To create his deformed battery contraption, he got the Lithium Ion cells from his old laptop, sticking them together with wire and electrical tape, and then dispossessed himself from any sense of aesthetics or shame. [Eee User via Portable Monkey]

In the summer of 1996, opportunity presented itself. Near a picnic table where some of us at work were always having lunch, there was a wasp nest in a crevice in the building. Wasps were frequently bothering us, but we could not even see the nest, just a gap in the concrete that they used for their entrance.

Now of course, I could have just used a shopvac, but you don't want to leave one of those running for hours on end, and then you can't see your catch, and how the hell is one supposed to empty it?

Sweet mother of god, if I never see that many wasps together in one place in person I'll be able to die a happy man. Hit the link to read the full story to see how he became a one-man wasp-murdering machine. [Wasp Sucking Machine via Make]

The armor was made to fit a 6.2-foot, 35-inch, 200-pound person, using glass fiber for the armor parts, flexible plastic for the midsection and neck, and foam rubber for the gloves. The arc reactor lights up, and the eyes are covered with reflective lenses.

For sound effects, however, you still have to shout "pew pew pew" while waving your arms up in the air. [My Disguises]

Arthur listened for a short while, but being unable to understand the vast majority of what Ford was saying he began to let his mind wander, trailing his fingers along the edge of an incomprehensible computer bank, he reached out and pressed an invitingly large red button on a nearby panel. The panel lit up with the words Please do not press this button again. He shook himself.

Not content to stop with home protection, Molavizadeh has expanded his unique and painful approach to crime fighting to the automotive realm. In fact, he has already constructed a system that can deliver a non-lethal electric shock to a car thief via his cellphone. Despite interest from private individuals and local news sources, the Afghan government isn't taking his work seriously—which shows you just how bad the situation is in Afghanistan. This is the kind of dude you keep your eye on. [NPR via Gizmag]

Made from a miniPOV device, Okini393939's shades cost a fraction of the versions you get in the Sharper Edge, innit? [MAKE]

Luckily for Mr. Verizon, the building's super dropped by to make sure everything was cool, and managed to avoid being chop sueyed with his ninja super skills as the knife snapped at him like cobra when he opened the door. When arrested, Eric asked the cops "Did anyone get hurt with my knives? I wish they did." Since they didn't, the court thought it was cool to release this dude on bail. I love this country. [Newsday via Gothamist]

Best touch? Making a used popcorn container from the theater into sex receptacle. Those M&Ms never knew what hit them. – Jason Chen

Make Your Own Sexdoll [Homemade Sex Toys (NSFW) via Fleshbot (NSFW)]

Admittedly, this is more of a proof-of-concept than anything else since you probably won't even be able to power light bulbs or anything, but soon enough we'll be able to build bigger cells with bigger solar panels until we make a cell so large it will destroy us all. (Or something to that effect.) – Nicholas Deleon

Make a solar cell in your kitchen [Science Toys via MAKE: Blog]

After carefully arranging the copper tubing in front of a fan, Pete used the aquarium pump to push water through the closed system, where it passed in front of the fan on its way back to the ice. Hey, this could be a good way to liquid-cool a PC, too. – Charlie White

Make your own air conditioner [lifehacker]