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How To: Make your own tobacco pipe for less then a penny
If you enjoy a bowl of fine pipe tobacco every now and again, then you should learn this great method of making cheap pipes!
How To: Hunt for wild magic mushrooms & avoid poisoning
Keep your eyes open and use common sense to find wild magic mushrooms. Avoid the lethal look alikes!
How To: Prevent beach sand sickness
In this tutorial, we learn how to prevent beach sand sickness. Sand has a ton of bacteria in it and can cause illness in your body right away. It will get on your hands, then when your hands go to your mouth, you will become sick. Don't bury yourself in sand, you are much more likely to have diarrhea after this occurs. Don't avoid the beach, just make sure you don't eat food after touching the sand. Keep hand sanitizer with you and wash your hands or take a shower after you get home from the ...
How To: Quickly set up a hookah
In this video, we learn how to quickly set up a hookah. First, put your flavoring inside of a metal container and place the cap onto it. Once you've done this, place that container inside of the pipe and roll out tin foil, making a double layer. Fold the tin foil in half and then wrap it over the pipe tightly. Now you can poke holes into the top of the foil and remove the top of the foil. Place onto your hookah and light the coal. You can now use this to smoke your hookah and it only takes a ...
How To: Avoid winter weight gain with nine easy tips
Humankind likes to think it is superior to all the other species out there, but during the winter, we hibernate just like every other mammal. Though we don't exactly drag our fuzzy butts into a bear den and call it quits for the winter, we tend to stay still more during the winter (inside our houses, where it's warm) and eat more.
How To: Administer medication through a running IV
This how to video demonstrates how to administer a patients medication through a running IV. Before giving a patient any medication make sure to properly identify the patient, wash your hands, and re-check the dosages. Watch and learn how to properly administer medication through a running IV. This medical how-to video is intended for medical students and professionals.
How To: Make a butterfly bandage
A butterfly bandage is handy item when a wound has smooth edges. It brings the edges of skin together and thus speeds up the healing.
How To: Use flax seed remedy constipation and IBS
According to this video, grinding flax seed, mixing a tablespoon in water, and drinking it in the morning and the evening is a remedy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation. Good luck. Use flax seed remedy constipation and IBS.
How To: Germinate weed seed
This video demonstrates how to germinate marijuana seeds. In this video the same is shown taking purple kush seeds. For this first you need to take a tray which is a bit deep and some tissue papers. Put a layer of a tissue paper in the tray and moist it with water using a spray bottle. Then put another layer of tissue paper and moist it again. Then put the seeds on top and again put two layers of tissue papers. Moisten the tissue papers like done earlier. Then cover the whole tray with plasti...
How To: Do a one-hand tie suturing for operating
An important part of surgery is knowing the various types of closures to perform. This medical how-to video demonstrates how to do a one-hand tie for suturing. Follow along and learn the special technique for doing the one-handed tie for suturing in the operating room.
How To: Make a bong out of any plastic bottle
Looking for something to smoke out of but have nothing around the house? Have a look at this tutorial and learn how to make a working bong out of any plastic bottle (Coke bottle, water bottle, etc)
Vision Hack: How to See Clearly Without Your Glasses or Contacts
As someone who's dependent on glasses to see on an everyday basis, losing or misplacing them is obviously a bad thing. I can't even see clearly enough to find the glasses that I just lost, so I'm pretty much blind now.
How To: Remove tar from skin
We've all been there, taking a nice stroll along the beach and, oh no, a big splotch of tar is plastered on your foot! No need to worry because there are a variety of everyday products that get that tar right off.
How To: Relieve sinus pain with acupressure
Are your sinuses killing you? There are ways to relieve this pain by applying pressue. Learn to apply pressure to points of the body with your thumbs or fingers to relieve sinus pain.
How To: 5 Natural Ways to Remove a Crick in Your Neck
A crick is a sudden, spasmodic pain and stiffness in the neck caused by tight muscles that can absolutely ruin your entire day. It can last for more than one day and can be triggered by the smallest movement of the neck, such as a simple pandiculation, aka a yawn-stretch. Although you can't always prevent them, there are many natural ways to lessen a painful stiff feeling in the neck.
How To: Get rid of hiccups using question method
Are the hiccups killing you? Have you tried everything and still can't get rid of the dreaded hiccups? Well, here's a new method of getting rid of the hiccups and it's called the "question method". Learn how to get rid of those hiccups everytime by using this questions & answer interview that correlates with a breathing technique.
How To: Get rid of a sore throat with yoga breathing exercises
The lion's breath exercise can be used to get rid of sore throats. To perform this, get into a comfortable position. Inhale deeply. When you exhale, stick out your tongue, as far as it will go. Exhale, releasing all of the air from your lungs. Take in another cleansing breath, and repeat. This time, when you exhale, in addition to sticking out your tongue, you will need to roll your eyes back in your head. Try to make your eyes roll all the way back but slightly inward. Try to imagine that yo...
How To: Make a Simple Herbal Extract
Hello there, people. Today, I am going to show you how to extract the essence from a useful plant, using either alcohol or olive oil. This is how you take a plant and turn it into a useful (and preservable) medicine. For those of you who know nothing about herbal medicine, let me explain it for you in a nutshell...
How To: Insert a Foley catheter in a male
This how to video demonstrates how to do a male Foley catheter insertion. Before beginning any catheterization procedure make sure to properly identify the patient, wash your hands, and that all the supplies are handy. Watch and learn how to properly insert a Foley catheter in a man. This medical how-to video is intended for medical students and professionals.
How To: Give a testicular self exam
Screening and early detection is the key to beating any form of cancer. Share this with a friend. You may save a life.
How To: You’ve Been Taking Pills Wrong Your Entire Life—Here’s How You Should Be Swallowing Them
It's a rare person who enjoys swallowing pills—and equally rare to find those who can toss a pill back easily and effortlessly without gulps of water and coughs. The transition from liquid medicine to pills, tablets, and capsules can be a rough one, and some of us still struggle well into our adult lives. Yet the reason your pills are getting caught in your throat may not be the medication's fault—it's all in how you swallow.
How To: Roll a Perfect Cone Joint, Every Time
Follow along with me here as I demonstrate how to roll a perfect, Amsterdam-style cone spliff, every single time. These will burn perfectly all the way down to the crutch and smoke perfectly. It's no secret as to why this method is the favorite way to smoke among true European cannabis smokers.
How To: Heal faster after surgery
There are a variety of ways to speed up your body’s ability to heal. Things like keeping the incision clean, resting, nutritious foods and physical therapy will get you feeling strong quickly. Avoid negativity, as it may actually slow down your recovery. No one likes to be laid up in bed after surgery. Follow the advice on your “get well soon” card and be back to your old self in no time.
How To: Insert a urinary catheter into a male patient
Catheterization is used to drain a patient's urine freely from the bladder or to inject liquids for treatment and diagnosis of certain bladder conditions. Cathing is usually done at a clinic by a nurse, although self-catheterization is also possible.
How To: Perform a bimanual pelvic exam of a female
This video shows how a bimanual pelvic exam of a female is done.
How To: Make a pipe out of a soda can
This how-to video shows you how to make a pipe from an aluminum can. You will need an aluminum can, a knife, and a lighter. First, crush the can horizontally. Next, cut a hole using the knife at the bottom of the can. Next, cut a few notches on the side of the can where it is crushed. Once this is done, you are ready to use the can as a pipe. You will put your mouth on the regular opening of the soda can. The material being smoked is placed on the crushed side of the can with the notches. Thi...
How To: Take care of a blister on your hand or foot without popping it
Blisters are a part of life for people with physical hobbies and professions. Many simply pop them and cover them up to treat them, but this is the wrong way to go about it. This video will teach you the proper way to treat blisters on your hands or feet.
How To: Remove stitches
This video demonstrates how to remove stitches at home, without the assistance of a doctor or other licensed medical professional. You will need a pair of tweezers: in good working condition. You will need a very sharp pair of scissors or clippers. Grab the end of the thread with clippers, and pull it gently. Tugging at the stitch will make it easer to slip the scissors or clippers underneath the knot. Clip the stitch underneath the knot. It should pull right out.
How To: Make a screen from household items
This video is about how to make a screen for a bong from household items. You will need iPod ear buds (they have a good screen on them), wire cutters, and a stem and bowl to put the screen in. You use the wire cutters to cut the plastic around the ear bud screen in order to separate the top piece from the rest of the ear bud. Then you remove the metal ring and paper on the underside of the screen. Next you remove the white plastic around the screen. Now you have isolated the screen. Place the...
How To: Use proper draping techniques during a gynecology exam
In Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN), doctors deal specifically with the female reproductive organs, which means a lot of visual inspection of the vaginal area. Whether you're a doctor, surgeon, nurse, or nursing assistant, knowing how to properly drape a patient is detrimental to the patient feeling protected and secure with the hospital staff, along with having some privacy. This video will cover different types of draping techniques.
How To: Insert a Foley catheter in a woman
This how to video demonstrates how to do a female Foley catheter insertion. Before beginning any catheterization procedure make sure to properly identify the patient, wash your hands, and that all the supplies are handy. Watch and learn how to properly insert a Foley catheter in a woman. This medical how-to video is intended for medical students and professionals.
How To: Pass a marijuana drug test
Learn how to pass a drug test whether it's a random drug test tomorrow or an employment drug test a month away.
How To: Draw blood with three different phlebotomy techniques
Drawing blood is only responsibility for hospital nurses, but a very important one, so knowing the proper procedure is up to you to master. You can only become efficient at taking blood samples by practicing, but you should also know all of the phlebotomy methods for extracting blood cultures. This interactive video module will help familiarize you with the phlebotomy medical procedures (three different versions), but is not meant to be your sole method of instruction— always ask for supervis...
Fear the Itch: Prevent Mosquito Bites by Avoiding These Foods & Activities
There are many, many home remedies out there for relieving itchy mosquito bites. Everything from mud to banana peels and basil leaves to Alka-Seltzer tablets can help curb the itch. But before you even have to resort to any of those methods, you should be thinking about prevention. Wearing white clothing can help to keep mosquitoes aways from your skin, and there are many plants that will help mask your mosquito-attracting smell. But there's even more ways to keep those bloodsucking bugs away.
How To: Do a urinary catheterization procedure on a male
One of the hardest things a man can go through in life is a trip to the hospital, especially when he knows he's going to need a catheter. It's every man's worst fear. But for a nurse, it's necessary knowledge. Learning the male urinary catheterization procedure hands-on is difficult due to the urgency involved in patient care, so this video aims to prepare nurses so they can learn and stay fluent with the proper urinary catheterization technique of a male patient.
How To: Make a homemade vaporizer with a light bulb
To construct your vaporizer, you will need a knife, scissors, straw, lighter, bottle cap, cigarettes and a light bulb.
How To: Give a male perineal wash
Once each day, or according to your doctor's instructions, you will need to clean the urethral meatus - the opening where the catheter enters the body. This video shows you how to give a proper male perineal wash.
How To: Insert a Foley catheter in nursing
Going to be a nurse? Then one very common procedure done by a nurse involves inserting a Foley catheter into a patient. Follow along in this nursing how-to video to learn how to insert a Foley catheter. Before starting always make sure to double check the doctor's orders and have all your materials ready.
How To: Use a female condom
This is a video to instruct one how to use a female condom (also know as a Femidom). This can prevent against STDs and pregnancy.
How To: Get Rid of Razor Burn Fast (& Prevent It from Happening)
No matter how fresh, sharp, or clean a razor is, it can still create an itchy, inflamed trail of razor burn bumps. When razor burn appears, it's unpleasant, and can even affect your next shave.