The Secret Ingredient to Indestructible 1,500-Year-Old Chinese Architecture

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• The Secret Ingredient to Indestructible 1,500-Year-Old Chinese Architecture
• Don't Worry, Be Happy. Let Bobby McFerrin Screw With Your Mind
• Azuma Makoto's Serious Flower Power
• HowTo: Make Perfectly Cloned McDonald's French Fries
• Beware of the Monster-Truck-Trike
• Slurp Live Octopus Here

The Secret Ingredient to Indestructible 1,500-Year-Old Chinese Architecture Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT It is widely known that sticky rice is an essential staple in the Chinese diet. But did you know it also plays an important role in their ancient architecture? Since the Ming Dynasty, sticky rice has been the key ingredient in an incredibly strong mortar recipe, which has kept ancient buildings intact to this day. The rice-based mortar has also proven to be incredibly effective at sustaining earth ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to load an NN-XT patch within an NN-19 in Reason 4.0 How to chop & edit samples with Reason's NN-XT sampler How to make a Chinese New Years arrangement How to create monophonic samples with NN-XT in Reason 4.0 How to create NN-X drum kits in Propellerhead's Reason 4.0

Don't Worry, Be Happy. Let Bobby McFerrin Screw With Your Mind Posted: 07 Jun 2010 03:00 AM PDT The World Science Festival's "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" asks: Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally determined? Below, Bobby McFerrin (you know- "Don't Worry, Be Happy", video 2 below) uses the pentatonic scale and the audience to demonstrate neural programming. Watch the rest of the program here. ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to play happy major chords on the piano How to chop and screw tracks on turntables How to play Elvis Presley's "Always on My Mind" on guitar How to play the Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down" on guitar How to play the lead part from the Beatles' "Let It Be"

Azuma Makoto's Serious Flower Power Posted: 06 Jun 2010 03:00 PM PDT I'm totally drooling over artist Azuma Makoto's insanely lush, decadent floral arrangement-sculptures. Drop. Dead. Beautiful. ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to easily draw flowers step by step How to draw flowers step by step How to draw a 16-bit bullet flower How to draw Hawaiian flowers step by step How to make a spring flower pop-up card

HowTo: Make Perfectly Cloned McDonald's French Fries Posted: 06 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT Maybe you're a fast food snob. Or maybe you openly gorge. Either way. I don't care what anybody says, McDonald's french fries are downright mouthwatering. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I could down some right now. Back on topic. Since we're already doing the burger thing this weekend (Snap, Crackle, & Pop! Burgers), here's a recipe for cloning McDonald's french-fry-deliciousness. The Anatomy of a Perfect ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to make Balthazar NYC's famous french fries How to fry french fries from fresh potatoes How to fry homemade twice-cooked French fries with aioli How to make Indian masala French fries with Manjula How to make yummy french toast

Beware of the Monster-Truck-Trike Posted: 06 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT Not exactly practical, but I certainly wouldn't turn down the chance to take this path-clearing monster for a spin. By YouTube Dutchman wautur. Previously, Half Ton Unicycle. Thrillbilly-Tricycle-Flip. ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to inspect or install a clutch bell assembly on an RC car How to draw a monster How to jump RC monster trucks How to shift an 18 speed semi truck How to assemble a Traxxas high-current connector for R/C cars

Slurp Live Octopus Here Posted: 06 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT Another stomach churning exotic delicacy (previously, testicles: 1, 2). Watch below as National Geographic pays a visit to Korea to check out the art of eating live octopus. Not QUITE as scary as seen in Korean movie classic, Oldboy (videos 2 & 3 in the gallery below). Oldboy Octopus Eating Scene. Oldboy Octopus Eating (Behind the Scenes). Image Credit. Previously, Um, Yum? HowTo: Cook Testicle ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to cut octopus How to cook a spicy Mediterranean octopus dish How to make grilled octopus & white bean salad How to prepare octopus Galician style with the NY Times How to cut octopus for sushi

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