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A slinky promises hours of fun, then breaks that promise twelve seconds later when it becomes a snarl of impossible knots. You can undo these tangles with the right technique and plenty of patience, but your slinky won't always bounce back to its springy...

If you cannot do a traditional push up now, do not worry. There are a variety of exercises you can do that will prepare you for traditional push ups. If you are a beginner, start with wall, tabletop or incline push ups. Once you have mastered these, move...

Concrete that hasn't been treated in any way after being poured can be too hard and smooth to accept paint or protective sealants. However, etching (or washing) concrete with acid opens the pores of the concrete and prepares the surface to accept its next...

Since the Print Screen key doesn't work with full-screen games, you'll need to use another method to capture your best gaming moments. You can use Steam, the Xbox app, or MSI Afterburner. Here's how to capture gaming screenshots on your Windows or Mac com...

LEGO bricks are a fun toy enjoyed by people of all ages. One of the most common creations people build from LEGO pieces is a house. Depending on the parts you have available and how much time you want to put into it, you can make your house a basic bungal...

This wikiHow teaches you how to boot from a USB flash drive rather than your computer's hard drive on a Windows 7 computer. Booting from a USB allows you to do anything from run a light operating system to use command line services such as Clonezilla. You...

A great craft for kids is to make a model robot. This involves all the things kids love: bright colors, cutting paper, glueing things together, and bending pipe cleaners. Not only is this craft fun to do, but it is also relatively easy. Even if you don...

In 1959, Walt Disney released it's third Disney Princess movie, Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty is a beautiful tale of a young lady who has unknowingly been cursed as a baby by the evil fairy, Maleficent. She cursed that “before the sun sets on her sixte...

This wikiHow teaches you how to restore recently deleted text messages to your iPhone by using an iTunes or iCloud backup. While using a backup will usually restore your deleted texts, it will also remove any data (e.g., texts) from after your selected ba...

The characteristics of a virtuous woman have been explored in religious texts and in the works of philosophers throughout the ages. While each source can vary on the exact details, there are a few common principles that most great thinkers agree on. If yo...

Best friends play an incredibly important role in your life. They entertain you, listen to you, support you, and understand you. Since best friends have such a big impact on your happiness and personal growth, it’s natural to want to strengthen your relat...

Greetings in Japan are formal interactions governed by rituals. Foreigners are expected to follow these customs out of respect for their Japanese hosts. Greetings shared among friends differ from those exchanged between strangers. There are also greetings...

This wikiHow teaches you how to forward a port for your Minecraft server. Forwarding a port is necessary if you want to let people who aren't on your Wi-Fi network join a server that you're hosting, as it will allow traffic from outside your network to ac...

Once you decide to raise ducks, you need to be dedicated to their care and well being, and the task is not necessarily a simple one. They tend to be easier to care for than other types of fowl, however, and many people find them to be enjoyable to watch a...

It can be difficult to be happy for others at times, but overcoming those jealous tendencies can lead to significant improvements in your professional or social life, as well as your emotional wellbeing. You can free yourself from the stress and anxiety...

The state of Maryland requires everyone who drives to have a driver’s license. You can get your first learner’s permit at the age of 15 years and 9 months. After you drive successfully with your learner’s permit for 9 months, you can then obtain a provisi...