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10 Simple Ways Keep Your Laptop from Overheating
Is your Windows laptop or MacBook overheating? Many laptops overheat because the fan on the bottom is blocked, which can cause the hard drive and other components to fail. Here are the easiest ways to cool down your overheating laptop, identify causes of...
How to Make a Pen Gun With a Trigger
Making a simple gun out of a pen and a few other items can be fun. You can shoot small projectiles out of it, such as the ink cartridge, skewers, or even matches. However, keep in mind that these guns could still hurt people, so never shoot them at people...
How to Hypnotize a Chicken
Anyone who's spent a lot of time on a farm with chickens is probably familiar with this trick. Those who've never heard of this will be amazed to see a chicken lie perfectly still after these instructions are followed. Biologists think that fear causes th...
How to Speak Basic Greek
Around 13 million people around the world speak Greek. Most of them live in Greece and Cyprus, where Greek is the official language. There are also minority populations of native-Greek speakers in Italy, Albania, Armenia, Romania, and Ukraine. Whether you...
How to Frown
Frowns are a type of facial expression that human beings use to express displeasure. However, not all frowns are created equal - some frowns show anger, others sadness, and still others confusion or frustration. Whether you have difficulty frowning or you...
How to Live on the Street
People find themselves living on the streets for a variety of reasons, often because they have no other choice. While living on the streets can feel impossible, there are strategies to make it manageable. With a bit of planning, you can make living on the...
How to Stop Cats From Using Your Yard As a Litterbox
Outdoor cats prefer to use soft, loose soil as a place to litter. Your own cat or others from the area may be drawn to use your yard for just this purpose. This can be unpleasant and potentially harmful, as cat feces can contain dangerous parasites and ba...
How to Divide Fractions by Fractions
Dividing a fraction by a fraction might seem confusing at first, but it is really very simple. All you need to do is flip the second fractions, multiply, and reduce![1] X Expert Source David JiaAcademic Tutor Expert Interview. 7 January 202...
How to Do the “Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple” Finger Game
The “here’s the church” nursery rhyme is a fun and simple finger game for children (and the young at heart) to play. If it’s been a while since you constructed your little church, or if you want to play for the first time, we’ve written out a comprehensiv...
How to Persuade Your Parents to Buy You a PlayStation Console
Convincing your parents to get you a PlayStation is a big task. Make sure you pick a good time to talk to your parents and be upfront about what you want. There are some benefits to playing video games that you can use to your advantage. Make sure your pa...
How to Use an Emulator and Roms
This will show you how to use an emulator, so that you can play your favorite games on your computer.
How to Lucid Dream
Dream lucidity is the awareness that you are dreaming. This awareness can range from a faint recognition of the fact to a momentous broadening of perspective. Lucid dreams usually occur while a person is in the middle of a normal dream and suddenly realiz...
How to Bribe Someone
We often think of bribing as “greasing someone’s palm” — something low-handed or even illegal. Some cases of bribery may be unethical or even illegal, but most people use bribery in regular daily interactions! A bribe, in the everyday context, is offering...
How to Be a Woman of Mystery
It's tempting to be open to everyone around us -- after all, you don't have to care if they know a ton about you. But if we really want to spark someone's interest, playing it mysterious may be a better tactic. If you want to leave people wondering, "What...
How to Solve Exponents
Exponents are used when a number is multiplied by itself. Instead of writing out 4 ∗ 4 ∗ 4 ∗ 4 ∗ 4 {\displaystyle 4*4*4*4*4} , however, you can simp...
How to Eat a Burger
You're at a restaurant, just about to take your first bite, when your burger's contents start spilling onto your plate. Whether it's the ketchup dripping from the bun's sides or the lettuce falling out, there are many factors that can create frustration....