Make a trumpet mute from a Renuzit air freshener

How to make a trumpet mute from a Renuzit air freshener

Finally, a reason not to throw away those plastic air fresheners. Sure, you could recycle them and buy a real trumpet mute, but ...

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Make a shot glass out of ice

How to make a shot glass out of ice

The coolest way to do a shot? Drink it from a glass made of ice. Learn how to make a shot glass out of ice.

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Turn junk mail into free advertising

How to turn junk mail into free advertising

Junk mail. We all hate it. Junk mail accumulates to about 80% of all your mail, so what can you do about it? Take advantage of ...

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Create a ship in a bottle

How to create a ship in a bottle

The ship in a bottle is an age old puzzle. The key to its mystery is pre-assembly, attention to detail and patience. Learn from a ...

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Decode the Rubik's Cube with famous solver Tyson Mao

How to decode the Rubik's Cube with famous solver Tyson Mao

Tyson Mao -- he can solve the Rubik's Cube in 14.15 seconds. He can solve the 3x3 puzzle blindfolded in 80.18 seconds. He ...

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Superhero Mountain Climbing Car

Superhero Mountain Climbing Car

I'm not sure about the who, what, where, when or how...but man, this mountain climbing car is cool. More car customizations/mods: (HowTo).

Customization Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/24/2009
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Stunningly Slooooowwww Card Flourishes

Stunningly Slooooowwww Card Flourishes

Dimitri Arleri delivers a set of jaw-dropping card flourishes, performed at a slow pace to "an unidentified piece of ambient opera." Magicians, get ready to be inspired. Hint- the best flourishes turn up toward the end, might want to start out around 2:20 (the move at 2:25 is pretty cool). Don't miss the finale at ...more

Card Tricks Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/24/2009
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Go Go Sailor Moon! (and Beauty Guru Michelle Phan)

Go Go Sailor Moon! (and Beauty Guru Michelle Phan)

OK, so Halloween is over. However, I couldn't resist posting Michelle Phan's Sailor Moon/Manga makeup tutorial. Michelle makes amazing beauty tutorials (don't miss her Lady Gaga look!). Also... the costume season may be long over, but cosplay is ...more

Makeup Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/24/2009
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Knit the Periodic Table

Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the pharmaceutical industry. Click through to her blog for her periodic table knitting chart, to learn how to knit-it-yourself.

Knitting & Crochet Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/24/2009
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Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser. One word: Awesome. Luckily both StyroPyro and ...more

Hacks, Mods & Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/23/2009
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Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art added to historical, aged stone and brick. Platform 21 (the same group that brought us the Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine) liked ...more

Construction & Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/23/2009
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DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling Group: The EyeWriter. It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus + custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists ...more

Graffiti & Urban Art Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/22/2009
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Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously, Rotating Kinetic Transforming Gear Heart. Make Your ...more

Paper Design Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/22/2009
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Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art

Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art

Attention all WonderHowTo explosive-lovers, here is an artist that just may awe and inspire... China's Cai Guo-Qiang opts for more thrilling materials than traditional paint, clay or plaster, say. Instead, Cai has mastered the art of gunpowder, fireworks and other pyrotechnics (not to mention taxidermy). Says ...more

Sculpture Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/22/2009
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Roly-Poly Bridge

Roly-Poly Bridge

Heatherwick Studio's London based rolling bridge is an engineering marvel. Lots of fun, and immensely satisfying to watch (via YouTube, assuming you can't see it in person). From Heatherwick Studio: "Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of asingle rigid element that lifts to let boats pass ...more

Construction & Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/21/2009
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Master Nerd Births Perfect Copy Cat Bot

Master Nerd Births Perfect Copy Cat Bot

Can't help but smile at this goofy, endearing nerd "master" (Vitalijus Rodnovas) guiding his copy-cat protege robot (coined Waldo). The rig allows Waldo to mimic Rodnovas' body movements in actual real time. Hackaday has dug up the HowTo notes: "...The project page is slight on details and is mostly written in his ...more

Robots Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/21/2009
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Building-Sized Überorgan Emits Heavenly Music and Farts

Building-Sized Überorgan Emits Heavenly Music and Farts

Tim Hawkinson is an artist who truly inspires. The Los Angeles based artist creates complex, whimsical sculptures with simple mechanics and basic materials. One of his most notable pieces is the art-world-renowned "Uberorgan", a giant football field ...more

Sculpture Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/21/2009
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Super Slim and Sexy Xbox Mod

Super Slim and Sexy Xbox Mod

iPods are getting smaller and smaller each year. Why not Xbox? Bandit5317 has made an 1-inch thick Xbox. The ultimate Xbox mod: super slim. Pay attention, Microsoft. The "Xbox Micro" has a 320GB HDD crammed inside and has a polycarbonate case. Albeit, there is no DVD drive, but it still serves as an awesome media ...more

XBox 360 Wonderment
By tenebrism on 11/20/2009
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Laser Coil Gun Shoots Bullets on Pure Electricity

Laser Coil Gun Shoots Bullets on Pure Electricity

Wow, kudos to Daniel Eindhoven for his incredible laser-lit coil gun. This bad boy shoots bullets on pure electricity and can shoot up to 85 km/hr. Daniel's specs: Fully semi-automatic, up to 14 shots. Capable of delivering over 18J kinetic energy ...more

Explosives Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/20/2009
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Who Says Gardening and Hot Dogs Don't Mix?

Who Says Gardening and Hot Dogs Don't Mix?

There, I Fixed It passes along an easy, redneck solution to grilling some dogs. All you need is a rake. Looking for something redneck, but a bit more fun? Look no further, electrocute that hot dog: Video: Electrocute that hotdog. Previously, Redneck Sushi.

Meat Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/20/2009
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How Iron Man Shoulda Looked (if he wasn't all CGI)

How Iron Man Shoulda Looked (if he wasn't all CGI)

Kogoro Kurata, master ironsmith, known for his massive, impressive metalworking. His creations are awe-inspiring. Any blacksmith or engineer would agree. Kurata: "Being an artisan means you need skills first. However in my case, I want to make ...more

Robots Wonderment
By tenebrism on 11/19/2009
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Two Girls, One Bike (watch this and weep, all BMX'ers)

Two Girls, One Bike (watch this and weep, all BMX'ers)

Watch your back, Danny MacAskill, these fräuleins sure know how to maneuver a bicycle. Whew! Ladies. Shwesters, in fact. (Sisters). Carla. Henriette. Impressive, impressive cycling. European Junior Championships Indoorcycling, 2009. Carla ...more

Cycling Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/19/2009
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Jay Leno's EcoJet Seeks any Muffler That...Muffles

Jay Leno's EcoJet Seeks any Muffler That...Muffles

The EcoJet. No, it's not a economy-sized jet engine aircraft. It's Jay Leno's version of an eco-friendly car. A very, very fast eco-friendly car. Jay Leno's Garage, with the help of Ed Welburn at GM, has built the EcoJet, a sleek, powerful ...more

Customization Wonderment
By tenebrism on 11/19/2009
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Dream Home...ummm...for Trolls and Treehuggers

Dream Home...ummm...for Trolls and Treehuggers

This low impact woodland home in Wales is the cream of the crop. The woodland home was built entirely of natural materials, and best of all - only took 4 months and $5000 to complete. The design is ingenious, dug into a hillside for low visual ...more

Eco-Friendly Wonderment
By tenebrism on 11/18/2009
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Explaining Super Fast, Super Floaty Maglev(itation) Trains

Explaining Super Fast, Super Floaty Maglev(itation) Trains

Maglev trains. Why are they so cool? Well, for starters, they float. The idea of levitating trains have been around since the '60's.  The first commercially available levitator was introduce in 1984, Birmingham, England. The fastest known floating ...more

Customization Wonderment
By rmansur on 11/18/2009
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