How to Fold a Shirt in Under 2 Seconds [Video]

How to fold a shirt under 2 seconds. This step by step guide shows you how to fold a shirt very quickly. Works on all short sleeved tops including t-shirts and polo shirts. Thanks David! [DaveHax]



Finger Binary: How to Count Up to 1023 with Only Two Hands

Did you know that you can count up to 1023 using only the 10 fingers of your two hands? Thanks to finger binary, you can! If you want to learn more about the binary system, you can also read this post which I published back in 2007: How Does the Binary System Work: An Introduction. […]

How to Skip Annoying Mandatory Trailers and Ads on DVDs

If stop -> stop -> play doesn’t work with certain discs, try stop -> stop -> stop -> play. Sure, this trick doesn’t always work, but when it does, it can save you a few minutes where you would usually just sit in front of the TV doing nothing. [Via]



Changing a Light Bulb the Electrical Engineer Way [Video]

Mehdi Sadaghdar, aka the crazy electrical engineer, is back, and this time, he shows us the do’s and don’ts of changing a lightbulb. There are many things that can go wrong when you change a light bulb, worst of them being sticking your finger in the light fixture to pick something up while it is […]

5 Things you can do with a Spare USB Flash Drive [Video]

5 alternative uses for that spare USB flash drive you have laying at the bottom of that forgotten desk drawer. [Hack College]

Minute Hacks: How To Work Smarter On Your Smartphone

Are you really getting the most value out of your smartphone when you get your phone bill at the end of each month? If you’re not – here are 5 ways to work smarter on your phone. [Hack College]

The Magical Art of Pickpocketing [Video]

There’s a very fine line between what a pickpocket does when compared to a magician: Both rely on manipulating your attention to reach their goals. Check out this interesting video where writer Adam Green gets his pocket emptied by “theatrical” pickpocket Apollo Robbins. [The New Yorker]