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Make a table with a secret compartment

How to make a table with a secret compartment

This is practically ingenious. A new way to hide your precious items from guests. A table with a secret compartment! This is only model-sized, but hopefully it inspires you to build a large one for yourself.

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Make a Super Mario in Restaurant City with tiles

How to make a Super Mario in Restaurant City with tiles

Restaurant City: the ever so popular Facebook app. Lemongraphic is our favorite creator of Restaurant City HowTo's and Hacks. Check out this amazing video on how to make a Super Mario with your tiles.

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Treat a bullet wound at home

How to treat a bullet wound at home

Don't have insurance? Then the next time you get shot, don't go to the emergency room. Pull that sucker out yourself! Okay, so maybe you really shouldn't treat your own bullet wound (go to a doctor!), but it ...

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Make silly putty

How to make silly putty

Classic fun project for kids. Mix up your own batch of silly putty. With a few simple ingredients, you can make any color you want.

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Make a creature puppet that bites and wags when held

How to make a creature puppet that bites and wags when held

Scare the hell out of everybody with this horrific puppet creature... in your movies that is. This is a great and scary puppet monster that you can make with a little hard work. It even bites and wags, and ...

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Create desktop virtual reality displays with a Wiimote

How to create desktop virtual reality displays with a Wiimote

This is one of the coolest Wii hacks I've ever seen. Virtual reality display with the Wii Remote. This lets you accurately track your location and therefore render the images on the display as a virtual 3D ...

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Eat It, Gene Kelly: Turf Dancing In the Rain Hip HopWonderment

Eat It, Gene Kelly: Turf Dancing In the Rain

Turf dancing (Acronym: Taking Up Room on the Floor) is a form of street dance of similar vein to krumping. Basic dance elements include mimeing and popping & locking; and the free-flowing style is ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 31, 2010 |
HowTo: Make Magical Bokeh Photographs PhotographyWonderment

HowTo: Make Magical Bokeh Photographs

Hongkiat has compiled a collection of beautiful examples of "Bokeh" photography (1, 2): "The word ‘Bokeh’ derives from the Japanese for ‘blur’ or ‘haze’, and in photography describes the effect found ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 31, 2010 |
HowTo: Pirate Vinyl Records Hacks, Mods & CircuitryWonderment

HowTo: Pirate Vinyl Records

Every once in a while you stumble across a HowTo on the internet that seems too good to be true. Magic. This happens to be one of them. Mike Senese, co-host of the Science Channel's Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, digs deep into how ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 31, 2010 |
Friday Fresh: Jailbreak Almost Any Apple Gadget & More Cell Phone, PDA, iPhoneWonderment

Friday Fresh: Jailbreak Almost Any Apple Gadget & More

Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most ...

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Comments 0 | By toastykitten on Jul 30, 2010 |
The Invisible Treehouse EuropeWonderment

The Invisible Treehouse

Nearly every kid wants a treehouse (as well as many grown-ups). Personally, it's one of my greatest unfulfilled desires. Let's take the fantasy even further. How about an invisible treehouse? Treehotel is a beautiful series of structures ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 30, 2010 |
Eeeverybody Love Fried Chicken, So Listen Up! PoultryWonderment

Eeeverybody Love Fried Chicken, So Listen Up!

Anybody who says they don't love golden, crispy fried chicken is lying. Fried chicken is DEE-licious. Enter Dante Gonzales, a stylin' chef with soul who decided to bring fried chicken to every worthy ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 30, 2010 |
HowTo: Build Your Own Dancing Robot in Ten Minutes RobotsWonderment

HowTo: Build Your Own Dancing Robot in Ten Minutes

Though named "Walker," this robot doesn't really ambulate so much as shimmy. Which, to tell the truth, is fine by us. Lots of gross things walk. Only cute things dance. Bot builder Randy Sarafan ...

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Comments 1 | By getexcellent on Jul 29, 2010 |
HowTo: Get All the Ladies with a Motorized Couch Hacks, Mods & CircuitryWonderment

HowTo: Get All the Ladies with a Motorized Couch

Or at least that's what Nick Homer and Stewart Clyde, students at Brigham Young University, claim. Nick and Stewart say: "Of course we get all the ladies..." But sadly their chick magnet has been ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 29, 2010 |
BAM! Sugar Is Not as Sweet as You May Think ScienceWonderment

BAM! Sugar Is Not as Sweet as You May Think

You may think of sugar as purely a sweet ingredient meant for baking, but it can actually be a deadly explosive, according to PopSci's Gray Matter: "In 2008 the sweetener killed 14 people in Georgia ...

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Comments 3 | By rmansur on Jul 29, 2010 |
14-Wheeled Skateboard: Is More Better? SkateboardingWonderment

14-Wheeled Skateboard: Is More Better?

I'm no skateboarding pro, so I'm curious. In the case of the 14-wheeled skateboard, does the saying "less is more" apply? Flowlab's unconventional skateboard has been around since the early '90's, and ...

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Comments 6 | By rmansur on Jul 29, 2010 |
HowTo: Extract DNA From Anything Living ScienceWonderment

HowTo: Extract DNA From Anything Living

As long as you don't mind liquifying your subject in a blender, you can test DNA from virtually anything living with this guide from he Universe of Utah's Genetics Science Learning Center. Learn ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 28, 2010 |
Steal This Smoke Bomb Recipe ExplosivesWonderment

Steal This Smoke Bomb Recipe

Known for being one of the most devious scoundrels of the sixties, rebel activist Abbie Hoffman went down in history (among other things) for his publication Steal This Book, a guide to living for free- "a manual of survival in the prison ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 28, 2010 |
Drumssette: A DIY Drum Machine Recording & ProductionWonderment

Drumssette: A DIY Drum Machine

While digital samplers have their merits, they're predictable in a way that can cause them to sound stiff or sterile. The solution? A return to the analog, tape-based samplers of yesteryear, which, with their inherent mechanical noise and ...

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Comments 1 | By getexcellent on Jul 28, 2010 |
Bits Modeling Bits: Video of a Hyperrealistic Physics Engine Autodesk 3ds MaxWonderment

Bits Modeling Bits: Video of a Hyperrealistic Physics Engine

There are two sorts of bits out there: The sort used by computers (zeros and ones) and the sort you come ...

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Comments 5 | By getexcellent on Jul 27, 2010 |
Remote Controlled Monster LEGO Robo-Bot RobotsWonderment

Remote Controlled Monster LEGO Robo-Bot

This LEGO Mindstorms NXT Rover Bot is a monster. Depending on the camera angle, the scale looks huge (check out the person in the background). 9 NXT's controlling 16 XL power functions motors! Amazing ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 27, 2010 |
The Future of Pancakes RobotsWonderment

The Future of Pancakes

Here's another latest in robotics: researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) have developed a robot that flips pancakes. The most interesting aspect of the project is the use of kinesthetic teaching, in which the user ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 27, 2010 |
Get Your Portrait Drawn in 1 Minute or Less DrawingWonderment

Get Your Portrait Drawn in 1 Minute or Less

Melbourne-based graphic designer Benjamin Hammond just launched a site called One Minute Portraits, where the artist draws quick portraits in less than a minute. It works like this: email a photo of ...

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Views 2,278
Comments 3 | By rmansur on Jul 26, 2010 |
HowTo: Make a Daft Punk Helmet WardrobeWonderment

HowTo: Make a Daft Punk Helmet

Daft Punk has had an infectious effect on much of the world, on the web and off. The French electronic duo have inspired multiple viral videos, and now, with the help of Volpin Props, you can make your own Daft Punk helmet. Check out the ...

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Comments 6 | By rmansur on Jul 26, 2010 |
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Yuppie Hipsters Drink $1000 Beers Stuffed Inside Roadkill

For those who have a love for taxidermy AND beer, here's just the thing for you. Fancy Scottish brewery ...

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Comments 3 | By rmansur on Jul 26, 2010 |
HowTo: Build Your Own Camera Lenses PhotographyWonderment

HowTo: Build Your Own Camera Lenses

The prerogative of most fancy, pricey lenses nowadays is ultimate sharpness. However, if you're partial to that soft, out of focus look, you can make your own lenses to achieve this type of effect ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 25, 2010 |
A Manicure That Will Make You Bleed Nails & ManicureWonderment

A Manicure That Will Make You Bleed

Nylon Magazine recreates world renown makeup artist Topolino's dangerous thorn manicure. (Topolino was a wiz who has worked with the likes of Alexander McQueen, among other fashion stars). Faran ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 25, 2010 |
Bicycle-Riding Robot Puts Pedals to the Metal RobotsWonderment

Bicycle-Riding Robot Puts Pedals to the Metal

Robots have a long-standing obsession with tandem bikes. The first song ever sung by a computer? "Daisy Bell." If you don't recognize the title, you might nevertheless recognize the song's famous ...

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Views 2,039
Comments 1 | By getexcellent on Jul 25, 2010 |
Everything You Need to Know About Bed Bugs Spiders & InsectsWonderment

Everything You Need to Know About Bed Bugs

If you've ever had even the slightest encounter with bed bugs, you know they are the most feared, nastiest vermin in New York City, as well as other closely populated spaces (re: college dorms). The ...

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Views 2,696
Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 24, 2010 |
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The Most Insane Weapon You Could Dream Of

Gun + Chainsaw + Rocket + Zombies = one wicked cool drawing and totally inspired video game weaponry design. Via Unreality Magazine: "It’s the greatest weapon possibly ever conceived, the RPC, or ...

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Views 5,998
Comments 2 | By rmansur on Jul 24, 2010 |
Are Touchable Holograms the Future of the Adult Entertainment Industry? HumanitiesWonderment

Are Touchable Holograms the Future of the Adult Entertainment Industry?

We've seen extremely pricey, extremely artfully crafted sex dolls. Matt McMullen's dolls are so well ...

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Comments 2 | By rmansur on Jul 24, 2010 |
No Beach? No Problem. Go Surfing With a Tarp and a Skateboard Outdoor GamesWonderment

No Beach? No Problem. Go Surfing With a Tarp and a Skateboard

It's the newest craze to hit the web and it's called "tarp surfing". Somehow it is out and out ingenious ...

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Comments 5 | By rmansur on Jul 23, 2010 |
Evan Penny's Real Life Acid Trip SculptureWonderment

Evan Penny's Real Life Acid Trip

When viewing Toronto based artist Evan Penny's work, Ron Mueck immediately comes to mind. The clear similarities include a representation which is completely photo-realistic, a playfulness with scale ...

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Views 2,697
Comments 3 | By rmansur on Jul 23, 2010 |
Friday Fresh: Get Started on Starcraft 2 and More PC GamesWonderment

Friday Fresh: Get Started on Starcraft 2 and More

Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most inspiring how-to videos. Every Friday, we'll highlight our favorite finds.Make a fireball you ...

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Comments 0 | By toastykitten on Jul 23, 2010 |
LEGO + Android + Robot + Rubik's Cube! RobotsWonderment

LEGO + Android + Robot + Rubik's Cube!

Or otherwise known as nerd nirvana. The ARM Powered Android LEGO MultiCuber steps it up a notch to the 7x7x7 rubik's cube. Click here to see the same type of bot solve the 3x3x3...or click here to ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 22, 2010 |
HowTo: Print Cement SculptureWonderment

HowTo: Print Cement

Printers are getting pretty high tech these days. Print a building, print some organs... and now, print your own cement sculptures. Internationally renown artist Anish Kapoor teamed up with Factum Arte to develop an apparatus that "prints" ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 22, 2010 |
Tony Hawk: Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42 SkateboardingWonderment

Tony Hawk: Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42

Tony Hawk may very well be the greatest skateboarder of all time. At age 42, the legendary Hawk can still ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 22, 2010 |
HowTo: Clone Yourself Paper DesignWonderment

HowTo: Clone Yourself

"Welcome to the chamber of paper and glue, Frankenstein Junior," says Instructables user ddi7i4d. Time to papercraft yourself. Apparently you'll need to set aside 7 whole days for this ambitious project, and you'll need lots of paper, a ...

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Comments 1 | By rmansur on Jul 21, 2010 |
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Get Drunk on Rhubodka

...Or just a little tipsy. Rhubodka = Rhubarb vodka, the perfect summer drink. Very easy to make, recipe courtesy of Apartment Therapy. You Will Need: 1 1.75-liter bottle of vodka (bottom shelf cheap vodka is fine) 4-5 sticks of red ...

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Comments 0 | By rmansur on Jul 21, 2010 |
Robo-Exoskeleton Puts Paralyzed Back on Their Feet Hacks, Mods & CircuitryWonderment

Robo-Exoskeleton Puts Paralyzed Back on Their Feet

Meet Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton—a pair of wearable robotic legs that promise to help the wheelchair-bound get back on their feet. The wealthy ones, at least. The device is expected to retail for ...

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Comments 2 | By getexcellent on Jul 21, 2010 |
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This Cow Tongue Looks Delicious

Here's another jewel from Serious Eats series, The Nasty Bits: yummy cow tongue, complete with that lovely texture we all know so well. Though most us likely have a negative visceral reaction to the ...

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