Hey! here are more hitches and knots you can try at home (f.y.i., a hitch is a knot that’s around a ring, pole, hook, and such). Enjoy!

 Knot Number One: Lark’s Head a.k.a. Cow Hitch

This knot is used to fasten things, but it is hard to undo quickly, so the matter should not be urgent. Also, don’t use it for fastening cows!

 Knot Number Two: Pedigree Cow Hitch

This knot is a variation on the Cow Hitch. It takes longer to undo than the Cow Hitch, but it is more secure. It’s name used to be just a joke, but eventually it just stuck.

 Knot Number Three: Clove Hitch on a Bar or Ring

This knot is used by gardeners to tie up a bean or pea stick. It is an extremely versatile knot, and the uses are infinite. It is only good, though, if the bar or ring is round, as square-shaped poles don’t work so well. It also comes apart with jerks, so don’t use it for overly strenuous tasks.

 Knot Number Four: Constrictor Knot

As the name suggests, this is a very strong hitch, so strong to the point that if it is tied tight around an object, you may have to cut it to remove it. There are several ways to tie it, and it is useful for tying up garbage bags.

 Knot Number Five: Sheepshank

The Sheepshank can be used to shorten a rope without using the ends of the rope. If you ever use this knot, it will be only on very rare occasions. It can be tied many ways, and some of them look even nicer than the example above.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this lesson in knots. Make sure to check out other posts and comment!

Hey! Here’s a follow up to one of my previous posts, which talked about different knots and what they’re used for. Here are five more for your enjoyment!

 Knot Number One: Fisherman’s Knot a.k.a. Englishman’s Knot a.k.a. True Lover’s Knot

This knot is popular for joining the ends of fishing line. It is called the Englishman’s Knot possibly because it is used everywhere that the British Empire has been. There are also other knots that are called the True Lover’s Knot, but this one has two “lovers” (ropes) bunched together.

 Knot Number Two: Sheet Bend

This knot goes by many names, like Weaver’s Knot, Netting Knot and Becket Hitch. It is also the oldest identified knot, as this knot has been traced back 9,000 years ago! Some people say that the ropes need to be of different thicknesses to tie this knot, but as you can see, it works just fine with ropes of equal thickness.

 Knot Number Three: Hangman’s Knot

Sometimes there is argument as to whether to put this in a book of knots, since it might be used for the wrong purpose. However, it can be used in practical ways, even though it has a gory history, and can be used in fishing.

 Knot Number Four: Handcuff Knot

The name says it all: a pair of handcuffs made from rope. It should only be used for a brief period of time, though, since it isn’t very strong.

 Knot Number Five: Simple Simon Over

This knot is a substitute for the Sheet Bend. It’s used for when you’re handling more slippery cords.

Well, I hope you enjoyed. Comment, check out other videos, and try these knots at home!

Hi! Today, I’ve found a couple of tests that you guys can try at home. First, do ever turn off and tune out from your electronic devices once in a while? Here’s a family that does it every day!

 This family lives a simple lifestyle. They live without TV’s, iPhones and such. Imagine living like that! And if you were this family, your phones would be those annoying rotary dials! Okay, so maybe you don’t want to live like that EVERY DAY, but you could take part in a technology Shabbat. A technology Shabbat is where you turn off all your electronics for one day every week. Who knows, maybe you’ll take part in a real world adventure that you could only pretend to do in video games!

The second test is really fun, and you can try it right now. For this video, Dan and Ben filmed a short scene. that scene was shown to the next team, who had to recreate the scene from memory. And that new scene was shown to the next team, and so on. You can try this at home! Watch Dan & Ben’s scene one time. Then, recreate it, clothing, props and all!

Enjoy, and have fun testing!

Hey! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while – the website had a temporary breakdown 😛 . Anyway, here’s some cool stuff I picked up during that time!

First, this guy should get the award for Best Dad Ever! He’s been drawing on his children’s sandwich bags since 2008. And he does it EVERY SINGLE DAY. That’s a lot of bags! Here are just some of the amazing doodles he’s done.

 Next, check out this cool new minimalist desk, the HIDesk. The HIDesk is wide enough for a notebook or tablet, and even has stands to hold your tablet. No doubt that the best feature is that you can fold it up and take it with you. And to think cell phones used to be the size of suitcases!

 The last thing for today is this funny video, How Animals Eat Their Food. It’s a guy who imitates several types of animals…erm….eating, I guess. Don’t try it at home!

Well, that wraps it up for today. Comment to give me feedback on posts, and check out other posts as well!

Hey! I have found even MORE interesting things. First, these crazy book sculptures made from pages:

 Vermont artist Luciana Frigerio folds pages of books to make inspiring words. Longer messages with more words can be made of several different books. A man even used them to propose to his girlfriend. They look great!

Haven’t you ever wanted to actually see planets without paying some price? If so, this guide to locating Saturn is for you! To locate Saturn in April, at he beginning of the month, it rises two and a half hours after sunset, but at the end of the month, it rises just before sunrise. Once you’ve found it, try looking for some moons. Easy moons to spot include Titan, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione. Have fun checking out this foreign planet!

Last but not least, a café that gets it’s ingredients from…DUMPSTERS!?!?

 As silly as it may sound, The Gleanor’s Kitchen makes all it’s food with ingredients from dumpsters. The ingerdients are not unsanitary or rotten, but rather slightly damaged or near expiration. Crazy! Would you eat food from a dumpster? I’d try it!

Well, that just about wraps up today’s lesson. Make sure to comment!

Even if you never drive, a lot of what you have, like furniture, was delivered by a truck. There still might be a lot of truck cargo delivery, but the London Cyclist Campaign has come up with a design that will be safer for both cyclists and pedestrians!

 The two trucks don’t seem much different, however there are two major and safer changes. Take a look at the windshields. The safe one (right) provides much better downward visibility than the unsafe version (left). To get a better idea, let’s take a look at these pictures.

 As you can see, the cyclist is visible and therefore the truck driver would slow down for safety, saving the cyclist. Compare that to the original truck, where the cyclist isn’t even visible.

 Yikes! The cyclist certainly isn’t safe now. The other major change will be guardrails below the truck, to avoid cyclists getting swept under the rear wheels. Take a look at this picture.

 The red truck’s guardrails would block a cyclist from getting run over, but the blue truck’s wide gap would sweep someone under and spell certain death for the cyclist. None of these changes are expensive, and I think they should be made! What do you think of these changes? Do you like them or not? Any ideas for other changes? Let me know in the comments!

Check out these two awesome science videos. First, what happens if you could fold a piece of paper as many times as you wanted? Could you reach the Moon? It may sound impossible, but just watch this video!

And second, how small is an atom? How small is an atom’s nucleus? And how dense is the nucleus? The answers may surprise you! Watch this video, but be warned; it may cause mind-blown syndrome.

Enjoy!