Make Traps

In this tutorial, we learn how to set a spring loaded snare trap. First, find a sapling with a larger tree next to it, then bend the sapling down and wire on a stick to this. This stick will have a small nub on it that will hook onto a stick that you will prop up on the back o ...more

Using a dish, liquid dish soap, a lamp, and a candle, you can get rid of fleas in your home with barely any effort. A well-placed flea trap can be the answer to all of those annoying fleas your pet may be bringing inside. Video: .

Sometimes taking the route where you don't fight at all in Minecraft is the best plan of attack! If you're looking for a clever way to take down almost all types of creatures (well, except for spiders), check out this awesome video! You'll learn how to make a crafty water trap ...more

Annoyed by summertime wasps? This how-to video will show you how to assemble a humane wasp trap in under one minute using marmalade, water, a disused plastic bottle and a pair of scissors.

In order to kill bed bugs with a dry ice trap, you will need the following: a dog bowl, a towel, a cooler, a cotton ball, painter's tape, and talc powder. Your goal here is to make a trap for bed bugs. It is a monitor. It is designed to trap hungry bed bugs. This will help yo ...more

In Minecraft, traps provide an easy and safe means of harvesting monster-specific resources. This gamer's guide will walk you through the construction of a simple lava trap. For complete instructions, watch the video! Search WonderHowTo for more Minecraft tips, tricks, player ...more

Removing wires from a 'trap door' switch can be a bit tricky to do and of course you don't want to just yank them out. If you get yourself a thin pick to fit into the holes and just circle the wire to hit a spring you need to push down in order to release the wire.

Want to build the ultimate traps in Minecraft? This three part video series shows you the ultimate guide to building unassailable traps within the game. Make sure you have quite a few resources before you begin - you'll need them all! Part 1 of 3 - How to Build the ultimate tr ...more

Fashionable things come and go (remember gladiator sandals?), but truly cool things stay around forever. Take pyramids, for instance. Since the Egyptians (well, arguably, the Mesopotamians) invented them more than two thousand years ago, they still fascinate people all around ...more

In Minecraft, traps provide an easy and safe means of harvesting monster-specific resources. This gamer's guide will walk you through the construction of such a trap. For complete instructions, watch the video! Search WonderHowTo for more Minecraft tips, tricks, player guides ...more

A basic hog trap is capable of catching large wild pigs. Animals over 400 lbs have already been caught in this trap and it has proven itself as the trap use for wild pig removal. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to bait and set a trap for wild pigs.

Build a tree string noose trap Materials needed: five feet of rope, knife, various size sticks and a sapling tree. Stretch sapling to the ground. Take two sticks with hoods to act as hammer sticks and place them into the ground. Place a straight stick under the hooks on the ...more

Learn how to set a basic mouse trap with this easy video.

Redstone is a pretty versatile substance in Minecraft. You can use it to rig up explosions, set timers and conduct electricity to open doors and make traps. This tutorial is a basic primer on everything redstone you can find in Minecraft.

Here is a technique for coiling parachute cord or any other thin rope / twine. Learn how to survive in the wild. You never know when you'll be stranded on a desert island, lost in the deep woods, or be a contender for Survival, the TV show. This series of videos, by Hedgehog L ...more

Because everything is better with lava! Most Minecraft traps use water to drown monsters, but you can use lava to trap your monsters! This trap is best built within a cave, since you will need a lot of stone to contain the lava.

Here is a clear, step-by-step guide for building and setting a an Asian bird trap from Laos. This simple and effective trap requires some seeds, a small piece of bamboo, 4ft of cordage, and a young sapling. This trap can catch everything from small birds up to a jungle chicken.

In this impressive bar trick, bet someone that you can remove the coin from the matchsticks atop the matchbox without touching or moving the matchsticks. It seems impossible, but obviously it's not. Win beer and money. Maybe just impress your friends. Whatever. The answer for ...more

Learn how to do seated reverse flys. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Seated reverse dumbbell flys strengthen and develop the rear deltoids, the often-used but hard-to-isolate back of your shoulders. Muscles Worked Shoulders (rear deltoids) Startin ...more

This video tutorial shows how to hack FarmVille (07/02/10). When you FarmVille farm starts to get really vast, waiting for your avatar to walk to each plot in order to harvest it becomes a major hassle. But it need not be. This video will show you how to use a simple technique ...more

In Minecraft, traps provide an easy and safe means of harvesting monster-specific resources. This gamer's guide will walk you through the construction of such a trench-style trap. For complete instructions, watch the video! Search WonderHowTo for more Minecraft tips, tricks, ...more

It's a trick that never fails to amaze. You're placed in handcuffs, but with a flick of the wrist, you're free! Kick off your career as a daring escape artist with these simple tips. You Will Need *A pair of handcuffs *A handcuff key *A bobby pin or paper clip *An assistant ...more

Learn how to construct an improved version of the figure four deadfall trap. Learn how to survive in the wild. You never know when you'll be stranded on a desert island, lost in the deep woods, or be a contender for Survival, the TV show. This series of videos, by Hedgehog Lea ...more

The Pathfinder School offers bird enthusiasts this video tutorial that shows how to construct an Ojibwa Bird Trap. Using a series of sticks, anyone can learn how to create this bird trap, which works when a bird's weight triggers a snare. Learn the tips and techniques of what ...more

How far would you go to save your life? For James Franco, who plays real-life hiker Aron Ralston in Danny Boyle's "127 Hours", staying alive means cutting off your own arm with a dull pocketknife. If you've seen the movie (or even heard about all the people who fainted and th ...more

In this two part video tutorial you'll find out how to construct a bird snare trap in order to catch a variety of birds. Some tools you'll need include two different types of sticks, string, a weight, and a knife. Enjoy! Part 1 of 2 - How to Construct a bird snare trap. Part ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to rig a counter weight trap. This is great as a fishing trap but can be rigged to be used as a tree trap. First, you will need to take a rock and wrap around it to create a counter weight. After this, bring the rope high over a branch, then down ...more

This video shows viewers how to create a wood labyrinth in which you can roll a small ball through a maze, trying not to allow the ball to fall into the hole. You will need some boards of wood which you will need to cut to the correct dimensions. You will need to create a box- ...more

Halfed Ass Construction presents how to build a Bass / Sound trap in this home audio tutorial. This how-to video goes over the step by step instructions for how to build a frame, the materials needed the process of building the bass or sound trap. A bass trap acoustic panel wi ...more

Here is the technique for creating a strong sleek loop in a natural length of cordage... perfect for many wilderness survival applications. Learn how to survive in the wild. You never know when you'll be stranded on a desert island, lost in the deep woods, or be a contender fo ...more

A beaver trap is set up on a pond showing many techniques on how to make a good set. These techniques will apply whether you are using a live trap, snares, long spring, coil or conibear traps.

Monitor Trap: Difficulty level 5 1) Cut a metal coat hanger, and bend it into shape. 2) Use cardboard to construct the launching platform for the paper hole punches. 3) Fasten the mousetrap to the back of the monitor and then tie the fishing line to the mouse cord. 4) Delicat ...more

Sick of moles ruining your garden? Watch this video to control moles in your yard.

One of the best traps you can build in Minecraft is one that uses pistons to work. This video shares a design for a piston trap. Follow the step by step instructions in this video to learn how to build this mob trap.

In Minecraft, survival is key, but also being able to take advantage of your surroundings and creating clever traps can help further you along as well! In this video you will learn how to create a landmine with TNT and a pressure plate, so when a cow, a pig, a zombie, heck, wh ...more

This trap is best built on a patch of ice - no monsters will spawn there, and you can still walk and build on it. You will also need quite a lot of stone to make this mob trap in Minecraft. Part 1 of 2 - How to Build a mob trap on the ice in Minecraft. Part 2 of 2 - How to Bu ...more

Be careful before you set up that mouse trap! You might have a rodent problems you need to get rid of, but the last thing you want to do is lose your finger in the process. This video from Ask the Exterminator has all the instructional assistance you need to make sure you're d ...more

How to make rope, cordage, and twine from natural materials found in the wilderness. Learn how to survive in the wild. You never know when you'll be stranded on a desert island, lost in the deep woods, or be a contender for Survival, the TV show. This series of videos, by Hedg ...more

Learn to execute a Jiu Jitsu Gogoplata, or shin, choke. Gogoplata is a choke that traps the arm and uses the shin as a choking edge. It is usually applied from the guard.