows ...more
You can try and try, but all the practice in the world can't compete with this robotic hand's pen spinning skills. Ishikawa Komuro Lab's dexterous, high-speed robotic hand is lightning fast. It can close its fingers in less than 1/10th of a second and uses breakneck actuators ...more
Apple staff will be put through their paces now that the company's "Automated System" for driverless cars is in motion. Earlier this month, it emerged that the notoriously secretive Apple received a permit from the California DMV, which costs a small fee but requires at least ...more