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How to Make a Cantenna - Homemade Wi-Fi Antenna

This article describes the construction of the "cantenna," a homebrew waveguide wifi antenna that can boost signal strength significantly over most stock wifi antennas.

14 comments    how to internet network
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A Short History of the Can Opener

For almost a century and a half the can opener has been a staple gadget in kitchens throughout the world. The reason, of course, for possessing a can opener is the need to open cans containing food. The...

8 comments    food history gadget
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The Best Places to Put Your Savings Dollars

I want to give you some suggestions for some of the best places to put your savings dollars. Nowadays, when interest rates are likely to be as low as we will ever see them in our lifetime, it's important to...

2 comments    online savings life insurance
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Fast and Easy Science Fair Projects: Cellular Can

Transmitting sound by vibrating materials Purpose: To improve the sound of the traditional homemade "tin-can" toy phone. Overview: Sound is formed by an object moving back and forth, or vibrating....

3 comments    tin can human ear improve sound
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Carnival Party Games

This page includes a large assorment of Carnvial party games that you can purchase or make yourself. Some of the Carnival party games include duck pond, ring toss, milk bottle toss, penny toss, basketball shoot and balloon dart game.

13 comments    carnival circus party games
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How To Furnish A Survival Cabin

Building a cabin on a shoestring budget is covered in that Hub...but what about the interior? A basic shell comes first, obviously, but few humans are going to be indefinitely content with living inside a basic wooden box. There are probably as...

12 comments    advice how to home
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How to Clean Your Burn Barrel

Why would anyone need to know how to clean a burn barrel? Isn't it obvious? Apparently not. On my burn barrel page, one reader asked how we handled the buildup in the barrel over time. Today, I did some of that...hence this hub. Caveat: We burn...

10 comments    how to writing contest ashes
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Kids Crafts: Recycle Cans into Gift Wrapping!

Need a quick gift wrap? Want to recycle cans? Use these simple step by step pictures to turn your cans into cute gift containers.

6 comments    how to children kids
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90s Indie Rock Bands and Albums: Tortoise and the Post-Rock Sound

If you aren't familiar with Tortoise, the first question you probably have after reading this hub is "What on earth is post-rock?"  Let me start by stating that the answer to that question depends on who you are asking.  This writer, for example,...

2 comments    entertainment music arts
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/Whois - Chapter 7 - The Tin Can Belly Button Theory

In a way, getting to know somebody in IRC is completely ass-backwards. The traditional method of meeting a person in real life goes something like this...you see them, you talk to them, you get to know...

3 comments    relationships computer romance
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