Tag: tricks
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How to Move Quickly Through Crowds
Navigating through a large crowd is not as easy as it would seem. Wired’s how-to wiki presents several tactics for moving fluidly through crowds. Apparently the main trick is to look down, watching the feet of the people around you. To get on autopilot, pedestrian-style, look down at the feet of the people around you.…
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Six Tricks for Conquering Fear
Everyone has to deal with fear and uncertainty at times. This post contains six simple techniques to conquer fear and use it to your advantage. Fear isn’t your enemy; it is through fear and hardship that we grow the most. When you think about it, if your life was free from any challenges, it would…
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Tied Up Woman Types With Toes for Help [Brilliance in the News]
39-year-old Amy Windom was tied to her bed after being robbed at gunpoint around midnight last Tuesday. The robber had taken various items from her home and stolen her car. Windom struggled to free herself for hours before, in a feat (no pun intended) of incredible dexterity, she used her toes to type a message…
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Cars in Uncommon Colors Protect Against Theft
Interesting fact: according to a study done in the Netherlands, Â cars with uncommon paint colors (lime green, bright orange) are far less likely to be stolen than those in more popular colors (gray, black). It’s a good thing to keep it in mind the next time you’re in the market for a new vehicle. Researchers…
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Cut Down Power Lines to Draw Attention [Survival]
When an unnamed man found himself stranded in the woods of northern Saskatchewan, he came up with a clever method to signal for help. Knowing the power company would have to check on the downed lines, the man cut down several power poles with an axe he had on hand. A man stranded in the…
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Tip for Winning a Gunfight and More [Quotes]
Rules of Thumb is a great source for tricks and tips. I recently spotted this trick for winning a gunfight on the site: If several people are advancing on you in a gunfight, shoot the one furthest away first, the closest one second, and then retreat or repeat the process. L. Geer, San Diego, California…
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28 Tips and Tricks of Three Days of the Condor [How To Survive 3 Days]
Three Days of the Condor is a outstanding spy film, filled with tricks galore. The best part? The star, Joe Turner (played by Robert Redford) is not spy or field agent, but simply a reader of everything to do with spying. In fact, most of the tricks he uses come from comics or other books.…
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(Best Of) Secrets of Trades & Life’s Little Easter Eggs [Reddit Community]
via Shhh! Share the secrets of your trade/ Lifes little easter eggs.. : AskReddit (Best of comments, so you don’t have to scroll through the rather huge list of tips) Next time you lose your phone charger, don’t buy another one. Go to a hotel and say you think you lost it there. It’s the…