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Would-be astronomers, clear your afternoon schedule: A total solar eclipse will occur across South America later today, starting in Chile at 4:38 p.m. Eastern time and moving eastward across the continent, ending outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina at 4:44 p.m. EDT, CNN reports. Depending on where the eclipse is viewed from, it could last up to about four minutes. Chasing Totality: The Case For Dropping All To See the Solar Eclipse...

This story was originally published on OFFGRID. Words by Patrick McCarthy. We’ve been following Primitive Technology for some time now, and watching as the Aussie YouTuber gradually developed his survival campsite. Without so much as a knife or even a pair of shoes, he built shelters, started fires, crafted weapons, grew crops and developed advanced tools. We’ve often jokingly theorized he’s well on his way to the iron age, and his recent forays into basic metallurgy proved this point....

Not a fan of paying to get your car washed just to have it sullied by birds, pollen, and dirt? Save some serious cash and do it at home. Of course, getting that spotless sheen and polish can be a daunting task, something Cincinnati’s Michael Trevor, who’s spent 20-plus years in detailing, knows well. Here are his secrets. Prep right Start with the proper products—you’ll need professional car wash soap, two buckets, three wash mitts, microfiber towels, and more—all of which are cheaper and easier to find online....

While your nether regions aren’t on public display nearly as often as your perfectly groomed mug (we hope), it’s still imperative—for your health, and for your partner’s ego—that you keep everything down there clean and healthy. Because your junk spends most of the day in the dark, and because moisture so easily accumulates in this area, your balls and everything else are at greater risk for infection (not to mention nastiness)....

Every guy needs to trim or shave his neck. Whether you rock beard or not, neck hair is a universal “no.” First of all, a neckbeard detracts from the shape of the beard itself and shaving it provides flattering geometry to your facial hair. Secondly, guys who shave their face will obviously be shearing their neck hair, too, so there’s really no reason for you to forgo grooming. It’s totally fair if you prefer a trim over a shave....

Even as early as halftime, the game was pretty well decided. It was the sort of slog that every NFL playoffs cycle throws at the fans at least once: a game that ends while the pizza’s still hot. In quiet Ada, Ohio, a dozen or so employees of Wilson Sporting Goods gathered around a TV in the break room and watched the fourth-down punts tick by. As good Midwestern stock, this NFC Championship outing wasn’t going as many of them had hoped....

Get ready to fight. Boxing is one of the best all-around workouts you can do, giving you a combination of interval training, functional training, and total-body workouts. If you’ve been looking to add boxing to your training rotation, but haven’t found a way to get started, we have a way for you to get it going. Try the Insane HIIT Circuit Chris Hemsworth’s Trainer Calls the “Devil’s Workout” Read article...

At first glance, this video looks like a standard edit of a couple standup paddling in a beautiful place on a perfect fall day. And that’s just what Damjan Petreski wanted his girlfriend Irina Petkovska to think as they paddled out onto the crystal clear fall waters of Lake Bled, Slovenia. What Petkovska didn’t know was that she was about to receive a marriage proposal. The scenery alone is worth watching this video but the marriage proposal by the fully clothed couple is really what makes it....

Making a good pot roast is more than a just an easy (yet still delicious) way to take in valuable, hearty protein—it’s a skill that every guy should master at some point in their lives. So what better place to start than with this deliciously classic pot roast recipe? Answer: None. Recipe and photo courtesy of Marjorie Crawford at A Pinch of Healthy. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!...

One of the benefits of working from home is you can dress comfortably. At all times, you can just lounge about. It’s amazing. That doesn’t mean the clothes have to look bad. You can get some great stuff that looks good and feels great. For example, the Nike NSW Club Jogger Jersey on sale at Zappos fits that description. When you get something made by Nike, you can pretty much be sure that it is going to be some top of the line stuff....

The Oahu Series Horizontal SUP Rack $118 grassracks.com Our take: If you’re at all like us, finding a place to store your SUP can be a challenge. Laying it out in the garage burns up valuable hobby space, and most spouses or roommates just aren’t cool with wedging it between the couches on your living room floor. The Oahu Series bamboo racking system by Grass Racks solves this conundrum. The Oahu comes in variations to fit one, two or three standup paddleboards (plus a paddle)....

The board sports of surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding tend to follow trends, especially when it comes to video editing techniques. So it’s always refreshing when something new comes along and shakes things up a bit. Which is exactly what filmmaker Youri Fernandez does in this new edit “On/Off”. Skater’s Paradise: On/Off – NOWNESS from NOWNESS on Vimeo. Filmed in Berlin, it follows four skateboarders (including Fernandez himself) and flips a switch between day and night instantaneously....

Professional snowboarder and founder of Protect Our Winters Jeremy Jones wrote an op-ed for The New York Times Friday that aims to shift the focus of the climate change debate. “Our mountain economies still have a fighting chance, and we will fight for them.“POW Founder Jeremy Jones in today’s The New York Times:https://t.co/bnKthvW9Lj — Protect Our Winters (@ProtectWinters) February 16, 2018 In it, Jones touts a forthcoming study by POW that shows the economics of the snow industry....

The holidays are over, the family has gone home, and it’s time to get organized. If you’re like us, you opened a bunch of gifts this season that were fine. But they just didn’t thrill you. So why not go get that gear yourself? Right now at Macy’s, a bunch of men’s clothing is marked way down. And there’s a fantastic selection of plaid sport coats that are half off—or more....

For many of us, a big-box gym or a group fitness class has enough to get the job done. But if you’re serious about athletic endeavors, you may consider seeing a specialty gym that offers a super-niche experience. And these four, located across the country, are among the best. They employ trainers at the top of their fields, and typically work with participants in a one-on-one or small-group setting. Join up if you’re a local or a frequent flier to that town, but if you’re just passing through, all of them offer drop-in or remote options....

Ted Baird and Jim Baird. Photo courtesy A&E Networks Susan and William Brinson By Jim Baird History Channel’s Alone is the toughest survival show ever – it is the real deal. It’s a self-shot show, there are no camera crews and no gimmicks. Survivalists are dropped off in separate locations with no map and minimal gear. And whoever can survive the longest goes home with a cash prize of $500,000. This past Season 4 had a crazy twist, opposed to prior seasons that featured a single person, surviving alone in a single location....

Should I Be Sore After Every Workout? It’s important to realize that soreness is actually a result of small tears in the muscle fibers following a workout. This is often referred to as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS for short), and usually hits hardest 24-48 hours post-exercise. These small tears in the muscle are a result of overload either from a strenuous lifting session or a new movement pattern. Is Being Sore After a Workout Good?...

What It Is: Yeti’s SB130 is an all mountain/enduro bike that can just about do it all. It’s built with the geometry of a long travel 29er, but suspension that’s more manageable for everyday riding—130mm rear and 150mm front. It replaces Yeti’s popular SB5.5, climbing more efficiently, descending more aggressively, with room for a water bottle in the main triangle. This is a bike that is just as fun riding flow trails as old-school gnar bar single track....

After parking at a nearby college and being shuttled to the WSL Surf Ranch, the first thing I said was, “Wow, this wave looks way nicer in person.” Not that I haven’t been amazed by its perfection on Instagram clips – it’s just that seeing the man-made wave in real life was a whole new experience. In fact, I was pretty blown away … As was everyone else. Keely Andrew displaying what perfection looks like....

Working from home is not easy with all the distractions. But once you dial in a system, everything else falls into place. We’ve got a bunch of tips and tricks you can use to stay focused and productive while working from home. But you need the right tools. For example, a wireless mouse can be a godsend. After more than 3,00 ratings, the M535 gets a stellar 4.4-stars. More than 75 percent of those reviews are for the full five stars....