Light Without Electricity

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to conserve at home. One way to conserve at home is to have a recycling bin. Before throwing away a recyclable item, rinse it off first to avoid unpleasant odors. Change all the incandescent light bulbs in your home to fluorescent ligh ...more

Use magnetism, electricity, and a rodent to create a night light. If you have mice, or would not mind buying some, this project can be completely relatively quickly. Go and harness the power of rodents!

This video shows the viewer how to start a fire without sing matches or electricity. This is done by first selecting a fairly large dry log. The aim is to ‘chip’ or peel smaller pieces of wood off from this log. These pieces will burn more easily and as such will make it easie ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to light-scribe with a Nimbie BB11 disc burner. This device is an auto disc loading system that allows the user to light-scribe multiple disc without manually inserting them one-by-one. Simply load the disc into the machine with the la ...more

Want a way to reduce or increase the exposure of your camera's sensor without actually having to adjust ambient light levels? Apart from changing the aperture of your lens, you can adjust your camera's ISO setting, which will increase or decrease your sensor's sensitivity to l ...more

Unless the windshield is obviously cracked, there are only two other possible causes to a leaky windshield. One is from the seal around the whole glass, because it's broken or worn by age, and the other is the more common culprit on LLV postal trucks, and that's where the side ...more

It seems like there's never any breaks in air travel when it comes to money. The airfares just keep rising, and now most major airlines charge for all checked baggage, so carry-ons are the way to go. But you need to know how to take it easy with your packing list. Pack light a ...more

Take the saturated fat out of a shortbread cookie?! What would be left? Cooking Light has accomplished what seems impossible! A low(er) in fat recipe for shortbread cookies. This Cooking Light recipe reduces the fat and calories without sacrificing the taste of these mouth-wat ...more

Tiramisu is a classic and timeless dessert that is a popular way to end an Italian meal but has become a staple dessert at many American restaurants. This recipe makes super light and rich tiramisu without using raw egg which is common practice. Marscipone cheese will make thi ...more

Have you spent time styling your hair only to step outside and look like you stuck your finger in a light socket? Learn how to keep that beautiful hairstyle looking good! You Will Need * Light shampoo * Deep conditioner * An ionic ceramic hair dryer * Hair oil * Hair spray * H ...more

In this video we learn how to replace an electrical light switch. First, turn the power off in your home. Then, remove the screws around the switch exposing the wires. Confirm that they are dead with a tester, then you can get started removing. Wrap electrical tape around the ...more

In this video, we learn how to use the Solarmeter 6.2 for reptile habitats. This is the most accurate hand held meter on the market. Make sure you use UV blocking sunglasses while using this. This type of light will provide the reptile with needed vitamin D. Make sure you set ...more

This amazing modeling material is light and easy to work with. It hardens without cracking and will stay fresh if kept inside of its container. It will also stick well to almost any surface (cardboard, plastic, wire, wood) without glue. A great project to do with your kids!

Check out this instructional video to learn how to hack a prop ghost to fly continuously for your Halloween display. The Gemmy Halloween flying ghost product sold primarily at Kmart and Spirit Halloween Super Stores among other seasonal retailers can be hacked to fly continuo ...more

Want to move quickly from indoor to outdoor shooting environments without having to futz with the manual controls on your video camera to adjust for the disparate light levels? If so, you should give your camera's automatic exposure feature a whirl. For more information on usi ...more

Check out this kitchen table science experiment on how to make electricity from copper, zinc and water. You can make your own battery to power a small LED light from just nails, copper wire and water. You will need copper wire, zinc (in the form of galvanized nails), a multim ...more

Make it look like your camera is shaking and add in a flashing, color-changing light (great for music videos!). You can create this effect (without losing any video quality) using the software program Premiere Pro using this easy technique and by altering some of the color fil ...more

Ordinary invasive fingerprinting techniques, such as dusting, are prone to damaging evidence. Micro-X-ray fluorescence images fingerprints without touching them. By stimulating atoms to emit signature wavelengths of light, MXRF also provides chemical information -- such as tra ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to photograph with a point and shoot camera. If you have dark light on the face, make sure you turn flash on your light and make sure it turns on to even out the lighting that's on the face. One of the easiest ways to shoot outside without using ...more

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, use about 75% less energy, give off 90% less heat, and last up to ten times longer than old-fashioned incandescents. Changing over is as easy as… well, screwing in a light bulb. This eco-friendly tip will save you some money & save ele ...more

To make an angel food cake, it's nearly impossible without a stand mixer. So if you have one, you can enjoy this light, airy, and fat-free angel's food cake in no time. If not, you can always try mixing the ingredients by hand, which is the old way of the kitchen. Check out th ...more

Ben for Mechanical Mashup demonstrates how to build a barn door halogen light system for a studio and how to establish right triangles and parallel lined without a square. It is quiet expensive to buy a barn doors according Ben, so it could be built by us. These barn doors can ...more

In this tutorial, learn how to use the ShapeWriter app on your Android phone to increase the speed of your typing. ShapeWriter is similar to Swype and allows you to text and e-mail without ever taking your hand off the keyboard. Start texting at the speed of light with this co ...more

Solar lights are a great way to light up your garden. They are both inexpensive and eco-friendly, relying on solar power instead of electricity. In this short video, Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows you how to set up solar lights.

This Diet & Health how to video explores different approaches to treating insomnia. Some of the home remedies that could help give you a better nights sleeps include walking daily, eating light, and setting a sleep routine. Watch this how to video to learn more tips and tricks ...more

In this video, we learn how to make homemade baked tortilla chips in the oven. First turn your oven on and preheat at 375. Then, take your favorite tortillas, a cutting board, a knife and a pan. Next, cut your tortillas into three sections, making triangle shapes out of them. ...more

This video demonstrates how to hang things on hollow walls. From the people who brought you the Dummies instructional book series, brings you the same non-intimidating guides in video form. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hang things on hollow walls, For Dummies. Th ...more

Tim Carter demonstrates how to remove insulated glass panels from either side of a front door. Replacing the sidelights on the front door is possible. Just follow these steps for glass replacement. If the insulated sidelight glass panel on your front door goes bad, it can be ...more

Teach your kids to have fun without their toys by bringing shadows to life. See how to make a dog, swan, and bunny rabbit with nothing but your hands, light, and a little imagination.

Take it from us: Shimmery makeup is REALLY easy to go overboard with. While fine, minute shimmer flecks are easier to handle, thick, coarse glitter that's evident even when you look in the eyeshadow or blush pan means it's going to make your face light up like Christmas mornin ...more

This video by WirelessZone gives an overview and shows the first steps of setting up a recently unboxed Motorola Barrage. The demonstrator runs through the basic display settings, sound setting, the ring tones (almost all the default ones) and many more. The display settings i ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to get a coin out of water without getting wet. First, place the coin inside of water on a plate. Next, use a lighter to light a piece of paper on fire, then place the paper inside the water cup and let it smoke and burn. Next, push the cup down ...more

This video made by a loving wife while her husband is at work outlines three fun, safe, easy ways for families to prank each other without risking damage, injury, or rage. She starts by taping the laser on the bottom of her husband's mouse so it won't work. Then shut puts toot ...more

In this video, we learn how to get wavy hear without using heat. First, start off with clean dry hair and then brush out any tangles. Next, spray with light hairspray and flip your hair over your head. Now, spray again with hairspray and twist into a bun with a soft scrunchie. ...more

We're all for natural beauty, and we think you look great with or without makeup, but there's one thing we are a stickler about: eyebrows. There's no girl out there with the perfect set: they're either perfectly shaped but too sparse, thick enough but evocative of Groucho Marx ...more

This video explains the easiest way to get rid of the oil on your skin is to use blotting paper, and light dab it on oil spots on your skin. Do not rub it, dab it on the skin, the blotting paper will absorb the oil on your skin without adding dark colors onto your face that ot ...more

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to use sparklers, or fireworks underwater. You'll need some sparklers, tape, glass container, a lighter, and, of course—water. Video: . Take a few sparklers and tape them up nicely without leaving any gap between the tapes. Leave a li ...more