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How to Keep Rose Petals Fresh
Fresh rose petals are beautiful decorations for weddings, parties, and other special events. It may seem intimidating to work with fresh flowers, but this project is super easy! All you need are a few airtight containers, some paper towels, and enough ros...
How to Make a Powdered Sports Drink Mix
With a few simple ingredients you can make your own powdered sports drink mix. After the mix is made, you can add 20 ounces of water to make up a batch of refreshing, thirst quenching sports drink.
How to Play the "Who Am I" Game
If you're hosting a dinner or a party, the "Who Am I?" game can make for a pleasant icebreaker. It is a simple parlour game, comparable to "Charades", where players try to guess a name or thing they've been assigned. Although "Who Am I?" is extremely simp...
Scoring in Curling: Everything You Need to Know to Understand the Game
Curling might look confusing when you first start watching, but the goal of the game is deceptively easy: get your team's stones closest to the "button"—the center of the bullseye known as the "house." If you can do that, your team scores at least 1 point...
How to Write a Life Story Essay
A life story essay involves telling the story of your life in a short, nonfiction format. It can also be called an autobiographical essay. In this essay, you will tell a factual story about some element of your life, perhaps for a college application or f...
How to Check a Used Car's Engine
Nobody has ever sold a car because it ran too well, or was too cheap to maintain, and you have to keep that in the back of your mind at all times when looking at used cars, no matter how much you may have fallen in love with it from a distance. However, "...
How to Cancel a Geek Squad Protection Plan
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, through its "Geek Squad" service component, offers a variety of protection plans for items purchased in store or online. For either a one-time charge at purchase or a recurring monthly charge, a “Geek Squad Protect...
How to Treat Nodular Acne
Having nodular acne can be physically painful and cause you emotional distress.[1] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Go to source Because nodular acne is so deep in the skin, it...
How to Enter Writing Contests
Writing is a highly fulfilling yet solitary pursuit. One way to simultaneously join a community of writers and get exposure for your work is to enter a writing contest. There are many contests open to writers of all ages and skill levels. Submitting your...
How to Attract a Man's Attention
If you are attracted to a man and would like to get his attention, your approach will depend on whether you have established contact with him, or if you are getting his attention across the room. If you are already talking with him, or plan on talking to...
How to Deal with Molar Pregnancy
Molar pregnancy is a condition that occurs when the placenta forms cysts instead of a normal placenta. This condition is also called hydatidiform mole. It occurs due to problems during fertilization and, unfortunately, you cannot cause or prevent it. In m...
How to Remove Glass from a Wound
Getting glass in a wound can be very painful, and the wound may become infected if it's not treated right away. You can remove glass from a minor wound with a pair of tweezers in most cases. Then, clean and care for the wound after removing the glass to r...
How to Solve Multivariable Linear Equations in Algebra
Multivariable linear equations are equations that have two or more unknowns (generally represented by 'x' and 'y'). There are multiple ways that you can solve these equations, including elimination and substitution.
How to Take an Apical Pulse
The apical pulse refers to the pulsation at the apex of the heart. The heart in a healthy person is situated such that the apex is in the left part of the chest, pointing down and to the left. It is also sometimes referred to as the “point of maximum im...
How to Treat an Adult Heart Murmur
Studies show that while a heart murmur isn't a disease, it can indicate underlying heart health problems. Heart murmurs are unusual sounds that the blood makes as it is pumped through your heart that can be heard through a stethoscope by a medical profess...
How to Make CO₂
CO2 is the chemical symbol for carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide provides the fizz in soda and many alcoholic beverages, the lift that makes bread rise, the propellant in some aerosols, and the suppression in fire extinguishers. CO2 can be produced deliberat...