The Big Misconception About Electricity
The misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load. This video was sponsored by Caséta by Lutron.
Overwhelmed by Ham Radio?
Every prepper knows ham radio is an important part of surviving the aftermath of a disaster. Here's how to keep the learning curve from being overwhelming.
One Rule Compost
The main compost system used within the RED Gardens Project is also added to by many households in the community, with a single general rule about what type of material can be added. And the methods used to manage this large volume of material have
Experimental nasal spray prevents COVID-19 in mouse models
To test the new molecule the researchers turned to a special kind of engineered mouse model. Normal mice, the mainstay of lab research, unfortunately are not useful for most COVID-19 studies because they don't carry the same receptors that SARS-CoV
3 Ways Amish Keep Food COLD
Without access to public power, how do Amish keep their food cold? Do they have refrigerators? It turns out Amish have a number of ways of cooling food - some quite simple, others relying on creativity & technology.
The Prepper's Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms
You've witnessed the decline of the American healthcare system and the constant attacks on American infrastructure and are extremely concerned about how non-stop money printing is going to impact your wallet.
Desert dream home quest in Bluff: locally sourced, passive A/C
On the valley floor beneath the dramatic sandstone cliffs of Bluff, Utah, emerging builders have spent over two decades erecting experimental homes with new materials like FlexCrete blocks: a Navajo Nation product created from the coal ash leftovers
Do You Know How to Grow a Secret Garden?
You have to grow food to stay alive post-collapse, but do you know how to grow a secret garden that will keep you alive in more ways than one? Here are 3 ways to grow food without catching anyone's attention.
Our Chicken Tunnels, Coop, and Run Setup around the Garden
Chicken chunnels are a great option for a gardener with chickens. Here's our setup, including the chicken coop, chicken run, and chicken tunnels around two sides of our large garden area. Chickens are great for weed control and pest control for our g
Kidney stones blasted by new non-surgical sound wave device
For several decades surgeons have used sound waves to break up kidney stones in a method called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The method involves high intensity acoustic pulses and generally requires patients to be sedated or even ane