Author: loneiguana
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Be Smarter: Believe [Brain Screwers]
According to a Lifehacker article, believing you can be smarter makes you smarter. This is a helpful pointer for screwing with your brain and others. Despite a lot of evidence to the contrary, many people believe that intelligence is fixed, and, moreover, that some racial and social groups are inherently smarter than others. Merely evoking…
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Read Houdini’s Books for Free Online [Learn From The Pros]
Houdini is a big name in the world of magic, escapes and physical tricks. Read for free his books on topics such as ventriloquism, criminals, and more by browsing through Google Books. [via BoingBoing] Photo: Vancouver Public Library Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS | Twitter | Email
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Debunking The Myths: Common Home Emergencies [Emergency]
Dumb Little Man has a great article about common home emergencies, including some not so common surival emergencies. Here they talk about snake bites: Do you rip off your shirt and wrap the wound? Suck out the poison and spit it on the ground? Get out your pocket knife and carefully cut the wound open…
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Unreality – Ten Optical Illusions That Will Hurt Your Brain [Brain Screwers]
Optical illusions are always fun to look at, mainly because it shows how flawed your brain is. This is a good article that has plenty of illusions to bust your brain. Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS | Twitter | Email
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David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min [Talk]
It’s worth noting that Neatorama had this sound advice on atempting anything like this: Unlike conventional modern “magic,†what was involved in the underwater breathhold was not special effects or hidden technology. Instead, Blaine prepared using a combination of hypoxic tent training to increase his hematocrit, preloading with 100% oxygen, meditation to decrease his oxygen…
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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…
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Replace Your Lost Cellphone Charger for Free [Spotted]
Lifehacker had an article on how to Replace Your Lost Cellphone Charger for Free. 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 #1 most left behind item at hotels, so most places have a big bin filled with…
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Use the Universal Edibility Test to Find Food in a Survival Situation [Spotted Quickie]
I spotted this article on Lifehacker on the Use the Universal Edibility Test to Find Food in a Survival Situation. Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS Twitter Email
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Shoot Pennies From a Business Card [Spotted Quickie]
Have you ever wanted to take something of your wallet, load it with pennies, and then launch the pennies at unsuspecting people or other targets? Well, now you can with the Penny Shooter Business Card! Find more info here or watch the video below. via Gizmodo Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS Twitter Email