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more about #3dprinting more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This wouldn't work for me because I'd be too busy flicking the lights on and off and on and off and on and off and on and off.. "OOh look, a firefly." more » Monty: I so look forward to shoving LEDs up Harry Allen's back-end and have his ass light up our living room. more » Kaiser-Machead: Shit like this makes me glad that most animal shelters do not allow people to adopt black cats around Halloween time. more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: What is it with people doing this kind of stuff lately? Wasn't there just a story on Giz about taxidermy where a rat had a magnet on his back and LED'... more » KyleW: I always have a handcuff key on my keychain in case I need them. more » szrimaging: Not sure how useful this is anymore. Most LEO by me no longer use handcuffs, instead opting for the ziptie style cuffs. more » Timothy Collins: Wait - all handcuffs have the same key? Isn't that just inviting something like this? more » PorterDawgschidt: This is a moot point because police officers put the cuffs on with the keyhole facing AWAY from your fingers. My cop buddies handcuffed me, handed me... more » IveGotSoul: Despite the fact that even if it is already easy to do, why would you post anything about busting out of cuffs anyways? more » deanbmmv: i just thought it was the cheap kiddy/novelty cuffs that used keys like that. I'd of thought the proper cuffs police used would be.. a bit more comple... more » BrokenFeather: [en.wikipedia.org] One of the officers was a family friend. Please don't show items like this! more » Nipple Juice: I would do nasty disgusting things with a 3D printer. more » hotbutteredtoast: There was a guy in upstate New York who kept handcuff keys up his butt at all times. He murdered several people and always got away when caught. more » SJRNWT: OR... [www.trueswords.com] Just throwing that out there... PS: During my teenage hijinks, I managed to get out of handcuffs by pulling my hands und... more » junyo: And this is why gun control is an obsolete concept. more » -
#lighting
Firefly Lives On As an LED Light
Designer Harry Allen is the kind of person that would look at roadkill as an opportunity. For example, he recycled the carcass of a pig for a bank and a dead firefly for a lamp. More » -
#diy
Before Your Next Crime Spree, Be Sure to Print Your Own Handcuff Key
Whether it's "Officer, I was only going 90MPH" or "Honey, I can't get 'em off," sometimes you just lack a handcuff key. Fortunately, you can print one—if you happen to have a 3D printer, that is. More » -
#printing
3D Printing Now Available in Stainless Steel, Adamantium Next?
When Jay Leno replaced car parts, he could only print plastic molds in 3D. Life's easier now, because molds are unnecessary in the creation of custom desk kitsch and car parts as 3D printing got a stainless steel upgrade. More » -
#3dprinting
Jay Leno Uses 3D Printer to Replace Rare Old Car Parts
What do you do when you have a passion for rare old cars and one irreplaceable part breaks? If you are a stand-up comedian who looks like a T-Mobile Android G1, you scan it and print a new one. More » -
#architecture
World's Largest CNC Machine Fabricates Large-Scale Building Prototypes
Using the world's largest 3D printer, Shiro Studio architects and D-Shape have joined forces to create this 3x3x3 meter tall prototype of the Radiolaria pavilion. More » -
#3dprinting
MakerBot Cupcake CNC Delivers DIY 3D Printing for Just $750
You know Wired editor Chris Anderson's pet idea of the moment that "atoms are the new bits"? At just $750, MakerBot's CupCake CNC rapid prototyping machine—3D printing with extruded melted ABS plastic—made me think about it. More » -
