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What Happens When an Eclipse Occurs?
An eclipse occurs when one astronomical body moves in front of another, obscuring it from view. Eclipses of the sun and moon have been observed for millennia. They occur regularly, and their timing can be predicted by astronomers. Historically, many cultures have seen eclipses as significant events,
How to Make a Tremulous Map
Tremulous is an old-fashioned shooting game with a few hints or traits from the RTS genre. This open source game allows players to tamper with the game's coding and create player-made content in various forms. The most popular form of player-made content is a custom map. Creating a Tremulous map can
The History of Wood Dovetail Joints
Dovetail joinery is a woodworking tradition that was used even in antiquity. Despite its association with handcrafted furniture, however, dovetail joints survived mass production.
How to Make a Weather Forecast
You don't have to be a weatherman to forecast weather. If you pay attention to the animals, the world around you and the sky, you can predict weather on your own and with good accuracy.
Wood Sign Carving DIY
Having a wood plank that displays your name, address or occupation is creative and aesthetically pleasing. The design and type of wood, as well as the shape and color of the writing can reflect your taste and direct people to your address. It can also make a great gift item. Carving out a wooden sig
How to Make Your Own Cosmetics Book
Making your own cosmetics book is a way to record homemade recipes for beauty products, tips and tricks. You could also make a book of photos depicting your own hair and makeup designs. Put together a handmade book as a beautiful gift for family and friends or get your book printed online for a mode
How to Make Small Party Pennants
Pennants aren’t just for cheering your favorite team onto victory. They’re also ideal party favors for a child’s sports-themed birthday party or as a cocktail stirrer for a celebratory martini. Instead of combing your local party store for the right diminutive party pennant, create
How to Carve Ornamentation for Ship Models
Carving ornamentation for ship models is a step few modelers take. While it can add greatly to a model's look of realism, carving your own ornamentation is more art than technique, requiring years of practice to gain proficiency. There is a process that can be used by beginners to help gain that pro
Birch Tree Blight
The birch are a group of trees native to North America known for their distinctive white bark. There are many species that grow in the forest and also are planted as ornamental trees. Birch trees are generally healthy, but do experience a leaf blight that causes many of the leaves to drop early.
How to Make a Catapult out of a Hanger and a Spoon
Catapults were often used in medieval times as a form of weapon in battle. These weapons allowed warriors to fire upon their opponents from further away or to launch projectile weapons over high castle walls. While catapults are no longer needed for the purpose of fighting a battle, you can create y
Types of Lava and Volcanoes
Volcanoes are natural geological features that can be found all over the world, although they are primarily found along coastlines of the Pacific Ocean. They are essentially holes in the Earth through which lava, or molten rock, escapes. There are dozens of active volcanoes in the world and a variet
How Does the Wavelength of Light Influence Resolving Power?
In the 1600s, glass was cloudy, greenish and uneven. Through a telescope made of such lenses, Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's moons, appearing as tiny dots moving in the neighborhood of the spot of light that was Jupiter. Telling one tiny dot from another was not easy. As the centuries passed,
How to Fix Broken Wooden Maple Chair Spindles
You can fix a broken maple chair spindle by replacing the spindle with a strong, new piece of wood. If you still have the broken spindle, you may be able to use it as a pattern for getting the proper dimensions for the new part. Although the original spindle may have been turned on a lathe, you can
Large Molecules Containing Carbon Atoms
Carbon is a very important element, because it is the building block of life; all known life forms contain carbon to some degree. One property that sets carbon apart is its ability to bond to itself over and over to form large molecular structures. Numerous large molecules contain carbon, and many o
How to Find the Slope & Y Intercept From Standard Form
The equation that describes a straight line can have several different forms. The "standard" form has the general appearance of ax + by = c, where x and y are the two variables being plotted on the line, and a, b and c are numbers specific to each straight line. Mathematicians also describe a straig
How to Weld Aluminum MIG Pak 10
The Lincoln Electric MIG-Pak 10 is capable of welding aluminum sheets ranging in thickness from 22 gauge to 12 gauge. Aluminum welding with the MIG-Pak 10 requires you to take additional steps in preparing both the welding machine and the metal prior to welding. Because aluminum dissipates heat more
How to Play Polar Golf
“Polar Golfer” is an enjoyable video game that you can play on any computer with a Windows operating system. It is set in an ice-cold background with a polar theme. It is an enjoyable way to compete and improve your online golf shots. Fans of “Polar Bowler” will enjoy reuniti
Tornado Warning & Watch Differences
Often accompanying severe thunderstorms, tornadoes are fast-moving, rotating columns of air reaching from the clouds to the Earth's surface. The high-speed winds of tornadoes are incredibly destructive and can lead to widespread destruction and loss of life. In order to prepare individuals for torna
How to Size Transistors
Transistors are key components of so many different types of electronic devices, from radios to cell phones to supercomputers, that the wide variety of available types and styles of transistors should come as no surprise. Some transistors, for example, are optimized for audio amplification, while ot