[Q]: Objective: To mark a plastic bottle for cutting,
[A]: wrap a cloth measuring tape around the bottle, and use a pen to mark every inch along the tape.

[Q]: Objective: How to make a simple costume for a medium sized dog?
[A]: Take a pair of old jeans, cut down the legs and wrap the jeans around the dog's back and tie across his chest

[Q]: Objective: How do you inflate your bike tires?
[A]: You can plug a bike pump into the nozzle of the bike tire and pump air in until the tire is hard.

[Q]: Objective: How to remove the membrane from the back of a rack of ribs.
[A]:
With a sharp knife, make a cut at one end of the membrane, then grab it with a paper towel and pull it off like shucking corn