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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters New app answers practical, weird questions Tweet Share this Link this NEW YORK (Reuters) - Need to know how to fend off a mountain lion or weave a French braid? A new iPhone app has the answers. The Show Me Now application provides instructions on how to cope with situations ranging from fighting a gorilla and... Email Print Related News Startup touts itself as "LinkedIn for doctors" Fri, Mar 4 2011 Interview: Doximity gains fans ahead of official launch Thu, Mar 3 2011 New American Bible changes some words such as "holocaust" Wed, Mar 2 2011 UPDATE 3-EU antitrust watchdog raids e-book publishers Wed, Mar 2 2011 Prince William's official wedding website launched Wed, Mar 2 2011 Analysis & Opinion Pope’s Jesus book raps religious violence, explains exoneration of Jews 6 tips for losing weight without losing your wallet Related Topics Technology » Small Business » Lifestyle » Media » A man photographs an Oscar statuette using his phone at the ''Meet the Oscars'' exhibit at Grand Central Station in New York February 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK | Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:19am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Need to know how to fend off a mountain lion or weave a French braid? A new iPhone app has the answers. The Show Me Now application provides instructions on how to cope with situations ranging from fighting a gorilla and uncorking a champagne bottle with a saber to escaping from a car submerged underwater. It is based on the website www.showmenow.com and two "Show Me How" books. Originally published in 2008, the book has sold over a million copies and has been translated into 30 languages. "It's a strange mixture of practical information and practically useless information, which is more there for the sake of curiosity," said Roger Shaw, publisher at Weldon Owen Inc. "We have everything from life-saving emergency information to face-saving style information, from practical everyday tasks to wildly amusing exotic ones." Shaw said the application was designed to appeal to an audience that expects to get much of their information visually. "For young people, it gives them a little irreverent insight into an adult world. It's like a cheat sheet for grown-up things," he explained. The 321 different activities are illustrated through about 2,000 diagrams similar to those found in the backseat pocket of an airliner. A team of 30 people worked for almost a year thinking of ideas and researching them for the book, most of which have been included in the iPhone app. Users can email particularly helpful sets of instructions to their friends through the app, or upload them to Facebook. (Reporting by Bernd Debusmann Jr., editing by Patricia Reaney) Technology Small Business Lifestyle Media Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

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