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Howto: Eat a Chicken Wing the Un-Manly Way



This is actually a very clever demonstration on how to eat a chicken wing, especially if you want to get every bit of meat off of the bone.

Previously on BC:
Boiling the Perfect Egg - Link

Howto: Purchase TSA confiscated items

Ever wonder what happens to the confiscated items taken at airport security checkpoints?  Apparently, TSA turns it over to state surplus property agencies, which will typically sell the items online or at retail stores.  Here is a list of .gov's that offer confiscated items in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.  [via Wired]

Howto: Make a Mac-O-Latern

Mac-O-LaternDo you have an old Mac laying around and not sure whhat to do with it?  Here is a Halloween inspired howto on turning your old Mac into a Mac-O-Latern.

Quick!  Halloween is tomorrow so get a move on!

Howto: Make a pop-up photograph

pop-up photographLast holiday season I was trying to think of a way to create a pop-up card, but figured it would just more work than I actually wanted to deal with.  I came across this howto on making pop-ups out of your very own photographs which seems easy enough.  I just might give it a try.

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

root beer float cupcakeMy little family is addicted to root beer.  I, personally, don't like ice cream in my drinks, however, I never pass up the opportunity for a frosty mug of 1919, IBC or A&W. 

In case you are a root beer float fanatic, you might want to whip up a batch of root beer float cupcakes.  I have no idea if these are good or not, but it's worth trying out.  [via BoingBoing]

Howto: Make glowing tomatoes

glowing tomatoHere is a simple howto on how to make your very own glowing tomatoes. 

Howto: Using Furoshiki

Furoshiki wrapsFuroshiki is the Japanese technique of wrapping cloth used to transport clothes, gifts or other goods.  Over at Japan's Ministry of the Environment website they have provided a complete howto on how to use the different wraps in furoshiki.  [via digg]

Gingerbread Circuit Boards, technical snacks

circuitry snacksMaking circuitry snacks is a crafty way to design and learn about electronic circuits.  Follow this howto, learn, design and enjoy a nice sweet snack at the end.  [via digg]

nuclear reactor sealed envelopesInstructions on how to build a nuclear reactor, kept safe by James Chadwick, discoverer of the neutron, were sealed in envelopes for over 70 years.  Chadwick felt that the contents were "far too sensitive to publish at the time" and described as "cutting-edge science."

The envelopes contain the work of two French scientists, Hans Von Halban and Lew Kowarski, who worked in the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge.

It reveals detailed experiments on nuclear fission, covering the components needed to make a nuclear reactor, how to create plutonium from uranium, and methods to stabilise nuclear chain reactions.

Dr Brian Cox, a particle physicist from Cern, said: "These papers describe what was cutting-edge science at the time.

"The sheer amount of knowledge that these papers contain amazes me - only eight years after Chadwick discovered that a neutron even existed, these scientists are already looking at how to use neutrons to bring about nuclear fission and energy.

Howto: Rip a phonebook in half with your bare hands

ripping a phonebookHere is a video howto on ripping a phonebook in half with your bare hands. 

[via digg]

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