How to Replace Vital Documents

Date August 24, 2010

Birth certificates, Social Security cards, passport, deeds, titles, and tax returns: All documents you’re supposed to store in safe, fireproof place. But let’s say you’ve been less than diligent about doing so. As GRS points out, they’re not documents you generally need often, but when you do need them—say to “sell your car, travel overseas, [...]

Skritter

Date August 23, 2010

Although a number of people learn to speak Chinese and Japanese, writing these languages is a different matter. Most people cannot properly differentiate between the characters of these languages. To help them write these languages better, Skritter was created.  Skritter is a web service that helps users learn to draw chinese Chinese and Japanese characters [...]

It’s Mine!: The Evil Dead Fake Blood Recipe

Date August 11, 2010

  This is the recipe used for all the fake blood in The Evil Dead, per Bruce Campbell’s autobiography.

Later, Suckers!: How To Skip All The Other Floors When Riding In An Elevator

Date August 11, 2010

  If you are constantly floor-skipping your coworkers are gonna have to start using the stairs! And that, dear reader, is my plan for a healthier America.

A Comprehensive Guide to Improving Your Android Battery Life

Date August 11, 2010

Once the How-To Geek got a hold of an Android phone, you had to know he’d get fiddly with it. He’s compiled a step-by-step guide to getting more battery life from any Android phone. The How-To Geek’s guide doesn’t involve many additional app installations, nor firmware rooting or algorithmic data schemes. It’s just a programmatic [...]

Program a Single Key Fob to Unlock Multiple Cars

Date July 14, 2010

Key fobs are handy for keyless entry to your car, but carrying around multiple key fobs makes for a seriously bulky keychain. With that in mind, tech blog Filear details how to program your keyless entry remote with multiple cars.

Alien Abduction Lamp

Date May 8, 2010

Jason Dietz makes what he calls UFO Abduction Lamps. They look like flying saucers projecting eerie lights onto the ground below. Here’s how they’re made: They stand 5-feet 5-inches tall and are made out of recycled glass tubes, light diffusers, and acrylic rings. They hold approximately 10 gallons of water each. They use a series [...]

Map Emvelope

Date April 13, 2010

  Map Envelope is a mailing envelope you have to print yourself, lined with an image from Google Maps. Not just any image, but a map of exactly where the letter originated. Just enter your location, customize the message, preview, and print.

Dice Hack

Date March 24, 2010

How to Make Frozen Frankenpops

Date February 5, 2010

Bunchland Magazine, a digital magazine that features awesome and creative families from all over the world, received this submission for our food section, called Munchland. In this section, families send us videos of themselves cooking or talking about food. This video, entitled The Dessert of Frankenstein, came from dad Eric Woolfe, a brilliant playwright/actor who [...]