How to make bread from wood ( sawdust? )

How to make bread from wood there was a time in our nation’s history when times were so difficult that people were advised on how they could use wood in place of flour to bake their bread. This actual procedure was first shared through The Emigrant’s Handbook (1848). (* See note 1 and 2 below) 1. Chop fresh (green) beech tree wood into shaving sized pieces. You may substitute other turpentine…

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Improvised DIY diode ( over complicated )

Building your own diodes During World War I, soldiers in the field made their own radios to listen to programs for entertainment and news. They had access to wire from broken down vehicles, and telephone receivers, but they did not have modern solid state diodes in little glass tubes. However, it is surprising to find out just how many ordinary objects can act as a diode, letting current flow one…

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