Build a tower of cards

Ever wanted to relax a little and build one of those towers of playing cards?

Here's how to do it. Follow these easy instructions from the wikiHow "manual you can edit" website...

wikiHow "The how-to manual you can edit"
July 15, 2007
Author unknown

How to build a tower of cards

With the right technique and enough patience, you can build a 3, 4, or even a 5 story card tower with just one deck of cards. Here's how to explore your inner architect in the comfort of your own living room. Read more...

Are you a real peeps person?

If you are a real peeps person you will appreciate the article recently published in the News and Observer in North Carolina.

Spring has sprung and peeps are peeping out all over. Real peepsfolk carry their peeps in their pants pocket for all the world to see...

News and Observer
March 25, 2007
Thomasi McDonald, Staff Writer

Poetry and Peeps in Southern Village

CHAPEL HILL - Audrey Gillen, 10, hadn't eaten a Peep since kindergarten because, she said, her parents are "all healthy, healthy."

Small wonder, the normally poised Audrey, who lives in Durham, got a rush while staring at the trays and bowls of Peeps on display Saturday at Market Street Books & Maps in Chapel Hill's Southern Village.

"I'm going to get over-sugared today," she said.

Audrey and her mother were among about 50 children and adults who showed up at the bookstore for PeepFest 2007. With enough Peeps to feed a small village, festival organizers held poetry and cooking contests and a concert inspired by the marshmallow candy shaped like baby chickens and rabbits. Read more...

Crossing the road at a Marathon

Here's a twist on the old question "Why did the chicken cross the road". This time it's "How to cross a busy road without stopping the traffic, building a bridge or digging a tunnel". It's a "neat, and simple, trick" to cross the road during a marathon.

Check out this solution from Richard G. Brown in London from his blog "Design Patterns for Life". Read the solution...

Make paper clip starship with office supplies

Looking for more things to do for fun? Check out these instructions on making your own Starship Enterprise...

"How to Make a Starship Enterprise with Removable Saucer Section Out of Office Supplies" from David M Chasse...