Lightly pickled cucumbers. A great snack that involves no cooking and only 2 days in the fridge to season. The flavor variations are endless. I like them because they’re quick, taste good, and my daughter taught me how to make them

All you need is:



Cucumber spears, I use either 1 English cucumbe…


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Simple device made of PVC pipe, joints and a PVC ball valve. I made it for less than $25. It is very very very very powerful with an average speed of 200mph with reasonable accuracy and shoots anything that fits in the barrel…works best with potatoes,paintballs, crabapples, and acorns. !!ACHTUNG…


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How many times has the box of your playing cards been torn, or used away. Or maybe you have just created your own personal playing cards. You might even collect some kind of tradable cards (ex. Magic). In this instructable (my second one) I will show you an easy way on how to make a cover / box for …


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Some of you may not know this but your cell phone can see IR.

I wont go into all the physic and what not but suffice it to say. If I point and Infra-red light source at the cell phone with the camera on it will show up as a white light. You can try this yourself by pointing your palm or pocket pc a…


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How to make simple, cheap, yet effective sling shot pellets.



In this instructable I will describe different types of ammo you can make for your sling shot.



This is my first instructable, so please be patient and comment to help me improve.



I will show you how to make hard pallets, soft pouncy pal…


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In this instructable I will show you how to make soap from scratch.





Get your materials!



To make soap, first render fat.

so get some good fat, pig or cow fat works well.



However, the salt balance has to be just right, so the best bet for making soap comes from humans.(no don’t actualy use human f…


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Wanna learn How To Make a Secret Container Out Of a Lighter?



Watch the video or follow that Instructable





Disposing of about 1×2" of free space, you can use it to hide keys, joints, folded bills, etc.



It looks and works EXACTLY as an empty lighter, but if you LIFT the button (instead of push…


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Etch. Press. Print. Want to learn how to emboss paper for your own business cards? Create your own pattern on the computer, and etch it into a brass plate.



I’ve wanted to make my own embossed business cards since I was handed a really incredible one at a fancy restaurant. I tried several methods of…


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The art of book binding is an ancient craft, but actually it is not very difficult to do and with almost no practice you can get really awesome results. If you are on the look out for fun craft projects or quick ways of making nice presents and gifts, then this could be the project for you.



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How to make a Kite that cost a fraction of store bought kites that flies further and much easier, my record 800 yards of fishing line…tell me your fun with kites story.











Materials You Will Need



Masking, cloth or scotch tape

Tissue Paper, a bold color is great for being able to see it when it …


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