Posted August 18, 2008 by Chris

This is one of the cooler quick & easy DIY tricks. You take a photoresistor hooked up to an audio input jack and point a modified LED & stereo at it and music plays! The project write-up for this is as detailed you need & has some great pictures so there’s no questions left. Check out this cool project.

Posted August 7, 2008 by Chris

LEDs will never cease to amuse human beings. Recently, super-bright LEDs have become far more available to the general public and we’re making great use of them..not really though. This project write-up details out how to create what I would call a cop blinding flash light as it is super bright. There’s also a few extra led light show creations you can see.

Posted August 4, 2008 by Chris

Van De Graff generators go back a long, long way and are a loved experiment in the field of electrical physics. They show the very basics of negative vs. positive in electronics. The project write-up explains the process of building a very simple Van De Graff generator that plugs into a standard wall outlet.

Posted August 1, 2008 by Chris

This clothing mod just has dangerous written all over it, but then again it doesn’t snow here so perhaps it is the life saver it seems to be. Using a 9v battery & some standard wire inserted throughout a jacket and you have an electrically heated jacket. Pretty simple, check out the project write-up for more info.

Posted July 15, 2008 by Chris

The handheld plasma gun is actually a mini Tesla coil. This project write-up shows you the steps necessary for making your very own handheld plasma gun & the parts you’ll need. Tesla coils can be very, very dangerous so always be extra careful around high voltage & high current applications.

Posted July 14, 2008 by Chris

The sentry gun project came out a while ago and showed what two crazy people with a paintball gun could do in a short amount of time. The fact that this project works means computer vision algorithms are indeed improving. Take a look, videos & construction details are all there.

Posted July 13, 2008 by Chris

This project is fairly dangerous so take care if you end up building it. It’s a diy air conditioner and is definitely a hack. The project write-up shows how the project is actually quite intuitive and offers lots of pictures to help you understand the process of building a simplified air conditioner.

Posted April 16, 2008 by Chris

Using the basic theory of electrolysis it is fairly simple to split the Hydrogen & Oxygen atoms from water. This project write-up gives a straight forward approach using household items to accomplish electrolysis. Be careful around pure hydrogen, remember the Hindenburg disaster!

Posted April 15, 2008 by Chris

However dangerous it might seem, it actually works! Controlled by an AVR microcontroller, this self balancing unicycle looks and runs like something that might have been a possible segway. The parts list, software & other useful downloads are all there waiting for you.

Posted March 19, 2008 by Chris

If you’re looking for a handheld gaussian pistol then you’ve found it. This sucker probably weighs a ton but unlike most gaussian shooters it’s mobile. This website has all sorts of angles, photos & videos of the pistol.