100 Skills Every Man Should Know

[Eli]

I have the basic knowledge and critical thinking skills to be able to do most of that, even if I've never done some of it before.

 

[apac]

I feel like these are related

18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
22. Shovel the right way
27. Mix concrete
29. Use a French knife

 

[Malak]

Whittling is where you use a knife to turn bigger sticks into smaller sticks.

That was what came to mind, but that isn't really a skill so I thought it must be referencing something else.

 

[zinfamous]

I would add:

-Locate and name major constellations, stars, and planets in the night sky at any given day.

The only time you would really need that is if you plan on sailing the world's oceans without any type of navigational system.

Though knowing some of the majors beyond Ursa Major/Minor is pretty much a given.

Well, it used to be. :hmm:

 

[vi edit]

The only time you would really need that is if you plan on sailing the world's oceans without any type of navigational system.

Though knowing some of the majors beyond Ursa Major/Minor is pretty much a given.

Well, it used to be. :hmm:

I used to be able to tell the time based upon the position of the North Star and some formula. Pretty useless skill but a fun one to show people.

 

[olds]

Erm...what is the point of learning to drive in snow...in a place where it never snows? If the world goes all Day-after-Tomorrow on me, I think I have more pressing issues to worry about than driving in snow.

Because next year when gas is $8 a gallon and our fathers come back from outer space, there will be a nuclear holocaust. The debris will cover the Earth lowering the temp. It will snow in places that haven't seen snow in eons. You'll still have to get around to get away for us that would take your stuff.

 

[Squisher]

I did alright until it said Skipper a boat and do a perfect pushup.

 

[IronWing]

Win the trust of dogs.

 

[ahenkel]

I've done a good chunk of the stuff on that list, So I'm pretty confident I could do the rest

 

[Anubis]

i can do all of those but 2

also some of them are really pointless. expecting people to know how to tie a bowtie is pretty random

 

[CallMeJoe]

From the OP, I don't know how to brew beer and my mountain biking skills are sadly lacking.

Read a map
Buy feminine hygiene products when asked
Work a washing machine
Hit the toilet
Be polite to fat chicks
Do your own taxes
Estimate distances/volumes/areas
Replace a doorknob
Use a command line interface
Use a two way radio, enter frequencies and tones

I can even repair the two-way radio if it's broken.
Out of practice on Morse code, though.

 

[olds]

i can do all of those but 2

also some of them are really pointless. expecting people to know how to tie a bowtie is pretty random

Where did you come up with bowtie ?

 

[coxmaster]

Where did you come up with bowtie ?

Thats what I was thinking too.. Pretty sure he assume bowline was a typo for bowtie.

Fortunately a bowline is much easier to tie than a bowtie :thumbsup:

 

[AlienCraft]

I can do them all. But I'm old, so it doesn't count.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Courtsey of Popular Mechanics..

Automotive
1. Handle a blowout - Yup
2. Drive in snow - Lived in Alaska for 30+ years. Duh.
3. Check trouble codes - Yup
4. Replace fan belt - Yup
5. Wax a car - Yup
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle - Yup
7. Use a stick welder - No
8. Hitch up a trailer - Yup
9. Jump start a car - Yup

Handling Emergencies
10. Perform the Heimlich - Yup
11. Reverse hypothermia - Yup
12. Perform hands-only CPR - Yup
13. Escape a sinking car - Yup

Home
14. Carve a turkey - Yup
15. Use a sewing machine - Depends on the machine I guess
16. Put out a fire - Yup
17. Home brew beer - Hmmm... never done this.
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric - LOL... For when you murder your wife?
19. Move heavy stuff - Yup
20. Grow food - Yeeahhh... I have a Safeway
21. Read an electric meter - Yup
22. Shovel the right way - Yup
23. Solder wire - Yup
24. Tape drywall - Yup
25. Split firewood - Yup
26. Replace a faucet washer - Yup (Although aren't most of these things washerless now?)
27. Mix concrete - Yup
28. Paint a straight line - Yup (But only when sober)
29. Use a French knife - Tha fuck is a french knife?
30. Prune bushes and small trees - Yup
31. Iron a shirt - Yup
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper - Yup
33. Change a single-pole switch - Yup
34. Fell a tree - Yup
35. Replace a broken windowpane - Nope
36. Set up a ladder, safely - Yup
37. Fix a faucet cartridge - A What? The screen thingy? Yup
38. Sweat copper tubing - Yup
39. Change a diaper - No. Never. Not EVER.
40. Grill with charcoal - Yup
41. Sew a button on a shirt - Yup
42. Fold a flag - Yup

Medical Myths
43. Treat frostbite - Again... 3 decades in Ak. Yes
44. Treat a burn - Yup
45. Help a seizure victim - Yup
46. Treat a snakebite - Nope
47. Remove a tick - Yup

Military Know-How
48. Shine shoes - Nope. Never done it but how hard can it be?
49. Make a drum-tight bed - I don't make my bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup - Yup

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe - Nope
52. Hang food in the wild - Yup
53. Skipper a boat - Nope
54. Shoot straight - Yup
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike - Yup
56. Escape a rip current - Yup

Primitive Skills
57. Build a fire in the wilderness - Yup
58. Build a shelter - Yup
59. Find potable water - You don't find it... you make it. Yup

Surviving Extremes
60. Floods - Yup
61. Tornados - Nope
62. Cold - Yup
63. Heat - Yup
64. Lightning - Yup

Teach Your Kids (I don't have any kids... )
65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology
76. Install a graphics card - Yup
77. Take the perfect portrait - Yup (Arch your back a little more, Honey)
78. Calibrate HDTV settings - Yup
79. Shoot a home movie - Heh... Yup
80. Ditch your hard drive - Yup

Master Key Workshop Tools
81. Drill driver - Yup
82. Grease gun - Yup
83. Coolant hydrometer - Yup
84. Socket wrench - Yup
85. Test light - Yup
86. Brick trowel - Yup
87. Framing hammer - Yup
88. Wood chisel - Yup
89. Spade bit - Yup
90. Circular saw - Yup
91. Sledge hammer - Yup
92. Hacksaw - Yup
93. Torque wrench - Yup
94. Air wrench - Yup
95. Infrared thermometer - Yup
96. Sand blaster - Yup
97. Crosscut saw - Yup
98. Hand plane - Yup
99. Multimeter - Yup
100. Feeler gauges - Yup

IF I had kids I could do any of the items 65-75 but I don't have kids so I guess that DQ's me.

 

[SSSnail]

Chalk these up as things I haven't had exposure to, or don't know. Now I know what I must do.

17. Home brew beer
- Never done it
51. Run rapids in a canoe
- Never done it, been down rivers, but not rapids.
52. Hang food in the wild
- Does hoist everything up high on tree branches in sealed bags count?
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
- If by tackle you mean fall down, then yes.

 

[olds]

IF I had kids I could do any of the items 65-75 but I don't have kids so I guess that DQ's me.

"37. Fix a faucet cartridge - A What? The screen thingy? Yup"

Fail

 

[gevorg]

IF Man CONTAINS '$$$' THEN Skills = 'ALL OF THE ABOVE'

 

[jteef]

Fixed my wording.

Anyway, to escape a sinking car what you do is shift your weight in the car so that the front aims downward. But don't remove your seatbelt as that would be dangerous. When the nose of the car impacts the bottom of the water body, the airbags will deploy, floating the car back to the surface where you should remain in your seat awaiting rescue.

Due to terminal velocity in such a viscous fluid, I don't think you'll hit the bottom with enough force to trigger the air bag. It's def a gamble; are you sure it isn't easier to tie up a tarp in the shape of a hot air balloon, then fill it up with air from your tires(don't forget the spare). This technique was featured in the Transporter, so you know its guaranteed.

 

[olds]

Due to terminal velocity in such a viscous fluid, I don't think you'll hit the bottom with enough force to trigger the air bag. It's def a gamble; are you sure it isn't easier to tie up a tarp in the shape of a hot air balloon, then fill it up with air from your tires(don't forget the spare). This technique was featured in the Transporter, so you know its guaranteed.

 

[IronWing]

No kidding. I mean if you're going the hot air balloon route then attaching it to the exhaust pipe for inflation makes more sense. But then you'd have to remove your seatbelt and risk a hefty fine.

 

[mmntech]

No. 18 has come in handy more times than I can count. Damn pesky CSIs.

 

[SP33Demon]

Since the invention of the internet, you don't need to "know" how to do any of them but some are nice to know in the event of an emergency (such as CPR or a flat tire).

 

[tcsenter]

No. 18 has come in handy more times than I can count. Damn pesky CSIs.

Hint: Its not bleach, that's the TV and internet way of dealing with blood.

 

[pcgeek11]

This is my list of can't and have no desire to do items.

I have 94% of them within my grasp however.

Home
17. Home brew beer
I buy pre-made beer

29. Use a French knife
WTF is a french knife. I'm not French, I have balls.

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe
Nope.

55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
Nope ain't happening. I might break a hip

Technology
77. Take the perfect portrait
I'm not a photographer.

79. Shoot a home movie
Nope. Not a movie producer either.