Trash

This video tutorial will show you how you can build a rocket from trash. That's right... trash. To make the rocket, you'll need a paper towel roll (or three toilet paper rolls), a spray can cap, a model rocket engine, scrap cardboard or wood pieces, hot glue gun with glue, a s ...more

Don't spend the money or suffer the embarrassment of going out to buy adult diapers. Prop diapers are easy to make using just a towel or some white trash bags. Watch this video costume design tutorial and learn how to make a folded prop towel or trash bag adult diaper. Make a ...more

This week, in celebration of Tim Burtons new movie Sweeney Todd, Thread Heads hangs out with the Oscar award winning costume designer, Colleen Atwood, in this instructional video. Plus we turn some neighborhood thrift store finds into some Sweeney Todd inspired Victorian trash ...more

Recycling things isn't nearly as efficient a means of conserving resources as reusing your waste material in it's current form. Enter this video. It will teach you how to make an awesome little trash can / waste paper basket out of perhaps the most appropriate material of all: ...more

The next time someone says they'd like to have some white trash at your party, you should feel complimented rather than insulted. That's because "White Trash" is the name of this tangy mixed drink. Stacey teaches us how to make a White Trash mixed drink with ginger ale.

The newest trend in couture? It's called 'trashion' - high fashion using trashy things. And we mean trashy! This tutorial shows you how to make a ball gown using trash bags, duct tape and newspapers. You'll also want a dressmaker's dummy to construct your dress around - or at ...more

Follow along as Josh Gardner gives us step by step instructions on how to build a punching bag from trash. -First, cut out a foot of plywood (in a circle). -Attach the PVC pipe to the plywood. -Then begin to roll the PVC pipe with foam, and continue rolling until all of the f ...more

If you say Ke$ha at the MVAs you saw her new look: a dress made from a trash bag! Well, if you're looking to create something cool for less than $2, check out this video and see how to make Ke$sha's inspired garbage bag dress. You don't have to spend a million dollars to turn ...more

Hacker Daily teaches you to how to make a rocket "outta trash". They take a bunch of everyday materials (paper towel roll, body spray cap, paper cup glue gun, scrap cardboard and a model rocket engine) and create a rocket, by first cutting cross hairs in the bottom of the cup ...more

Learn how to mix a White Trash Cocktail! Ingredients: * 1 shot Vodka * Add Ginger ale (to taste) * 1 wedge Lime Instructions: Pour ingredients over ice. Garnish with lime wedge. Ingredients can be varied to taste. An easy drink to mix that will show everybody how great of ...more

Watch this instructional video to learn how to make a messenger bag out of trash bags. All you need to do is melt some trash bags together with an iron and wax paper, stitch them up, and then add some necessary buckles and pack accessories. Join Bre Pettis and Make Magazine fo ...more

Learn how to make an origami trash box. You can use any rectangular paper, like trash or computer paper, to make your origami trash box.

This video shows you how to permanently delete items in your computers trash can. He states that the easiest way to delete all of the files you in trash can is just plainly hit the delete button. Apple also has a built in function in the trash can that allows you to protect ce ...more

Final Cut Pro needs its preferences deleted every now and then. It is a simple process and will get rid of the pesky beach balls. The process is painless and not too time consuming. In the following video I walk you through the process.

Have some files you don’t want anyone to see? Or maybe it’s just been a while since you’ve emptied your trash bin. The trash bin function is not a permanent delete but you can erase files off your Mac with this tutorial. As of OS 10.3, Macs have had the "Secure Empty Trash" o ...more

Trash talking is practically the Chinese national sport -- even though Olympic officials want their citizens to clean up their act. Learn to beat them at their own game, in their own language. Watch this video language tutorial and learn how to trash talk athletes in Mandarin ...more

In this video, Danny Lipford will show you how to make a punching bag with trash found at a construction site. First, a circle of plywood is cut out about one foot in diameter (in this video, a bucket is traced in pencil over the plywood). This is for the base of the punching ...more

Fill a trash can up with water, lean it up against a door, knock and run! Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!

Learn how to build and install a pull-out trash bin for your kitchen cabinets; watch a video of bin construction and installation. Build a pull-out trash bin. Click through to watch this video on ronhazelton.com

Want to delete your Pro Tools user preferences in Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)? Whether you're new to Digidesign's Pro Tools 8 or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you are certain to benefit from this free software video tutorial, which presents a complete o ...more

This video origami tutorial shows how to use the traditional Japanese art of paper folding to make shapes; in this case, a trash can. All you need is a single sheet of paper. Learn how to origami a trash can by watching this instructional video.

In this software tutorial you will learn how to trash text in Photoshop CS3. And we don't mean throwing it in your computer trash bin. This is a great tutorial for beginners learning to manipulate text in Photoshop. Learn how to create a trashy text effect in this Photoshop vi ...more

This do-it-yourself video from Lowe's describes how to plan and install a pull-out wastebasket and a two-tier shelf. He explains how storage should work within the kitchen triangle. The pull-out wastebasket frame attaches easily with screws. He then adds a slide-out feature so ...more

This video is about how to supplement water in the desert using a trash bag. You find a tree that is edible and not poisonous and you open the trash bag and place it over a few of the branches with leaves and seal the opening off. Then you take a little cord and tie off the co ...more

Sick of the dog or neighborhood raccoon tearing up your trash and making your house or yard a mess? This video will teach you to use ammonia to keep pesky animals out of the trash can. Keep pesky animals out of the trash can. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Soil is arguably one of the most important ingredients when starting a garden. Buying it from the store is easy, but sometimes store bought soil doesn't work as well. Now making your own soil, cannot only help make your garden grow, but gets rid of unwanted fruits and veggies. ...more

Get ready to turn an ordinary flip top garbage into a garbage eating monster! You will need a flip top garbage pail, faux fur, glue, scissors, 2 ping pong balls, a large pompom, 3 colors of felt, a black marker, 2 googly eyes, double stick carpet tape, and cotton stuffing. Fol ...more

Is your trash bin overflowing? Grab a piece of paper and make a mini trash box by watching this tutorial! Make a mini trash box. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

In this video series, watch as trash talker extraordinaire Ryan Tapp teaches how to talk trash. Learn the objective of trash talk, how to verbally and physically smack talk, how to use technology, general media, broadcasting to talk smack, how to use verbal and physical imitat ...more

In this video, we learn how to build a house out of trash for free. First, find pallets from grocery stores and place nine of them together in 3x3 rows. Now, you will lay down a tarp that you can find over the plywood and start to add scrap pieces of plywood that you find arou ...more

In order to prepare "White Trash" style green snap beans, you will need the following: snap beans, red potatoes, salt, and bacon. Clean fresh snap beans. Snap off the ends of the beans. Then, break the beans in half. Clean the red potatoes. Cut the potatoes in quarters. Place ...more

If you have trouble emptying your trash on your Mac computer, you will need to launch the Terminal first, in order to begin troubleshooting the issue. The trash will often fail to accept items, if it believes that a program or object is in use. Move the application that you ca ...more

If you're a recent convert to Mac OS X, you should acquaint yourself with the Mac Trash Can. This helpful video tutorial from MacMost will help you to develop good file management habits. The Trash in Mac OS X is a failsafe device to prevent you from accidentally deleting ite ...more

It's important to go through your computer and clear any kind of file that is not needed. This helps ensure that you have enough disk space in your computer to save other files in the future. This tutorial will show you how to create a workflow in your Mac finder send it to th ...more

This video tutorial shows you how to securely empty your trash in Mac OS X. 1. Click on the top Menu on your desktop. 2. From the drop down menu, choose "Secure Empty Trash". 3. You will be then be prompted with a messaging stating items will be permanently erased from your co ...more

Christmas and the holiday season can generate quite a bit of trash on their own, so what do you do when you want to maintain your green lifestyle over the holidays? This tutorial gives you tips on how to recycle packing material, wrapping paper and even your Christmas tree.

In this Final Cut Tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to clean up the Final Cut application when it starts acting up with bugs or other problems. Many times this can be caused by a corrupt preferences file or other user settings related to Final Cut Studio. These tips a ...more