Maybe you want to humiliate someone, maybe you want to break up a relationship, or take down a government. You might even want to start a rumor about yourself to get more attention. The reasons for starting a rumor are many, but in order to create the right rumor you need to have a goal in mind while you make it up. Decide if there is a more ethical way of achieving your goal. Unless the rumor is true, starting a rumor involves lying and deceiving people that trust you. It may not be worth it. Many of the most widely spread rumors trigger an emotional response in a great number of people. During World War II, both England and Germany made propaganda posters against gossip because the spread of war rumors caused such panic among the public. These rumors spread so fast because they made people nervous and afraid. If you create a rumor that preys on a common fear or anxiety, there will be a strong chance that people feel compelled to talk about it. Try to make the topic one that is relatable to the most people. Most people generally have anxieties about their safety, how they look, money. For example, if you spread a rumor that you won the lottery you would probably find it spread pretty fast and influenced the way a lot of people acted around you. If many people want to believe the rumor is true, then they will take it as truth. If a movie is very popular, it would be easy to spread a rumor they are making a sequel. Whether it is true or not, a good number of people are likely to believe it because they hope it is true. People spread rumors about celebrities because they are jealous and hope to bring down the image of their target. The rumor catches on due to a mutual desire by a large number of people to spread the same impression. A rumor can be shocking, but it should not seem ridiculous. People might believe that you were attacked by a bear and survived. Most people probably won't believed you were attacked by a talking panda with a samurai sword. If your rumor is going to survive, make it plausible. Avoid adding too many details, so the main idea of the rumor is not lost. A single detail or two is okay to add a little context to the rumor. However, keep it simple and count on the snowball effect. Rumor spreaders are known to add their own details. To give an example, if you were to start a rumor that someone had cosmetic surgery, you'd have very little details to distract from the actual rumor. If you say someone had paid $8,000 to have their lips done to look like exactly like Angelina Jolie after her first surgery, not her second one; it gets confusing. Is the rumor that she spent a lot of money, that she had surgery, or that she has some weird obsession with Angelina Jolie? Just keep it simple instead.

Summary: Figure out your goal. Prey on anxieties. Satisfy the public desire. Make the rumor believable. Keep it simple.

A swim cap is a great way to limit your hair's exposure to harmful pool chemicals, though you must both put on and take caps off carefully. Either way, wet your hair with clean water before entering a pool (even if you're going to wear a cap). To up your defenses, take a quick shower, put some conditioner in your hands right after and run them through your hair before a swim. Saturate your hair with water to slow (and hopefully prevent) the absorption of harmful chemicals such as chlorine. If you wear a swim cap, be very careful taking it on and off, as the grip of the cap on your hair can easily pull strands out of your scalp. Gather your hair close to your head, twisting and tying up long hair into a loose bun on top of your head. Place your hands inside the cap, with your palms vertical and your fingers spread. Let the front inside edge of the cap catch your forehead as you slowly lower the cap over your hair and around the back of your head. If you have trouble with latex caps pulling your hair, switch to a Lycra of silicone cap. These materials will pull your hair much less. Be gentle adjusting and removing your cap. If repositioning, do so very gently. When removing, start at either the front or back edge, pull out and away from your head, and keep pulling out and away from your head as you rotate your hand around your head. The best treatment is prevention. Oil and silicone-based products are best. The realm of oils includes natural products and remedies, while silicone can help calm frizziness and provide extra protection if you aggressively style your hair when out of the pool. Coconut oil, applied liberally, is a great pre-swim option. Massage it into clean, damp locks. Use a conditioner or leave-in treatment with silicone polymers such as dimethicone or cyclomethicone. Wetting and coating your hair will also make it easier to put on a swim cap without damaging your hair. Some products even help protect your hair from sun and salt as well as chlorine so wherever you're swimming, you'll be covered.

Summary: Protect your hair while you swim! Take care when putting on and removing your swim cap. Coat your hair before you jump in.

If you have a friend helping you, have one person shovel while the other splashes water on the freshly dug sand. Moisture is important. This straight-edged tool can be the back of a sand chair, a 2x4 piece of lumber or even the pole of a sand umbrella. Make sure it's a cube or a rectangular prism. This will push the sand down the hill a little so do not worry what it looks like from the bottom. Focus on the top. Be very careful at this step for if you have very dry sand you can have a collapse. Try to keep the stairs as level as possible. Try to match the stair levels on the corners as best you can but remember you do not have to be perfect. Mayan pyramids and Egyptian pyramids typically have only 4 sides.
Summary: Pile up as much sand you can muster with a shovel into a large hill. Find a long straight piece of material that will help you make square sides like stairs. Square off and flatten the top of the sand pile. Hold the straight edge tool horizontally and cut downward on one side of the mound to start the first stair riser. Pull the straight edge out towards you a few inches to make the first level stair after you have cut down a few inches into the sand. Make the second stair exactly how you did the first cut by starting a few inches away form the first stair. Continue the "cut down, pull out" method multiple times all the way down the side of the mound. Go to the next side of the mound (right or left, it does not mater) and continue the method the same. Finish off all four sides. Finished.