Outdoor life hacks that will get you noticed w/ Instructables Mikeasaurus

MyFixitUpLife hosts Mark and Theresa are finding out this summer’s coolest outdoor life hacks from Instructables’ expert Mikeasaurus.

We’re talking with Mike Warren from Instructables.com about back yard hacks that’ll get you noticed—and so you can get the most out of your summer.

For single-serve cookout portions, Instructables’ beer can grill is easily loaded with a few charcoal briquettes and is instantly hot-dog ready. Want to bring your tunes and CDs down the lazy river? Mike brings it with a wild inner tube project.  And for a project that’ll impress Theresa’s girlfriends: A watermelon margarita—literally made out of a watermelon. All you need is an immersion blender and the right booze. And for the steak man in your crew: we find out how to use the T-bone in a T-bone steak as a knife to eat more steak with. To get and share whacky ideas of how to make a project, hit up Instructables.com for more backyard hacks and other wild ideas—both family-friendly and what Mike calls ‘after-dark’. It’s all good.

Watch our hangout with Mikeasaurus  and share your questions and suggestions below in the ‘Speak Your Mind’ box or send us an email myfixituplife@myfixituplife.com.

The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects, connect with others, and make an impact on the world. One of these early places was a blog Zeroprestige, which was an open source hardware experiment for kitesurfing. Here they documented their hand-sewn kites, plywood boards, and other general mayhem that happens when PhDs and high winds collide.

When they weren’t solving interesting problems like solar panels for driveways, efficiently harnessing human power, or strain sensing ropes, you could find them sharing Instructables from the workshop. From cooking to 3d printing, to making just about anything fly, Instructables became the recipient of countless hours of tinkering, soldering, stitching, frying, and fun, making just about anything.

Instructables was officially spun out of Squid Labs in the summer of 2006, and has gone on to grow from a modest hundreds of projects to over one hundred thousand. The community that now calls the site home, is an amazing mix of wonder from around the world. Every day we continue to be amazed by the imagination, curiosity, and simple awesomeness of everyone who shares their creations with us on Instructables.

Instructables is a place that lets you explore, document, and share your creations.

“I make tasty, dangerous, and fun things…sometimes all at once! When I’m not melting microwaves or spray painting dinosaurs I can usually be found relaxing with a nice cup of coffee.” — Mike Warren (aka Mikeasaurus)

If you’ve never watched Google+ hangouts, here’s what you need to know to check it out.

MyFixitUpLife hosts Mark and Theresa are hosting LIVE Google+ Hangouts every Thursday at 1pmET.

You’ll be able to ask your questions and make comments on G+, Twitter, FB, and/or YouTube during every interview. And we’ll be ready to share the answers live on MyFixitUpLife LIVE!

So here’s the lowdown on Google+ Hangouts:

What is a G+ hangout?
It’s a live video chat hosted publicly by MyFixitUpLife on the MyFixitUpLife talk Google+ account. You don’t need a Google+ account to watch.

How can I watch?
You can watch on the Google+ Hangout event page on MyFixitUpLife.com or Google+. If you have a G+ account, you can RSVP and let your friends know you’re going. You can also email, tweet, Facebook, or even face-to-face invite friends to watch.

Do I need a G+ account?
You do not have to have an account to watch the hangout. You can watch on YouTube, on Google+ or on MyFixitUpLife.com.

What if I miss the hangout?
You can watch every Google+ Hangout later on our MyFixitUpLife YouTube channel.