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Altoids Tin Catapult Will Make You Feel, and Act, 10 Years Old Again
Here's an Instructables to bring back the obnoxious kid that lives not so far down in all of us: Learn how to turn one of those miniature Altoids tins into a tiny catapult. It'll be fun for nobody but you. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ngc6027: This is perfect. If someone is talking to you and has bad breath, you can just launch a mint into... 12 Responses | Other threads
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DIY Voice Modulator Makes Everybody Do the Robot (or at Least Sound Like One)
This DIY project takes common parts, including a clock from IKEA and a fluorescent desk lamp, and turns them into this sweet robot voice modulator that makes even the most emotional, dramatic vocals seem cold and calculating. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by KingPsyz here for HappyFunKingPsyz©: It's Dr. Theopolis! 3 Responses | Other threads
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New Hipster Affectation: Urban Oil Prospecting (Cardigan Not Included)
This DIY oil detector, essentially a modified metal detector, is the hottest new accessory for city-dwelling hipsters worldwide. Plus, it matches terrifically with a beard. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by OMG! Ponies!: Is my neighborhood "hip"? Gentrification got shut down so there's a fair amount of strollers but not many. The top... 5 Responses | Other threads
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summer
Kite Aerial Photography: The Camera Places Its Life In Your Hands
Instructables user Mikeasaurus used household items— including thumbtacks and a Bic pen— to make a remotely-triggered rig for his kite, compatible with any camera. Well, any camera he felt comfortable dangling off a kite. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Beaumar: "It's life is in your hands, Dude." 9 Responses | Other threads
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Let Your Hello Kitty Watch Be All It Can Be
On its own, the Hello Kitty McDonalds watch is yet another landfill-bound plastic chotchke. Not very green thinking. Luckily, Instructables has put together a handy how-to for turning yours into a cool custom timepiece. More »
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Comment by 92BuickLeSabre: If it were the namesake herself? Maybe. But nothing is cooler than Chococat. Nothing. 6 Responses | Other threads
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iPhone's Accelerometer Translates Virtual Pour Into Real-World Beer
The drinkin' tinkerers over at Instructables created the Serv O'Beer to interpret a "pouring" motion with an iPhone into a real, albeit foamy, beer. What an age we live in! More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Jeff Wulff: I just don't understand how this could be useful. It successfully pours the beer. After the pour, it's... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Man Creates Modern Day Gingerbread Bridge Using Epilog Laser
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Make a Blue Laser Gun Out of the Corpse of an HD-DVD Drive
Instructables has posted a guide for how to yank the blue diode out of a dusty Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and attach it to a (fake) gun to create.... a laser gun! It's a pretty easy little mod, if you have the equipment lying around (and a laser gun sight you don't use), and when you're done, you've got a blue laser pistol powerful enough to light a match or pop a balloon. [Instructables]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by pmac2322: This is very, very dangerous. While I feel that many of those with the brains to put this together will... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Laser-Etched Powerbook Ensures Hands Never Leave the Keyboard, Ever
Instructables user noahw used an Epilog etcher to lase an imprint of his hands and forearms, eternally vigilant in home row position, onto the top case of his PowerBook G4. Noah says that typing on top of his own hands is "a little freaky" (as is the brownish mildewy patina on the etched keys, ahem) but if you are looking for something to bring your Mavis Beacon score up the extra five points you've been seeking, this could be it. [Instructables]
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By John MahoneyComment by ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: ..- - - . .-. .-.. -.-- / .--. --- .. -. - .-.. . ... ... .-.-.- 24 Responses | Other threads
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batman
Use No. 7,853 For Duct Tape: Intricately Sculpted Batman Mask
Duct tape was the perfect medium for Instructables user seamster to craft this cool-looking Dark Knight-era Bat-mask for his mug. Halloween's just around the corner, and no everyone can't go as Sarah Palin, so if your costume/dominatrix supply shop is sold out of knee-high patent leather boots, librarian glasses and $5,000 dresses from Barney's, consider following along here. [Instructables]
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By John MahoneyComment by russdanger: Anyone ever see duct-tape on a duct? Me neither. It's too being made into bongs... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Haunted Ouija Board Communicates With The Dead (Your PC)
Halloween is fast approaching, so it's time to start outfitting your house with spooky decor! If you're feeling particularly courageous this season, why not try your hand at this really neat DIY haunted Ouija board project. After some wood carving, staining and electrical work, you'll end up with a board that not only moves its planchette independently, but will talk to you (via a remote PC) as well. It's a complicated process, but aren't the best Halloween treats always from the sophisticated tricks? [Instructables]
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By Elaine ChowComment by Yetibelle: now if it was as thin as a standard board, they would have something...at this point its alot les work... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Wiimote Mod Adds IR Targeting To USB Missile Launcher
Using the Wiimote's IR sensor elegantly duct taped in place, Instructables user toelle was able to mod everyone's favorite USB toy to launch precision, infrared-guided attacks, just like the big boys (kind of). Using a custom script which looks for IR sources to aim at, you can lay down precision fire by, say, putting your TV remote with the buttons taped down next to the cat. Or attach a small remote to the cat—now we're talking. [Instructables] -
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Make Your Broken NES Into a Lunchbox
If you're like me, you probably have an old, broken-down NES somewhere in your house, gathering dust while you try to decide whether you should keep it for nostalgia's sake. How about turning it into a lunchbox, which will allow you to bring those warm early gaming memories with you to work or school every day? Instructables contributor fluctifragus has posted a pretty easy do-it-yourself for making your console useful (and deliciously so!) again. All you need is your NES, a rotary tool, two small hinges, some glue and... a Canadian superhero? [Instructables via Lifehacker]
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By Elaine ChowComment by ZLevee: Luckily I have a fully functioning NES and no need for a luchbox. more » | Other threads
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Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle for $3000
For DIYers with a lot more technical know-how than cash, an Instructables user has put up a really interesting tutorial on building an electric motorcycle using just $3000. The vehicle has a 70mph top speed, but can only go about 10 miles before it needs to be recharged. It's great for a quick trip to the store, if you don't make any unexpected stops along the way. With gas prices being what they are, you should probably try to make it so everything you would normally need to get to is less than 10 miles away anyhow. [Instructables via Uberreview]
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By Elaine ChowComment by Ajax: @djdare: Below $3.50? Nope, I can't imagine how that would even be possible. Good catch on the repeat posts, though.... more » | Other threads
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Guitar Hero and Rock Band Controller Mod For Finicky Fingers
Guitar Hero fans usually hate the Rock Band guitar controller and vice versa. Instructables has a pretty good how-to that can solve the problem for Guitar Hero fans at the cost of a Rock Band controller. It's a way to mash up an old PS2 Guitar Hero controller with the Rock Band Fender guitar and make a perfect hybrid with raised keys a clicky strum. You could just use an Xbox 360 Guitar Hero controller for Rock Band if you're on an Xbox 360, but where's the fun in that? [Instructables]
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By Matt HickeyComment by Magnakai Haaskivi: @HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak, @Soulgenesis: Whoops, I totally missed that the guitars were already broken. My bad on that one. more » | Other threads
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Give a Bluetooth Handgun Handset a Shot
Got an unused airsoft gun from your guns are cool teenage years? Why not transform it into a Bluetooth handset that you'll probably still never use. A user at Instructables did just that by rewiring an older Jabber handset inside an airsoft gun. Even though it's probably the biggest and most absurd Bluetooth handset, the workings of it are pretty cool. The trigger has been wired as the call button, the barrel as the speaker and the grip as the mic making it perfect for taking calls with the wife when she finds out you stole her Bluetooth handset and put it into a gun. Hit the jump to see iPhone lovers' reactions to such a Bluetooth device called iGiveUp. More »
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Comment by TomXP411: @Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!: pwned again! Once again, the poster changed the post right after I commented. I may now look like a... more » | Other threads
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DIY Sleeping Mask Puts You In Control of Your Dreams
There's a Lucid Dream Machine sleeping mask on Instructables that pulses LEDs in your eyelids four hours after you fall asleep, waking you up just enough to notice your dreams and control their outcomes. The mask requires a fair bit of soldering and programming experience, so it isn't for DIY luddites like me. Which is good, because my sleep is too precious and my dreams are too weird to want one of these anyway. [Instructables via Make]
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Comment by nutbastard: set an alarm for 3 hours before you normally wake up - and then change it to go off every... more » | Other threads
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DIY Lightsaber Makes Attacking Whiny Jedi Nerds More Authentic
For those of us that saw footage of the drunken Darth Vader attack and found ourselves slightly disappointed by the... well... un-Star Wars-like nature of the Sith Lord's weapon, Instructables has a DIY kit to ensure that our next drunken rampage is truly worthy of the Dark Side. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by VENAT0R: worthy of the darkside MY ASS! thats a BLUE lightsaber! what kind of sith has a BLUE lightsaber?! im totally making... more » | Other threads
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Super iPod Pillow is Plusher than Plush, Plays MP3s
Let us salute creative types who are super-brazilliant at hacking MP3 players and have a bit of time on their hands, because this is what they can come up with — a super iPod that is 50 times bigger than the real thing, and that probably won't break when you drop it. There's a gallery below, but you can catch all the pics and instructions at Instructables. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by Kaiser-Machead: This is actually a Chinese ripoff of an iPod pillow, since the center button is a play/pause button, and the... more » | Other threads
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Extreme Repair For Extremely F*cked Up CDs
Instructables has a tutorial on a CD repair technique designed to bring nearly any disc (barring any cracks, breaks, etc...) back from the dead. The fix requires you to heat the underside of the CD over a gas burner, boil it in water and dry off your freshly resurfaced disc. The process seems to leave a slim margin of error, so if you're trying to recover something valuable, you better know what you're doing. [Instructables]
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Comment by drsmith: I find this hard to believe. I mean, *maybe* you could remove scratches this way, but you risk permanently... more » | Other threads
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Make That Old Cellphone Look like New by Painting It Yourself
Getting tired of that old, gray and grungy cellphone of yours? Put away that iPhone envy and go to the Instructables site, which will show you how to kiss that frog with pearly colors and turn it into a handsome prince. But spraying a gleaming coat of paint on a delicate instrument such as a cellphone is not quite as easy as you might think. More » -
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Make Your Own Laser Flashlight
If you liked that backpack laser we showed you the other day, here's a much smaller laser that you can build yourself using an old DVD burner and a MiniMag flashlight. It's not going to be anything lethal, but it can actually cause a bit of damage, lighting a match or even popping a balloon with its ray gun-like beam. If you're slightly mechanically minded, you just might be able to put this one together. Be careful, though, you could put an eye out with this thing. In case you missed it, see the awesome video on the next page. More »
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Comment by IgorT: The instructions CLEARLY say to use a DVD Writer and not a CD-RW drive. CD-RW use an invisible IR laser, that... more » | Other threads
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DIY: Hang Your iTunes Album Covers On Your Wall
If your musical tastes speak to your personality, this is one way to quickly let everyone know what is going on inside your twisted mind. Instructables user rauz has detailed a method for transforming your massive iTunes album cover art collection into an even larger and more impressive poster. How do you do it? More » -
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Build Your Own Super-Closeup LED Light for Intimate Situations
Good lighting is the key to shooting great video, but sometimes just the right kinds of lights aren't available or are too expensive. If you need extreme close-up light that looks nice and soft, Instructables shows you how to make your own LED light array for very little money that's particularly useful in close-up shooting situations. More »
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Comment by OneObuyan: If you can afford that MovieCam... then you can afford a ringlite flash...!!! more » | Other threads
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Kite Ice Butt Boarding for Fun and Profit. OK, Just Fun.
The gang at Instructables has released a new episode detailing their adventures building kite-powered, butt-riding, ice-skating contraptions. If you've got a whole lot of ice, some wind, and some free time they'll show you just how to build a speeding death machine of your own. But don't take my word for it — check the video above for the hot, hot man on ice action. I want one. More »
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Comment by king_of_fools: Nice, looks pretty fun, where do you buy a kit. more » | Other threads
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