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  • How to make a Penny Can Stove

    04/03/2010 6:19:20 PM PDT · by mylife · 200 replies · 6,078+ views
    I just thought this was neat. I made one in about 10 minutes using a different design. I made mine about the size of a skoal can and it will burn for about 40 min. Boils 2 cups of water in about 5 min. I dont think the RTV is necessary if you get a good interference fit.Make a penny can stove
  • Sarah Palin Is One Tough Mother

    02/17/2010 3:45:53 AM PST · by Scanian · 13 replies · 621+ views
    The American Thinker ^ | February 17, 2010 | Robin of Berkeley
    Sarah Palin is dismissed by both the Left and the Right as a lightweight. She's supposedly wet behind the ears because she's rarely traveled abroad or served as a privileged United States senator, which consists mostly of ordering lackeys around. Of course, Palin is way too pretty (and a non-Ivy-Leaguer besides) to have an I.Q. anywhere near Obama's. It's astonishing what these critics continually ignore: that Palin is a mom -- not once, but five times over. How can this inconvenient truth be so easily dismissed? Five children -- count them -- including a special-needs boy with Down Syndrome.
  • Dirty ’30s taught people how to survive on their own

    12/06/2008 10:12:29 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 109 replies · 3,333+ views
    The Kelowna Capital News ^ | December 06, 2008 | Elsie Dawe
    About a week ago, I read that seniors are under-represented at food banks, meal services and other help outlets. This was certainly not the first time I have read or heard this. One reason that is repeatedly advanced for the under-representation is that many seniors lived through The Great Depression of the 1930s, an era when people thought several times before spending even one of their hard-earned pennies. They also learned how to get the most out of what they bought. The people of that era just automatically recycled. Once expired, Eaton’s and Simpson Sears catalogues (each referred to as...
  • "MacGyverism" Project Clips and Competition

    08/29/2006 12:10:40 PM PDT · by Sneakyuser · 752+ views
    Sneakyuses.com ^ | 8/27/2006 | Sneakyuser
    I've made available nine free "MacGyverism" science project videos online and am sponsoring an Energy-saving competition.