| How to Snap Your Fingers Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:00 PM PDT Whether you're trying to get the attention of your butler or just jamming along to your favorite song, there's nothing like knowing how to give a sharp, loud snap of your fingers. Snapping comes easier for some people than for others, but with a little practice, almost everyone can do it. Start trying today and you should have it soon — with any luck, it'll be a snap! [Edit]Doing a Basic Snap - Press your thumb to your middle finger. Begin by resting the pad (the flat, fleshy part) of your thumb against the pad of your middle finger. Don't use the tips of your fingers — you want the soft, squishy parts to meet. A good way to get the right positioning is to pretend you're picking up something heavy with your thumb and middle finger.[1]
- To start, practice with your dominant hand (the same one you use to write). When you master the basic snap, you can try with your other hand.
- Fold your ring finger and pinky down. Without moving your thumb and middle finger, take your ring finger and pinky and rest them gently against the heel of your palm or the base of your thumb — wherever feels natural. Try to leave a little room at the base of the thumb for your middle finger to snap against the fleshy part at the bottom.
- These fingers aren't involved in the snap, but this part is crucial. The ring finger and pinky basically "prop up" the rest of the hand, allowing you to use more force when you snap (and thus get a louder sound).
- Build up a little pressure between your thumb and middle finger. Now, start to press your thumb and middle finger together, but don't let either one move out of the way yet.[2] Press fairly hard here — a little harder then may feel natural at first. There should be enough pressure to turn the tips of your fingers a little red.
- The more pressure you build up, the more power behind your snap. While it's hard to hurt yourself this way, if you feel pain, you're pressing a little too hard.
- Listen for the Snap! Move your index finger down so it rests against your thumb without letting up on the pressure. Move the thumb from the middle finger to the index finger. Your middle finger should slide off of your thumb and "snap" towards your palm. It should hit the fleshy base of your thumb and make a sharp cracking sound. Congratulations — you've just snapped your fingers.
- Don't worry if you can't get it on the first try. This is something many people have difficulty with at first, but once you get it, it quickly becomes easy. See below for tips on getting your snap just right.
- Practice this snapping motion until it comes naturally. The only way to get better at finger snapping is to do it! Once you get your first good, loud "snap," try to replicate your motions exactly until you get good results again. Within a few days, you should be able to snap fairly consistently.
- If you can't seem to get a good snapping noise, try a few more times and make sure you're doing the following:
- Keeping good pressure between your thumb and middle finger until you make your snap
- Keeping your ring finger and pinky folded firmly down against your palm
- Leaving enough room at the base of your thumb for your middle finger to hit — your middle finger should not end up behind your ring finger
- If you're still having little success, try one of the alternate methods below — some people find them easier.
[Edit]Using Alternate Methods - Try snapping with your ring finger. Though the middle finger usually gives easier, louder, "sharper" snaps, some people prefer using their ring finger to snap. The basic approach here is to simply do the basic snapping motion, only with your thumb shifted down one finger. In other words:
- Press the pad of your thumb against the pad of your ring finger.
- Fold your pinky down against your palm or the base of your thumb.
- Build up pressure between your thumb and ring finger. This can be easier if you move your middle finger and index finger down next to it.
- Slide your thumb from your ring finger to your middle finger. Your ring finger should snap down and smack against the base of your thumb, making a snapping sound.
- Try shaking your hand to get a louder snap. Some people are able to get exceptionally loud snaps by essentially putting their whole arm into the snapping motion, snapping as they whip their hand down. Be careful not to over-do the hand motions here — you can give yourself a sore wrist if you use too much force. To snap with this method:
- Get ready to do a normal snap. Press your thumb against against your middle finger (or ring finger, if you prefer), fold the ring finger and pinky down (just the pinky if you're snapping with your ring finger), and build up pressure.
- Turn your palm so that it faces to the side (in the direction of your torso). Your arm should be loose and relaxed from the wrist through the elbow.
- In one quick, smooth motion, bring your elbow in and turn your palm up. Then, bring your elbow out and whip your hand down, turning your wrist so that your palm faces the ground. Snap as you whip your hand!
- If you're successful, you should get an extra-loud snap. Keep practicing if you don't get it at first. This one can take some time.
- Try doing a "double" snap. When you've gotten the hang of doing one snap at once, try to make two. It's tricky to get the same level of volume with this technique, but getting the double snap sound itself isn't that difficult. To do a double snap:[3]
- Get ready to do a ring finger snap. Your thumb and ring finger should be pressed together, with your pinky folded down and your other two fingers lined up next to your ring finger. You must start on the ring finger — you can't do a double snap starting on your middle finger.
- Build up pressure against your ring finger. Keep your middle and index finger close to it.
- Slide your thumb to your middle finger without letting up on the pressure, then quickly slide it to your index finger without pausing.
- If you do this right, your ring finger should snap against the flesh of your palm immediately followed by your middle finger, making two quick (but separate) snapping sounds. Try practicing this rapid-fire double snap along to your favorite song!
- Try snapping with both hands. What use is knowing how to snap if you can't recreate your favorite scenes from West Side Story? Snapping with both hands is easy — it's simply a matter of building up your strength and technique in your non-dominant hand with practice once you've mastered snapping with your dominant hand. Any of the techniques above can work for your non-dominant hand, so experiment until you find the one you like the best!
- For an added challenge, try using two different snapping techniques at once! For instance, you might try doing normal snaps with your right hand and double snaps with your left.
- The moisture level of your hands can affect your ability to snap. If your hands too moist or greasy to build up good pressure (e.g., if you just put on lotion), drying them with a paper towel may help. On the other hand, if they're exceptionally dry, you may want to use just a tiny bit of lotion to re-moisturize them.
- Don't put too much pressure on your fingers so you don't hurt yourself.
- Don't try snapping with your index finger or pinky. This is technically possible, but very difficult.
- Note, however, that some sources claim that soaking wet hands give the loudest snaps.[4]
- When you snap, the noise doesn't come from your two fingers rubbing against each other — it actually comes from your finger slapping against the fleshy part of your palm. Essentially, you're clapping with just one finger on one hand! To test this, try snapping with a tissue covering your palm. The sound should be greatly diminished.[5]
[Edit]Warnings - Be careful who is watching if you use the arm-shaking method. In some cultures, this is considered brash or inappropriate.
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| How to Make a Top Knot Bun Posted: 05 Jul 2022 09:00 AM PDT A top knot bun is stylish hairstyle made from winding your hair in a bun on the top of your head. It's a very versatile look and can range from sleek and sophisticated to messy chic. Begin making the look by pulling your hair into a high ponytail, then wrapping your hair around the base of the ponytail and securing it with a hair tie. You can even use a hair donut to make the bun fuller and more voluminous. [Edit]Doing a Neat Top Knot Bun - Pull your hair into a high ponytail. Comb back your hair away from your forehead, then take your hair and pull it into a high ponytail near the top of your head, securing it tightly with a hairband.
- It's easier to do a top knot bun on second or third day hair rather than clean hair.
- If you have curly or textured hair, begin by blow drying your hair straight. This way, you'll have a smooth, neat ponytail.
- If you have frizzy hair, add a small amount of gel or serum around your hairline before brushing the hair into a ponytail. Doing so will ensure your ponytail is sleek.
- Divide your ponytail into two sections. Take the hair of your ponytail and divide it into two equal sized sections. Add a small amount of mousse or styling cream to each section to make the hair extra smooth.
- Wrap each section around each other. Take one section of hair in each hand and twist them together all the way down to make them into one piece. Twisting your hair like this will make your top knot even more smooth and prevents flyaways.
- This method is done most easily with longer hair.
- Wrap your hair around the hair tie. Take your twisted hair and wrap it in a clockwise direction around your hair tie.
- Pin the top knot in place. Once you finish wrapping use several bobby pins the same color as your hair to pin the top knot in place, both at the top and bottom of the bun.
- Spray with hairspray to give the style extra hold.
[Edit]Making a Voluminous Top Knot Bun - Comb your hair into a ponytail. Work with second or third day hair or spray your hair with dry shampoo to give it some texture. Then comb your hair into a high ponytail near the top of your head, securing it with a hair tie.
- This style is especially good for those with curly or wavy hair, since curly hair gives you a more voluminous look.
- Backcomb your hair. Take about a quarter of your hair from the ponytail and hold it straight up above your head. Use a comb to backcomb through the hair, starting at the midpoint of the hair and combing down to the base of the ponytail. Repeat until you have lightly backcombed each section of hair.
- Backcombing your hair makes it more voluminous and textured so that your top knot is fuller.
- Smooth the top of the ponytail. After backcombing your hair, take the comb and lightly brush the very top layer of hair in the ponytail, brushing from the base of the ponytail down to the tips of the hair.
- Comb very gently with a brush rather than a comb, which will be easier to work with on backcombed hair.
- Smoothing this very top layer of the ponytail will keep the top knot looking smooth, even if the hair in the center of the top knot is full and textured.
- Wrap your hair in a bun around the base of the ponytail. Take the hair of your ponytail and wrap it clockwise around the base of the ponytail. When you reach the tips of your hair, tuck the hair underneath the hair tie.
- Pin the bun in place with bobby pins. After you twist your hair into the top knot, pin your hair in place with several bobby pins. Use your fingers to pull the bun out if you wish to give it more volume and then spray lightly with hairspray to give it better hold.
[Edit]Making a Top Knot Bun with a Hair Donut - Put your hair in a high ponytail. Pull back your hair into a high ponytail. If it helps, you can brush your hair back so that your hair is smooth and bump-free.[1]
- Remove all tangles from your hair with a brush before styling.
- If you have unruly hair, start with a blow out to create a smooth ponytail.
- Put a hair donut around the base of your ponytail. Poke your hair through a hair donut and pull it all the way to the base of your ponytail. If you don't have a hair donut, you can also take a clean tube sock, cut off the top of the tube sock so you get a three inch or so (7.62 cm or so) band of sock, then pull the loop of sock through your ponytail until it reaches the base.[2]
- You should be able to find a hair donut at beauty supply stores or online retailers.
- Tease your hair. Take your ponytail and hold it straight up in the air with one hand. With the other, take a comb and backcomb through your hair, starting at the midsection of your hair and combing down to the base.[3]
- Teasing your hair gives it the volume to completely cover the donut. If your hair is already extra thick, skip teasing.
- Wrap your hair around the donut. Take your teased hair and start to wrap it clockwise around the hair donut to completely cover it. When you reach the tips of your hair, tuck the tips under the donut.[4]
- Pin your bun in place. Use several bobby pins to pin your hair around the hair donut and secure it in place. Spritz the bun with hairspray to prevent flyaways and to give the style extra hold.[5]
[Edit]Doing a Half Down Top Knot - Make a horizontal part. To do this half-up top knot, do a horizontal part that divides the top of your hair from the bottom, starting at about ear level on one side and parting over to the other side.[6]
- Since this is a laid back look, you don't have to precisely part your hair on each side, as long as each side is roughly symmetrical.[7]
- This look can work either on short or long hair.
- Hold your hair in a ponytail. Take the top section of hair and gather it into a high ponytail on the top of your head. Hold it in a ponytail using one hand.[8]
- Wrap your hair into a bun. Hold your hair in a ponytail with the fingers of one hand and use the other to wind your hair clockwise around the base of your ponytail that you are holding with your fingers.[9]
- If you have short hair, make a small loop and hold it in place with your fingers instead of wrapping your hair around.
- Secure your hair with a hair elastic. After you have wrapped the hair around until you reach the tips, or have made a small loop if you have short hair, use a hair tie to secure the bun. If you want a fuller looking top knot, pull the bun gently with your fingers to make it bigger.[10]
- It's easier to do topknots on second or third day hair rather than clean hair with tends to be more slippery.
- Dry shampoo the night before.
- If you want a chic, messy look, keep the tips of your hair poking out of your top knot.
- If you have twist braids you want to style, a top knot bun is a relatively easy option to try.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Hair Ties
- Mousse or Curling Cream
- Comb
- Hair Donut
- Hairspray
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| How to Roast Pecans Posted: 05 Jul 2022 01:00 AM PDT Roasted pecans bring out the festive spirit at a party or a holiday fair. However, they are an easy snack to keep around the house year-round. It's a big bonus that the act of roasting them fills the house with a rich, buttery scent. [Edit]Ingredients - 1 lb. (453g) pecan halves
- 4 tbsp. (57g) salted butter
- 1 tsp. (6g) salt
Optional Ingredients for Sweet Roasted Pecans - Up to 1 cup (200g) of white sugar (optional)
- 2 egg whites (optional)
- 2 tbsp. (30ml) water (optional)
- 3 tsp. (7.8g) ground cinnamon (optional)
[Edit]Prepping Your Pecans - Crack pecans if they are still in the shells. Remove them and separate the pecan halves in a bowl. You can also purchase shelled pecan halves at the grocery store.
- Choose if you want to sugar your pecans as you roast them. You will need a few extra ingredients if you want them to be both sweet and salty.
- Mix the water and egg whites if you are making sugar roasted pecans. Beat the mixture until it is fluffy. Fold in the pecans to coat them.
- Spread the pecan halves onto a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (149 degrees Celsius).
[Edit]Seasoning the Pecans - Mix your dry seasonings together. If you are doing simple, salty pecans, this will consist of only salt. If you are doing sweet pecans, mix the sugar, salt and cinnamon.[1]
- Pour the dry ingredients into a shaker or just carefully shake the seasonings onto the baking sheet by hand.
- Cut the butter into small pieces. Place them on top of the pecans in even intervals.[2]
[Edit]Roasting the Pecans - Place the pan in the preheated oven. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir the pecans with a large spoon or spatula. Return them to the oven for another 10 minutes.
- Watch the oven until they look perfectly browned. Remove them from the oven when ready.
- Set them on a cooling rack. After they have cooled slightly, transfer them to airtight containers to store.
- To reduce the chances that the sugar browns too quickly, you can reduce the heat of the oven to 225 degrees (107 Celsius) and cook the pecans more slowly for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Oven
- Rimmed baking sheet
- Shaker
- Spoon/spatula
- Timer
- Airtight containers
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