Every day, Youth Are Awesome bloggers are posting on the three things they can do for Calgary as part of the City’s 3 Things project. My Three Things are: 1. Donate food and clothing This winter, I plan to donate food and clothing. There are many organizations and charities that take non-perishable food and clothing…
Are you one of those people who can never fall asleep? Do you envy people who can fall asleep the minute they close their eyes and you wonder why you can’t do that too? Well, tonight is your lucky night ‘cause here are a few easy ways to catching some ZZZ’s: 1. Counting Sheep 2.…
So by “cup” cake, I literally meant a cake in a cup. If you love chocolate cake and you’re craving it this very second, then here is a recipe that will only take 5 minutes! You will need: 1 large microwavable cup (or bowl) 4 tbsp flour 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp cocoa 1 egg…
So we are all probably aware of the distracted driving legislation that was put into effect last month. However, many drivers have not yet taken it seriously. And what better reaction is there, but to make an excuse when a cop catches you red handed using a hand-held device while driving. Here are the top…
The other day while trying to find some new songs for my iPod, I came across this awesome website which lets you choose an emotion from “Feel like Crying” to “Lost in Thought” to create a playlist just right for how you’re feeling. It even updates every few months with new categories from “Just Woke…
Calvin Nicholls, a Canadian sculptor, has taken art and paper to an incredible level. The 53-year-old artist from Ontario has an amazing talent creating 3D sculptures out of just paper and toothpicks! Nicholls combined his interest in art and wildlife to create masterpieces which he has won many awards for. He began experimenting with paper…
Tired of your one colour-painted nails? Take manicures to a whole new level with newspaper nails! Here are the steps: Cut small strips of newspaper Paint your nails a desirable colour When your nails are dry, dip them into vodka (borrowed from your parents if you’re underage, of course!) Place the newspaper strips on your nails…
Mohamed Babu, an Indian scientist, came up with a luminous experiment when his wife observed ants turning white in their kitchen after drinking spilled milk. From this, Babu decided to feed coloured sugar drops to ants in his garden and guess what happened? Rainbow ants! Babu explains, “As the ant’s abdomen is semi-transparent, the ants…
A few days ago while web-surfing through Daily Tech, I came across a rather appalling headline, “Japanese make ‘delicious,’ nourishing steaks from human feces.”
…Beef? …Made from poop?! WHAT?!