R value of curtains

Here is a nice handwaving on the subject. Conclusion: R = 2, which at least isn't nothing.

www.rebresearch.com/blog/the-joy-of-curtains/

Also, the R value of bubble wrap is most likely 1

www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/community/forum/general-questions/19778/bubble-wrap-window-insulation-testing

www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Conservation/bubblewrap.htm

PC minecraft snow biome seeds

The go-to list of several seeds:

http://minecraftvillageseeds.com/wiki/index.php?title=Minecraft_Taiga_Seeds

A really neat looking seed:

minecraftvillageseeds.com/wiki/index.php?title=Small_Minecraft_1.8.3_village_seed_by_snow

minecraft pe snow biome seed

My go-to link for snow world seeds:

http://mcpebox.com/5-best-minecraft-pe-snow-biome-seed/

Another top list:

http://www.goplay.com/article/5-best-snow-biome-seeds-for-minecraft-pe-snowy-villages-ice-spikes-thunder-731.html

This may be a duplicate, but such a good URL:

http://epicminecraftpeseeds.com/snow-covered-village-ice-spike-biome/

A very good seed and some interesting info about igloos:

mcpedl.com/igloo-snow-village/

Another seed:

https://mcpehq.com/minecraft-pe-seeds/cold-taiga/snow-cold-biomes-pocket-edition-seed/

What is the best bait for a hamster

The first link that I found that describes making bucket traps (with peanut butter as the bait):https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081108214123AA1lXAc

Here is a cute page of suggestions, including using flour around treats on the floor to get a paw print trail (not actually practical in real life but a good way to know that a treat lure has been hit): http://thehamsterhouse.com/hamster-info/find-lost-hamster/

Silver Ball Museum

Somebody at a party mentioned the Silver Ball Museum that has classic pinball and arcade machines that you pay to get in and then can play everything as long as you want, and it's in New Jersey. The google results are actually very informative, with hours, maps, and pictures. But here's the museum's website:

silverballmuseum.com

How to feed hamsters

While checking on what is the correct amount of food to feed the hamster, I stumbled across this utterly adorable wikihow:

m.wikihow.com/Feed-Hamsters

How to dismount a horse in Minecraft PE

In PC Minecraft it's left shift. In Minecraft PE it's "sneak," which is double tapping the center button of the D pad.

Here's a hilarious click bait article on the subject:

www.goplay.com/article/how-to-get-off-horse-in-minecraft-pe-pc-dismount-horse-guide-1639.html

How do you find your coordinates in Minecraft PE

With cheats on, "/tp ~ ~ ~"

https://mcpehq.com/faq/find-location-coordinates-minecraft-pe-0-16-0/

We are number one meme

favorite links for the "We are numbet one" meme:

KnowYourMemes article:

knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-are-number-one?full=1

The electroswing version:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs7gne5fcoo

Geometry Dash version:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hay8shVJogk

Smashmouth remix:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J48dqyz_C6s

Interview:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O3pf7HCbtXo

Living Tombstone mix:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=br517ctCUCE

Epic Sax Guy mashup:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-RY-g0B_xvg

Crippling Depression version:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYGb8VHjRI

how to disassemble a kwikset door knob

I knew this years ago but have to relearn it each time. The trick is to remove the shaft, which is held in place by a spring-loaded plate underneath the top plate in the assembly in the knob, then punch or pry out the lockset which is held in the knob with spring clips.

This video shows it all perfectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFgdx5SDdC8

Through The Looking Glass links

A dry but nice enough review of the play:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-lmp-looking-glass-0811-20160810-story.html

The squirrel go pro video

It's about as good as the buzz over it insisted.

http://digg.com/video/squirrel-takes-gopro

Minecraft Water Mob Trap

I finally stumbled across a zombie spawner in a Minecraft world, so I was excited to try constructing a trap to run them all to their deaths and get some of that sweet loot. I did a lot of research online, and found that a lot of the water traps shown in videos etc were for such old versions of the game that a lot of them simply didn't work anymore. For some reason, it seems that it just isn't possible to drown mobs. I also learned that it simply wasn't possible to make a zombie trap that produced loot! In the case of zombies, they don't drop loot unless killed by a player. So the key is to use water to push zombies down a drop that causes them to lose most of their health so that they can be slain with single blows. Looking into this led me to a super fun solution, which is to use water to raise the zombies up to the height of the desired drop, then push them over to the drop. This is called a 'Mob Elevator' and it magically uses a feature that mobs have that if they are in water, they jump up. You then use another practically insane feature of Minecraft that a sign will prevent water from flowing past it to create a tube with alternating blocks of water and air. The mob enters a suspended block of water, jumps up until they rise out of the next block of air into the next block of water, and then the cycle continues. The resultant motion beautifully looks like they are simply levitating! Then you put a horizontal channel at the top with water that pushes the mobs to the drop. At the bottom of the drop, which needs to be slightly less than 22 blocks, there needs to be something to block the mobs from escaping, with an opening for poking them with a sword. Here are some links that show the design:

The best design I found. Some designs had wide riser tubes with alternating water blocks, but I found that the tube only had to be one block wide:

http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/survival-mob-grinderxp-farm/

The link that showed alternating water blocks unnecisarily, but still shows a good outlibe of the shape of the elevator connected to the drop:

http://minecraft.wonderhowto.com/how-to/exhaustive-guide-building-mob-traps-minecraft-0131112/



Ideas that didn't pan out for me:

Cactus traps. Pushing mobs into cactii kills them, but apparently they don't drop their loot when they die:

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/suggestions/13719-cacti-shouldent-destroy-items-on-contact

Lava Blade: Again does a good job of obliterating mobs but then I don't get the loot or XP:

http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Mob_grinder

http://minecraft.wonderhowto.com/how-to/minecraft-monster-slaying-slice-your-enemies-with-deadly-lava-blades-0135146/

Drowning traps that didn't work for me. I couln't get them to drown, but more importantly the zombies didn't drop anything except rotton meat:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Fz7u7hTIw

Kirby vacuum bags

It turns out that a lot of the Kirby vacuum cleaners are part of a series called "generations," and this Arm and Hammer bag fits them all including ours:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Arm-Hammer-Kirby-Premium-Bag/20525154

www.venturavacuumrepair.com/kirby-vacuums/history-of-kirby-vacuums/

The legends behind Moana movie

decider.com/2016/11/28/the-legends-behind-disneys-


www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2016/11/how_moana_uses_polynesian_myths_to_create_a_disney_story.html


https://moviepilot.com/p/disneys-moana-pacific-legend-and-lore/4151898

https://moviepilot.com/posts/3965507

W*A*L*T*E*R

The once-shown pilot spin-off from M*A*S*H. Can find it on YouTube, but the reviews on IMDB don't make it sound like a good idea

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203189/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

Undercabinet G8 replacement LED bulbs

These look great and have good reviews but one person did say that they weren't very warm:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01E8TXGBI/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3TK8K4SPZHVO4

This search based on the puck bulbs returns many interesting results, including replacement bulbs for 12V systems:

g8.6 led bulb bonlux 2W

These are the ones that are actually puck shaped that I tried and they're very nice (but not as warm as I'd like):

https://www.amazon.com/Bonlux-Dimmable-Daylight-Replacement-Undercabinet/dp/B01D31HURI?th=1&psc=1

5 Easy Ways To Clean Pennies

At this point, I can't remember why I searched for this, but I love all these suggestions, particularly the eraser one:

https://www.google.com/amp/m.wikihow.com/Clean-Pennies%3Famp%3D1?client=safari