If there's a community center in your area, try taking a trip there. Community centers offer provide entertainment options, like movies and games, for free. You can get a group of friends together and make a trip to your community center. Community centers sometimes host free events, like free carnivals. Look up the calendar to your local community center online and see if there are any events happening. In addition to going to events with friends, free events can be a great way to meet new people. Are you currently a student? Are you under 18, a senior citizen, or a member of a well known club or organization? If so, you may get free or discounted admission. Check what kind of specials local establishments offer. There may be certain days of the week you can get into a museum, amusement park, or other attraction for free or very cheap. If you live in a city with a lot of museums, many museums offer free admissions to locals certain days of the week. If you're looking for a way to socialize for free, get a bunch of friends together and go to a museum on one of these days. You can find your city or town's event calendar online. You can also do a quick online search for free events in your area. Not everyone costs money. You can often find free art galleries, concerts, or festivals. If there's a free event coming up, this is a great way to socialize on a budget. Are you a member of a local gym? Are you on the board of a local theater? Do you have a membership at a local art gallery? If so, you may be able to get you and a guest in for free. For example, if you have a gym membership, see if you get any guest passes. If you do, get a group of friends together to go swimming. If you want to go out without spending money, take advantage of the natural beauty in your area. Enjoying the outdoors is always free. Get a group of friends together for some outdoor activities.  Go to the beach with friends. Get a group together for a hike through the woods. Have a picnic at a local park. Go for a bike ride through your town or on a nature trail.

Summary: Visit a community center. See if you qualify for free admission anywhere. Look for free events in your area. Use any memberships you have. Take advantage of nature.


Mulliken electronegativity is a slightly different way of measuring electronegativity than is used in the Pauling table above. To find Mulliken electronegativity for a certain atom, find that atom's first ionization energy. This is the energy required to make the atom discharge a single electron.  This is something you'll probably have to look up in chemistry reference materials. This site has a good table you may want to use (scroll down to find it).  As an example, let's say that we're trying to find the electronegativity of lithium (Li). In the table on the site above, we can see that its first ionization energy is 520 kJ/mol. This is a measure of the energy gained when an electron is added to an atom to form a negative ion. Again, this is something you'll need to look up in reference material. This site has resources you may want to browse. The electron affinity of lithium is 60 kJ mol-1. When you're using kJ/mol as units for your energies, the equation for Mulliken electronegativity is ENMulliken = (1.97×10−3)(Ei+Eea) + 0.19. Plug your values into the equation and solve for ENMulliken. In our example, we would solve like this:  ENMulliken = (1.97×10−3)(Ei+Eea) + 0.19 ENMulliken = (1.97×10−3)(520 + 60) + 0.19 ENMulliken = 1.143 + 0.19 = 1.333

Summary: Find the first ionization energy of your atom. Find the electron affinity of the atom. Solve the Mulliken electronegativity equation.


Place the water, rice wine, star anise, spring onions, and ginger in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Set the pan on the stove over medium-high heat and bring the broth to a steady boil. Carefully place the chicken feet into the boiling broth, lowering them directly into the water instead of dropping them from a height.  After adding the chicken feet to the braising broth, allow the liquid to reach a full boil again. Once the braising broth reaches a boil, reduce the heat to low, dropping the broth to a gentle simmer. Partially cover the pan and allow the chicken feet to cook until they feet tender. This should take 1-1/2 to 2 hours.  Periodically check and stir the chicken feet as they cook in the braising broth. When ready, you should be able to easily pierce through the fleshy side and straight to the bone using a standard fork. Strain the contents of the pan through a colander. Collect 1/2 cup (125 ml) of the cooking liquid and all of the chicken feet. After reserving the 1/2 cup (125 ml) of liquid, discard the remaining broth.

Summary: Combine the braising ingredients. Add the chicken feet. Cook until tender. Drain the liquid.


In a large bowl, pour 8 ounces of glue. Add 1 cup of water. Then add enough food coloring to create the shade of color that you want your flarp to be. Stir the ingredients until they’re evenly mixed. Either pour one cup of very warm water from a hot tap into a second bowl, or heat cold water until it’s simmering before you mix it with the borax. Then add 1.5 teaspoons of borax. Stir until the borax has totally dissolved.  Use a second, clean spoon to mix the borax, or wash the first spoon to remove any glue. For thicker, sturdier flare, add more borax, a half-teaspoon at a time. Pour the borax solution into the bowl with the glue mixture. Stir constantly for two minutes or more, until the consistency is even. Continue to stir if the coloring or texture still seems uneven. Line a surface area with parchment paper for easy clean-up. Once the mixture is cool enough to handle, remove it from the bowl. Massage and squeeze the flarp on the paper until its texture is consistently smooth and stretchy. Let it rest for ten minutes or so, and then start playing with it!
Summary: Mix glue, water, and coloring together. Mix warm water and borax separately. Combine the two mixtures. Knead the mixture.