tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51521565410004129992012-02-16T11:09:34.921-08:00101 great things for chaps to do from tieing knots, growing sprouts, makeing a rubber band rifle, fixing the spark plugs to writing sonnets. This blog has it all.Marknoreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152156541000412999.post-70910501494463010172009-06-25T13:12:00.000-07:002009-06-25T13:18:53.814-07:00

Find out how to use chopsticks with this simple guide.

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Cutting down (or felling) a tree is very simple to get right, but also very risky if you get it wrong. If your going to try this, practice on a small tree first, and of cause always get its permission.1. Make sure you have enough clear space for the tree to fall.2. Get a good sharp axe. Chainsaws are for wimps and are far to easy, (they should only be used for opening beer) 3. First chop a chunk

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Handy hints on how to track a horse. Very handy if your .... well..... tracking a horse.

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Make a paper cup in five folds.

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A very popular pub/bar favourite, particularly on a stag do.Rules.1. The first player states the name of a famous person. Can be historical, fictional or current. Eg. Homer Simpson.2. The next player, sitting on his/her right must say a famous person beginning with the surname of the the previous famous person. Eg. Stevie Wonder. 3. On to the next person and so on round and round the table.4. If

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A mighty useful skill this for anyone who might get shot down in the desert or inherit  a struggling French farm with no stream. Dowsing is the practice of finding buried materials eg water, by use of a Dowsing Rod. 1. Get outside.2. Get your dowsing rod, this could be Hazel twig or Wire Coat Hanger in the shape of an upside down Y.3. Grasp the two handles of the Y and hold the rod horizontally.4

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How to avoid ever being given any extra work....

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Its possible (if your bored enough) to make a wish with a ginger biscuit. 1. Take your ginger biscuit and cup it in your hand.2. Now smash your elbow down on top of the biscuit, and make a wish.3. If the biscuit breaks into 3 parts only. Congratulations you wish will come true. (Not a Guarantee.)N.B. You can ignore crumbs. 

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Vital stuff for any cycling chap.

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Playing the spoons is surprisingly easy but it does require the exact right method and that's why a lot of people have trouble with it. 1. Get two spoons. 2. Place the first spoon  between forefinger and thumb. Make sure its facing up.3. Place the second spoon griped between remaining three fingers and your palm.  Make sure its facing down. 4. The key is that the  bowl of one spoon is directly

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Man's mastery of fire has always separated him from the beasts. Now you can discover how to lasso and control a candles flame. A simple trick which works best on young nieces and nephews.1. Ask your audience for a strand of hair. (Blond and Long is unsurprisingly the most popular choice.2. Form this into a loop. 3. Place the loop over the candle flame. Making sure that your hand is on the

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Yes well........ we all need a break.

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When trapped on a desert island every chap needs to be able to attract passing aircraft for help, but how do you tell the pilot of said plane exactly whats wrong? Well below is are some standard Emergency Ground Signals. This comes from a 1950s schoolboy handbook, and the request signal for "Send Firearms and Ammunition" was presumably to fight of attacking natives. You make the shapes in the

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With a bottle of Diet Coke and a packet of Mentos you can make a quite spectacular rocket. A far better use for diet coke than drinking the stuff. Please note the rocket can be very powerful so protect your face when it goes off and remember its coke. Don't wear your best clothes.1. Take one bottle of Diet Coke. The larger the better, we suggest 2 liters. For best results make sure its not

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A fairly simple trick.1. Take one battery a 9V works particularly well. But you can do it with smaller sizes.2. Get a small handful of steel wool and bridge both contacts of the battery with the steel wool.3. At this point sparks should be appearing.4. Place some tinder (small dried grass or very small twigs) over the top of the wool.5. Congratulations you've discovered fire!

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Ah Paper Golf, beloved by school boys everywhere....Unlike real golf all you will need is a sheet of paper and a pen.1. On a clean sheet of paper draw the hole. You can include what ever features you can imagine, water, sand traps, trees. Just make sure it includes the starting pin and the hole. The drawing below should give you a good example. N.B. The hole is drawn fairly large.2. Place the tip

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This excellent video demonstrates how to make a very fine Star Wars Lightsaber, from fairly standard hardware store parts.

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Ginger Beer saw quite a decline in the 20th Century being replaced by Coke as the soft drink of choice. Now a days its hard to get and when available is often artificial or served with (shudder) ICE. Here's how to make the proper stuff.1. Pour into a bowl one pint of water, boiled then cooled to 21 degrees C (70F).2. Add 2 teaspoons of ground ginger, 2 of sugar and 2 of yeast.3. Stir with wooden

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You may well have seen this in The Office by Ricky Gervais . When Tim puts Garth's stapler in the jelly.1. Get your stapler.2. Get a glass mixing bowl. (Important point this must be quite a bit bigger than the stapler.)3. Place a pencil across the Jelly Bowl and with a bit of string dangle the stapler from that. This is very important as it means the stapler will sit in the middle of the jelly

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Before you have a go at this, please remember sewing is for Girls (and sail makers). This is Tailoring. 1. Get your too long pair of trousers (the ones you brought in a rush and didn't try on.)2. Put the trousers on and sit down in them. Measure the distance from the top of your ankle to the end of the trouser. That's the bit we have to turn up. For the purposes of this demo we'll say the

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This fine gentleman demonstrates the fine art of opening beer in the simplest way he knows how.

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From Baden-Powell's Scouting For Boys, the handbook which started the scout movement here's how to tie a bowline knot.

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Vital for when you've taken the family on a hike and discovered your totally lost.1. Get out your analogue clock ie a wristwatch. If you only have a digital clock then draw one on a piece of paper getting the current time from a digital cloak. Don't make the old mistake of drawing a clock face on the ground, its got to be movable. 2. Point the hour hand towards the sun. 3. Draw a (imaginary)

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Its probably the longest word in the English Langange which actually means something and its a bugger to spell, but there is a way of remembering it.Anti -> Against.Dis -> Critisingestablishment -> The current state.ism-> Of all the isms.It actually refers to being against the separation of the Church of England from the state.

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King & Barons is a simple board game, particularly good for playing in the pub or in a train as it is simple to explain but complex to master.Pieces.The playing board. Which is 10 squares by 14 squares. You can print out the one below on paper. Fold it and keep it in your wallet.4 counters of one type. (The barons) Again you can cut out the ones below. Or use coins.1 counter of one type. (The

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Sydney Smith Snooker Player from yesterday instructs keen chaps in the art of snooker. Corking.

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What is ASCII art?ASCII art is art work made up of standard computer text arranged to present a picture. It was very popular in the early days of the Internet to create amongst other things pictures of attractive lady's. Eventually jpegs and gifs came along to save everyone the trouble. Now a days ASCII art is a wonderful retro way to draw. Scroll down to see an example.........,+Z$?,...........?

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Runner Band Guns (or peg rifles) are simple propulsion weapons which essential knowledge for any chap wishing to impress a young nephew. We're going to show you how to make the simple on here. You will need a length of wood about 30cm long, 5cm wide and 2 cm think. Although really any dimensions can be used. A collection of elastic bands of similar sizes and a nail. Step 1.Wrap the elastic band

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Join YouGovYouGov is an online polling company which gives you a small amount of money for each questionnaire you fill out. Its simple to join and easy to fill out the questionnaires. However you will need to put in some time to answer each one.http://www.yougov.com/

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1. First catch your snails. (You need two at least.)2. On a large piece of paper draw a circle. 5 cms in diameter.3. Draw a larger circle 25cm in diameter round that.4. Place 2 or more snails inside the middle circle.5. Now wait the winner is the first snail to cross the outer circle. This may take some time..........To find out more about snails try here

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Living as a tramp and needing to busk for your supper?Need to sooth a mad dog while gardening.You need to be able to turn a humble carrot into a flute and heres how.Click to:->Make a Carrot Flute

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This Rhyme is essential knowledge for anyone who wants to fake an interest in English History.Henry VIII's wives and their fates a rhyme.Divorced, Beheaded, Died.Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.Now with the Queens.Divorced (Catherine of Aragon) Beheaded (Anne Boleyn), Died (Jane Seymour)Divorced (Anne of Cleves) Beheaded (Kathryn Howard), Survived(Katherine Parr)

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A dovetailed joint is a method of joining two bits of wood which not only is very strong but looks good too.Even if you never make one its well worth knowing what a dovetail joint is. Nothing implies a sound knowledge of woodwork like looking at a piece of furniture and exclaiming "Ah nice to see a dovetailed joint used" or alternatively "Emmm should really have of used dovetails." Step 1. Take

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A useful first skill for any Chap who wants to repair his own buttons, sew up a tear in his sports jacket or do some emergency stitching on a gaping wound.Instructions.1. Cut the length of thread, about half and arm length is usually suitable.2. Make sure the cut is clean, use scissors or a knife. If you just pull or bite the thread you will get a frayed end which is impossible to thread.3. Wet

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Good cheese on toast is an essential skill, simple and quick to make. The standard cheese on toast is some light bread toasted with melted chedder on top but everyone can do this. The trick to being a chap is to raise the stakes somewhat.Ingredants.1. Fresh uncut bread2. Meduim or mature cheader (Mild is for wimps)3. A blue cheese -> Brie is good.4. Cherry Tomatoes.Instructions.1. Cut the bread

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