Wayne's This and That

Pages Dealing with Writing:
JOKES 34 pages of side-splitting jokes .
X-FILES 3 novels, 2 short stories, commentary, favorite episodes
PERRY RHODAN A description of the longest running sci fi series of all time
BOOKBINDING 101 How anyone can make professional-looking paperbacks at home
BOOKBINDING 201 Make professional-looking hardbacks at home
RETIEF OF THE CDT 2 stories, episode list, series explanation
THE GREAT COW EMPIRE A short allegorical warning
MELVIN COGSWORTH, P.D. 5 humorous stories about metal detecting
STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE 1 novel and the Internet's most complete DS9 link list
FAN FICTION WRITING PAGES Techniques to improve anyone's writing
GREATEST QUOTES OF ALL TIME Wisdom from the wisest of the wise
GOR: THE GREATEST ADVENTURE SERIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED

 
Antiques:
ANTIQUE SEWING MACHINES VIDEO! The story of the "May" sisters 4 NEW MACHINES!!!
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGICAL SPOON

 
Pages Dealing with Chocolate:
GROWING COCOA Cultivation of the cacao tree and bean harvest
CHOCOLATE TESTING 84 brands of milk chocolate compared
CHOCOLATE HISTORY From discovery to the confection we enjoy today
CHOCOLATE DOCTORING Altering commercial chocolates
HOW TO EAT CHOCOLATE Techniques to maximize your pleasure
HERSHEY'S VINTAGE PAGE Vintage quality for Hershey's
MERCKEN'S VINTAGE PAGE Vintage quality Mercken's
HOW CHOCOLATE IS MADE The entire process from pod to bar
CANDY BAR AUTOPSY PAGE Photos of 62 dissected candy bars
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE AT HOME My first two attempts and results
EXPERIMENTS IN TEMPERING CHOCOLATE Comparing different techniques

 
Pages Dealing with Music:
AMERICAN PIE VIDEO! A line-by-line analysis of this iconic song
BOOGIE WOOGIE! VIDEO! History, definition, top Boogie Woogie songs, and piano midi samples
TWO MUST-HAVE ALBUMS Two great collections to make at home
ROCK & ROLL REVOLUTION VIDEO! Charting history's greatest music takeover
GREATEST MUSIC HITS OF ALL TIME VIDEO! Megahits from 1890 to 2006
HOW TO BUILD A BLUE MAN DRUMBONE VIDEO!
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY CHRISTMAS ALBUM The best versions of 28 classics
WHAT'S NEW, THE LINDA RONSTADT CONCERT VIDEO! Songs' original singers
GREATEST MUSICAL PERFORMERS OF ALL TIME Musical superstars from 1880 to now
COLLECTABLE BILLY JOEL CONCERT PASS PAGE
ELVIS PRESLEY - BING CROSBY COMPARISON PAGE
MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINER OF THE 20TH CENTURY
STYLE WARS: RAGTIME vs HONKY TONK vs BOOGIE WOOGIE

 
Pages Dealing with Movies:
ON APPROVAL VIDEO! Dedicated to the funniest play ever staged
THE BIG SLEEP 65 images with comments about this film noir classic
SWEET SIXTEEN The funniest and most hated British sitcom ever aired
BOX OFFICE DATA Box office totals, ticket prices, screen counts and more from 1929 to present 2019 UPDATE!!!
MEETING OF MINDS The most innovative television show ever aired
BING CROSBY MOVIE PAGE Comparing Bing and Elvis Presley's theatrical successes
DOWNTON ABBEY TRIVIA PAGE
TO THE MANOR BORN TRIVIA PAGE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
CHRISTMAS MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE 20 MOST POPULAR MOVIES OF ALL TIME
THE SECRET LIVES OF THE ORCS OF MORDOR

 
Activities for Children:
GEM HUNT VIDEO!
DIY FLOGOS VIDEO! How to make foam that floats in the air
FOSSIL HUNT A homemade dinosaur dig kids love
LIGHT DOODLING VIDEO! How to use a camera to turn a TV into a doodling pad
WATER SCOOTERS VIDEO!
MONSTER CROQUET VIDEO! How to combine croquet and miniature gold for an afternoon of fun
GLOW INK ACTIVITIES VIDEO! NEW PAGE!!!
GLOW PICTURE CRAFT VIDEO!
DISSOLVING M&M FLOWERS VIDEO! NEW PAGE!!!
PRINTABLE ORIGAMI CLAWS VIDEO!
HOW TO SOLVE A 15-PUZZLE
SPACESHIP COLORING PAGES VIDEO! 20 free crayon coloring pages
HOW TO SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE Simple mnenomic trick makes it easier!
HOW TO MAKE BUTTON SPINNERS VIDEO!
HOW TO IMPROVE THE GAME OF SORRY VIDEO! How to add novelty cards that make this classic game even more fun.
HOW TO BUILD A GIANT KALEIDOSCOPE VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO INFINITY MIRROR VIDEO!
HOW TO PRINT COLORED PAPER AIRPLANES
HOW TO MAKE THE LOUDEST PAPER POPPER VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD AND PLAY THE ROYAL GAME OF UR VIDEO! NEW PAGE!!!
HOW TO MAKE A PETAL DRUM OUT OF A HELIUM TANK VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE A ROOM LOOK LIKE A MEDIEVAL CASTLE VIDEO!
GUILOWS PIPER SUPER CUB 95 CONSTRUCTION HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS VIDEO!

 
Food:
CAKE! How to make the best tasting cakes from mixes
COOKING VIDEO! 51 home-developed and tested recipes
CUPCAKES! VIDEO! 4 hints for making the best cupakes
DOUGHNUTS How to make professional quality doughnuts at home!
TASTE TESTS VIDEO! 104 different food brands compared
APPLE CIDER VIDEO! 37 varieties of apples tested to see which makes the best cider
BUTTERHORNS the world's most delectable cookie
THE JOY OF JELLO
SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD
CAKE BATTER ICE CREAM How to make the world's best tasting ice cream
THE EGG McMUFFIN PAGE History of and how to make the best Egg McMuffins!
WHIPPED CREAM DELIGHTS
THE VANILLA PUDDING PAGE How to make the world's best vanilla pudding!
POPCORN COMPARISON PAGE 19 gourmet popcorns taste tested!
THE COCA COLA VINTAGE PAGE Taste tests of bottled vintages to see which are the best
FOR THE LOVE OF FIG NEWTONS History, taste tests and FAQs
HOW TO MAKE A RAINBOW CAKE VIDEO! The recipe and technique for make this great show-stopper
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST APPLE PIE VIDEO! Innovative techniques for pie baking
TASTE TESTING ARTISANAL HONEYS Taste testing exotic single-flower honeys
HOW TO MAKE BAUMKUCHEN AT HOME VIDEO! A revolutionary technique for making traditional German Baumkuchen in the home kitchen.
HOW TO DECORATE MARTIAN CUPCAKES VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE THE VERY BEST BAKED APPLES VIDEO! A revolutionary way to bake apples
WHAT RESTAURANTS SHOW YOU IS NOT WHAT YOU GET
HOW TO INSULATE COOKIE SHEETS FOR BETTER BAKING VIDEO!

 
Kaleidoscopes:
MY KALEIDOSCOPE 
MY NEWEST KALEIDOSCOPES VIDEO!
KALEIDOSCOPE MIRROR DESIGNS VIDEO! Exploring Kaleidoscope Mirror Systems
CHEAP KALEIDOSCOPE DISSECTION REPORT
LINKS TO SOME GREAT KALEIDOSCOPE SITES
MY VISIT TO THE EILEEN KREMEN KALEIDOSCOPE GALLERY Pictures and comments

 
Hobbies:
BETTAS VIDEO! 50 pages about bettas
GREAT KITES! Not dime-store toys. These are eye-popping monsters
HUMMINGBIRDS! VIDEO! How to get a hummingbird to sit on your finger!
INSANE PROJECTS Some of my odd-ball projects
METAL DETECTING A brutally honest metal detector evaluation
SWORDS OF GLASS VIDEO! Playing guide with screen shots for this classic game
CRYSTAL GROWING VIDEO! How to grow crystals
COMEBACK GLIDERS VIDEO! The perfect glider for indoor flying
DEATH MASTER 3000 The ultimate Nerf terror weapon
CPS 2000 SUPER SOAKER VIDEO! The biggest, baddest production squirt gun ever made!
UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS My bumbling attempts to learn this great art form
RELAXING MOMENTS PUZZLES
HOW TO MAKE A KALLIROSCOPE VIDEO!
LIGHTSABER BLADE EXPERIMENTS VIDEO! Developing the world's brightest blade VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE HOVERCRAFT VIDEO! All that's needed is a piece of plywood, some plastic and an electric blower to make something even adults can ride.
HOW TO BUILD A WAVE MOTION MACHINE VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD THE SIMPLEST ELECTRIC TRAIN VIDEO! A DIY electric train with no moving parts
FRACTAL LICHTENBERG FIGURE WOOD BURNING USING ELECTRICITY VIDEO! Detailed instructions for this unusual artform

 
Bubble Blowing:
GIANT BUBBLES VIDEO! Experiments in how to blow the biggest bubbles
BUBBLE BLOWING VIDEO! Bubble solutions and machines
HOW TO BLOW THE SMALLEST SOAP BUBBLES VIDEO! How to build a bubble machine the blows mini-bubbles

 
Pinewood Derby Racing:
HOW TO ASSEMBLE A BESTTRACK ALUMINUM PINEWOOD DERBY TRACK VIDEO!
WHY MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE BUILDING PINEWOOD DERBY CARS VIDEO!
HOW TO PUT A CHROME FINISH ON A PINEWOOD DERBY CAR VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE A HOLLOW BODY PINEWOOD DERBY CAR VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD THE FASTEST PINEWOOD DERBY CAR VIDEO! Detailed instructions for how to make a race-winning car
HOW TO HOST A FAMILY PINEWOOD DERBY RACE VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD A PINEWOOD DERBY TRACK VIDEO!
PINEWOOD DERBY CAR KIT COMPARISONS VIDEO! What's inside the boxes of the four most popular kits
PINEWOOD DERBY CAR RAIL RIDER TESTS VIDEO! Are rail riding cars faster?
THE HISTORY OF THE PINEWOOD DERBY VIDEO!
AWANA GRAND PRIX RACE CARS VIDEO! How to build the fastest AWANA race car
PINEWOOD DERBY RULES Comparing different rule sets, what they mean and a recommended set of rules

 
Drawing Machines:
PINTOGRAPHS How to make and use a pintograph
HARMONOGRAPHS VIDEO! How to make and use a harmonograph
LUMISCOPE DRAWING MACHINE VIDEO! How to make this glow-in-the-dark drawing machine
PENDULIGHT DRAWING MACHINE VIDEO! How to build and use a pendulum drawing machine.
THE ILLUMICON DRAWING MACHINE VIDEO! How to draw with light!
HYPNO-LUMICON DRAWING MACHINE VIDEO!
THE MESMERGRAPH DRAWING MACHINE VIDEO! A machine the draws patterns in sand
JOE FREEDMAN'S AMAZING CYCLOID DRAWING MACHINE A review of this outstanding device

 
World of Warcraft:
WHY I QUIT EVEN THOUGH I LOVE THE GAME
STORMWIND CITY A very large map of the famous city in World of Warcraft
FIGUREPRINTS VIDEO! The perfect memento to honor your favorite World of Warcraft character

 
ASTRONOMY PAGES:
TELESCOPE MAKING 21 telescope making articles
STELLAR ASTERISMS Locations and sketches of 62 asterisms
SOLARSCOPE REVIEW VIDEO!
THE MAKING OF VOYAGER A motorized chair for giant binoculars
HOW TO ALIGN BINOCULARS VIDEO!
OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY The best objects in 15 constellations
ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHS My choices for Hubble's best photos
SUNSPOTTER SOLAR TELESCOPE REVIEW VIDEO!
GREEN LASER POINTERS FOR STAR PARTIES
HOW TO FIND AND IDENTIFY MICROMETEORITES VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD AN ASTRONOMICAL BINOCULAR CHAIR VIDEO!

 
Sports:
ARCHERY A hint to give you an extra point per in
BILLIARDS Articles on shafts, custom cues, tables, chalk, and much more
TWO USEFUL PING-PONG TOOLS Stop breaking your back picking up balls
AN UNCONVENTIONAL DART GAME A different target for a challenging game

 
Science:
SILLY PUTTY What it is, its history, how to make it and experiements with it
MAGIC ROCKS VIDEO! Information about these stalagmite growing kits
ANTIBUBBLES VIDEO! What they are and how to make them
AIR BLASTERS VIDEO! Smoke-ring and air-puff guns
AFTER IMAGES How to make and what causes ghost images when you close your eyes
MYSTERY EGGS A case study showing where many the pages on this site come from
PLASMA LAMPS VIDEO! A simplified explanation of how they work
IRIDIUM FLARES What they are and how to see them.
LUCID DREAMING How to live your wildest fantasies!
FECHNER COLORS VIDEO! How spinning black and white disks produce colors
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS Interesting and entertaining illusions
DIY SOUND VISUALIZER VIDEO!
MICROSCOPIC POND LIFE VIDEO! Pictures, videos and techniques for viewing common microbes
HOW SUPER GLUE WORKS
PERMANENT MAGNET GUNS VIDEO!
HOW MUSICAL TOPS WORK
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATORS VIDEO! Buying, using, and how to make them
MY ELECTRIC ROCKET ENGINE The USAF's starship Enterprise's impulse engines
MENTOS - DIET COKE GEYSERS Create the highest eruption
HOW TO MAKE A SINGING TUBE VIDEO! How to make tubes that produce sound from heat
THE TRUTH ABOUT SARAN WRAP What really makes it so sticky
DUST FIREBALL MATERIAL TESTS VIDEO! Ten powders tested to see which produces the best fireball explosion
WINTERGREEN LIFESAVER FLASH VIDEO! Why it happens with photos
ELECTRIC ROCKET ENGINE BASICS How different electric thusters work
BUILD YOUR OWN JACOB'S LADDER VIDEO!
WHAT'S INSIDE AN LED LIGHT BULB VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE FERROCELL VIDEO!
HOW TO BUILD A HOMOPOLAR MOTOR VIDEO! Detailed explanations of how they work and how to make them
WHAT'S INSIDE LED FLAME EFFECT BULBS VIDEO!
SUPER-BRIGHT GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PAINT VIDEO!
HOW TO MAKE AND USE A CLOUD CHAMBER VIDEO! New video of a cosmic ray collision
THE FASCINATING WORLD OF ICE AND SALT How salt melts ice and makes it colder
HOW TO MAKE THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES
ULTRA-FAST NUCLEAR DETONATION PICTURES Strange images you won't believe
PHYSICS AND PSYCHOLOGY OF MURPHY'S LAW
HOW SWINGING STICKS KINETIC SCULPTURES WORK VIDEO!
AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO PSYCHIC RESEARCH What a team of PhDs found
THE HIDDEN COST OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
LENZ'S LAW: MAGNET FALLING DOWN THROUGH A COPPER TUBE VIDEO! Why the magnet falls so slowly
THE AFFECT OF PRIMITIVE INSTINCTS ON MODERN MALE BEHAVIOR
THE HISTORY, SCIENCE AND SPEED TRICKS OF DRINKING BIRD TOYS VIDEO!

MY WIFE'S PAGES:
GAIL SCHMIDT'S WEBSITE My wife's Inspirational poetry
ANTIQUE SEWING MACHINES The story of the "May" sisters
GAIL SCHMIDT'S PHOTOGRAPHY

 
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