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Autos > Buying Cars (Other) Great car accessories for girls: 1 of 2
The greatest accessories for girls are lots of mirrors and pink fuzzy things, of course! Let us all see how politically incorrect we can be here. Using the word 'girls' to refer to women will get you reprimanded or fired at most self-respecting companies. Therefore, the best car accessory we can provide to female car buyers ... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss An introduction to Gyrokinesis: 1 of 2
Research shows that "GYROKINESIS"" Exercise" is a form of exercise developed by Juliu Horvath, a Hungarian-born former ballet dancer who evolved his personally successful injury-recovery system into a licensed and marketable product. Throughout this article, as apparently this site is incapable of carrying the 'circle-R-for-... More..
Home & Garden > Landscaping Landscaping ideas: Grass-free designs: 1 of 2
The concept of having a yard covered with manicured green grass should be eradicated. The damage to our environment which is inflicted in this quest for the perfect lawn is huge and terrible. Between chemicals which are applied and then leech into our ground-water and the harm done to our atmosphere from exhaust gasses and t... More..
Autos > Auto Repair (Other) How does the Turbonator work?: 1 of 2
New! The ad for the "Mini-Super Charger" in the April 1960 Hot Rod Magazine (pg 92) claims that for only $9.95 it gives you "20% more miles per gallon, Faster Acceleration and Better Performance" by creating a 'whirlwind force' in your intake manifold! Over the years, there have been thousands of devices manufactured and sol... More..
Autos > Autos (Other) The economy and the automotive industry: 1 of 2
The automotive industry is totally dependent on the health of the overall economy. Without jobs and car loans, buying stops and no more new vehicles are needed. The importance of the inter-relationship of the economy and the automotive industry is a recent historical event (younger that a century old) and highly valuable in ... More..
Autos > Selling Cars Alternative fuel: Speeding up production on cleaner and cheaper automobiles: 1 of 2
Why are the car makers so slow to understand that what they were making and selling millions of only six months ago are no longer what people want? Why don't they just switch overnight and start making and selling cars that are small, cheap and use alternative fuels? These questions are logical ones to ask, and the answers d... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Exercise Using the Alexander Technique for fitness: 1 of 2
The Alexander Fitness Technique, based upon my research, appears to be one of those techniques which will only be revealed following the spending of money and the joining of a group for lessons. I have an aversion to spending money for something I have never heard of on the promise that once the check is cashed the secrets w... More..
Hobbies & Games > Model Building & Radio Control How to follow radio controlled airplane plans: 1 of 1
Making sense of model airplane plans is something that comes very easily to me; and (for example) learning Spanish is something that is impossible for me. There are many people in the world who have an easy time with languages and will find following model airplane plans to be nearly impossible. I will attempt to describe ho... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Camless engines: Improving fuel economy: 1 of 1
The camshaft in the engine of most motor vehicles performs the function of opening the intake and exhaust valves at the appropriate times. There are engines with a single camshaft which activates the valves through the mechanism of a valve lifter, pushrod and rocker shaft; and there are overhead cam engines which have the ca... More..
Autos > Auto Repair (Other) How to change the front axle on a car: 1 of 1
Front wheel drive cars have a shaft which comes from the transaxle which is attached to the engine towards the middle of the car and the wheel hub where the wheel and tire bolt on. Technically this is called the half-shaft, and there is one on the right side and one on the left side. Each half-shaft has two universal-type jo... More..