Seriously, wow. This is one of the most twisted step-by-step instructables yet. Personally, I don't have enough balls (or serial killer instinct) to gut my former pet, and stuff it with an LED assembly, wires and magnets. But as for any ethical dilemmas? If you were only going to throw it out anyway…

...Maybe you'd like to have your little pal hang around a little longer: [Instructables]

The final product looks like a term project for wood shop class, requiring mostly traditional materials as the Snorricam mount is primarily made of plywood. Not an incredibly difficult construction, for sure, but one that could be really useful for aspiring filmmakers without friends, or those who want to get that crazy angle used in so many movies (Requiem for a Dream comes to mind). [Instructables via MAKE]

We like Instructables like this one because not everyone has a damn laser cutter lying around, and this one only requires materials you've likely got lying around anyway (coat hanger, rubber band, spoon, etc.). The creator promises it'll only take about 10 minutes, and we promise it'll be fun for at least 11. [Instructables]

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.It looks like a pretty simple mod, both in materials required and construction method: It only needs a couple pieces of particle board, the aforementioned peephole lens, the spare lens shield that came with his camera, and of course some duct tape. The only possible caveat: The replacement wide-angle lens is significantly smaller than the camera's lens, so there's a circle around all of the shots. On the other hand, it's sort of cool; it makes everything look like you shot it through a hotel door. Check it out, we're sure it can be modified for other makes and models of DSLR. [Instructables]

This doesn't look like the easiest project we've seen; it calls for laser cutting and a significant amount of audio tech know-how. But the results are pretty much exactly what you'd want, and it's definitely a sweet-looking end result. This thing even features audio-in so you can plug in instruments, pre-recorded sounds, or anything else you want, and the pitch-shifting and vibrato buttons let you adjust the robot sounds on the fly. Check out the instructions for more info on how to sound like a robot. [Instructables via MAKE]

The metal detector is outfitted with a relatively inexpensive "combustible gas sensor" that can detect pockets of oil, and the creator notes that the entire mod can be completed for around $100. This particular oil detector includes some green LEDs which we don't believe serve any other purpose than looking cool (as we deduced from the intro, "What good is your newly built metal detector without a little bling?").

Neighborhoods in which this mod is guaranteed to work include the Mission District in San Francisco, Wicker Park in Chicago, and any Brooklyn neighborhood primarily inhabited by white people.

Disclosure: Your humble editor also has a beard. And square, plastic-rimmed glasses. This post is thus what is known as "ironic," which has little relation to the English term, "ironic." [Instructables]

As much as we love complicated, Arduino-based wonders of homemade coding, sometimes it's nice to see a simple, MacGuyvered mechanical creation. We're not sure anyone would want to make exactly this example, but check out the guide, it'll give you an idea how he made it. [Instructables via Lifehacker]

All it takes is an Xacto knife, super glue, triangular head screwdriver, and a printout of the picture you want—and of course the Hello Kitty McDonalds watch. Just remove the toddler-size watchband and get to tinkering! In much less time than it takes for that Happy Meal to pass through your small intestine, you'll have your very own custom Domo watch! Or one with your girlfriend. Or Boba Fett. Or a different, even cuter picture of Hello Kitty. The choice is yours. [Instructables]

Creator "Polymythic" used a Construx building set as his mechanical base and an ioBridge to control the system. It pours the beer a bit violently, just like this previous hack, but if you're drunk enough to insist that tipping your iPhone should result in a real beer, it should do you just fine. [Instructables]

Most impressive to me are the laser-etched bricks that adorn the sides of this gingerbread bridge, based on the Oberbaum Bridge in Berlin. And, as everyone knows, laser etched gingerbread tastes best.

Instructables member rstraugh, we salute you and your Epilog laser. [Instructables]

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