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How to Sprint
Whether you’re an athlete or just looking to incorporate sprinting into your workouts, you may be wondering how to sprint faster and improve your performance. The key to sprinting faster is warming up and using good form. This article will walk you throug...
How to Make Your Room Look Psychedelic
If the 70s are calling your name, you might want to make your room psychedelic. Marked by vibrant colors, trippy patterns, and 70s memorabilia, a psychedelic room can make all of your hippie dreams come true, or just provide an interesting, unique type of...
How to Grow a Venus Flytrap
The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant native to the wetlands of the Carolinas. This mysterious plant lives on spiders and insects, which it traps between pairs of rosy-hued leaves. Venus flytraps can thrive in a home environment if they're exposed to a...
How to Bring out the Color in Your Eyes
The eyes are the most central feature of the face, and learning how to feature your eyes will make any make-up look more effective and memorable. There are many techniques to featuring the eyes, and while some of them require some make-up expertise, many...
How to Cast Off
When you're finished knitting, you need to cast off (also referred to as binding off) your last row of stitches to make an edge that won't unravel. Depending on your project, there are a few different ways that you can cast off. You can do a standard stra...
How to Fix a Scratched Video Game Disc: Cleaning Tips & Repair Methods
Few things are more frustrating for a gamer than a scratched game disc that won’t play right. However, just because a disc is scratched doesn’t mean it’s lost for good! Mild scratches on the bottom of the disc can be fixed with just a few simple DIY trick...
How to Restate a Thesis
A thesis statement serves as your paper’s (or speech’s) guiding idea, alerting readers to the main points of your paper and the direction it will take. A thesis restatement, which comes in the paper’s conclusion, is the thesis’s kindred spirit, though not...
How to Make a Paper Mask
Making a mask is a fun, easy and inexpensive way for adults or children to prepare for Halloween or a masquerade party. The masks can cover your entire face or just a small portion over your eyes. After you create your mask, you can attach a ribbon, strin...
How to Care for Your Pet Rock
Did you just get a new interesting soon-to-be-your-best-pal pet rock? Or you might be interested in taking care of a pet rock? We'll tell you how to do that! Like how do you properly care for a silent, stone-faced pet rock? How to entertain it? You never...
How to Make a Caffe Mocha
Coffee and chocolate are a match made in heaven. A caffe mocha combines these two flavors with steamed milk to create a decadent drink that will also give you a little energy. Unfortunately, getting your daily mocha from a coffee shop can become an expens...
How to Soothe Your Cat With a Massage
Massaging your cat can create a positive relationship between you and your cat as well as soothe and relax their stiff joints. It can also alleviate stress for both you and your cat. Ultimately, massaging your cat can stimulate nerves, muscles, the circul...
How to Sneak Past Your Home Security System
Many homes have security systems to prevent criminals and unauthorized people from entering the house. However, in some cases, you may need to get outside your home without setting off your alarm. Many different alarm systems exist, so each situation will...
How to Clean a DVD
This wikiHow teaches you how to clean dust, dirt, and residue off of a DVD. The easiest way to do this is by using rubbing alcohol and a microfiber cloth, though other cleaning solutions may be applied. Keep in mind that cleaning a DVD will not fix scratc...
How to Get Rid of Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a common skin condition in which the life cycle of skin cells is disrupted. Cells end up piling up on top of one another, resulting in patches, scales, discomfort, and sometimes pain on the skin. In addition to a variety of medical treatments...
How to Get a Guy to Ask You to a Dance As a Preteen
Finding a date to a dance can be really stressful, especially in middle school. Getting the guy you like to ask you can be even more intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. By getting to know him better and then bringing up the dance specifically, you mi...