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How to Build the Easiest Piston-Activated Doorway in Minecraft

Hey guys! Just an easy design/tutorial of how to make the lowest resource and easiest to build piston door that's great for hallways! Make sure to check out my other videos and suggest other topics/tutorials ...

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Comments 4 | Published on May 20, 2012 |

How to Create a PCB Etchant That Automatically Improves After Each Use

Etching your own circuit boards is tons of fun, but etching requires strong chemicals to dissolve the copper plating on blank circuit boards. The normal ferric chloride solution works well, but can be expensive ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 20, 2012 |

Redstone Logic Gates: Mastering the Fundamental Building Blocks for Creating In-Game Machines

Many people get so discouraged by their failures with redstone that they give up using it entirely, or never progress beyond using simple switches. However, by incorporating logic gates into your redstone ...

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Comments 3 | Published on May 20, 2012 |

Got Your Solar Shades Yet? Don't Miss Today's Annular Solar Eclipse!

Just a couple Saturday's ago, we were blessed with the Supermoon, where the moon was at perigee with our planet, creating a larger than usual Moon for us here on Earth. Now, we've got another spectacular show ...

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Comments 11 | Published on May 20, 2012 |

How to Remote Control Anything with a DIY Sonic Screwdriver and Infrared Sensors

Fans of Doctor Who know that the sonic screwdriver is the ultimate tool. It can unlock doors, turn on lights, detect life forms, solder wires, and sabotage weapons. Presumably, the sonic screwdriver creates ...

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Comments 3 | Published on May 19, 2012 |

How to Pickpocket-Proof Yourself from Thieving Hands

When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do... avoid carrying your wallet in the back pocket of your jeans. But no matter what city or country you are in, there are several easy precautions you can take to keep yourself as pickpocket-proof as possible so that ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 19, 2012 |

Minecraft Monster Slaying: How to Slice Your Enemies with Deadly Lava Blades

Minecraft's monsters are so annoyingly tenacious and effective that anyone who plays in survival mode can't help but hate them. That's why we're here to tell you how to kill them! In this tutorial, we'll teach ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 19, 2012 |

Get Into the Kit Business: How to Build and Sell Your Own Arduino Shields

The DIY industry is booming, despite the desperate blackmailing of society by finance capitalists. Companies like Adafruit and Makerbot are grossing well over a million dollars a year, and Evil Mad Science ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 18, 2012 |

How to Fold an Origami Stellated Octahedron with One Sheet of Paper

One of the most popular and basic origami geometric shapes is the "Water-Bomb", which is a simple inflated cube. With a few extra folds and only a minor shift in approach, a more complex geometric shape can be achieved. This 24-faced, 3-dimensional object is formed using 8 identical tetrahedron ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 18, 2012 |

The Past Comes Alive with Freakje118's Parthenon in This Week's Staff Choice Awards

It's been awhile since the last Staff Choice Awards, partially because no one has been posting their work on the corkboard and partially because I just took over as head admin from Maroselis and I needed some ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 18, 2012 |

How to Replace the Rear Glass Panel on Your iPhone 4 or 4S

Some of the most popular cellular devices on the market today are the iPhone 4 and 4S models. Seeing as they are made of glass, it's not uncommon for the back panel to break. Also, with the popularity being so high, you might just be looking for a way to set ...

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Comments 1 | Published on May 17, 2012 |

Minecraft Monster Slaying: How to Drown Your Enemies with a High-Suction Moat

Minecraft just wouldn't be the same without all of those pesky monsters trying to break into your house and jump on you until you die. But that gets tiring after awhile, and sometimes you just want a safe place ...

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Comments 7 | Published on May 17, 2012 |

Things to Do on WonderHowTo (05/16 - 05/22)

WonderHowTo is a how-to website made up of niche communities called Worlds, with topics ranging from Minecraft to science experiments to Scrabble and everything in-between. Check in every Wednesday evening for a roundup of user-run activities and how-to ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 16, 2012 |

How to Use Binoculars to Safely Project and View the Upcoming Solar Eclipse and Transit of Venus

As discussed earlier, there are many ways to view the upcoming solar eclipse, whether it be with actual eclipse glasses, welder's lenses, eclipse-approved filters, or a solar telescope. If you can't get your ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 16, 2012 |

Swap Levers with Sophisticated "T Flip-Flop" Buttons in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop

Levers are the only toggleable way to provide a steady source of power to your redstone circuits, but they're ugly and they stick out like a sore thumb. Just look at this: What looks better? An elegant button ...

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Comments 1 | Published on May 16, 2012 |

9 Ways to Get People to Do What You Want

The art of persuasion (or subtle emotional manipulation, depending on how you're looking at it) does not necessarily have to be an evil thing. When you want to make an important sales pitch to a tough customer, propose a risky business plan at work, or gently ...

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Comments 10 | Published on May 16, 2012 |

How to Fold a Mesmerizing Angular Origami Sculpture

This ornament can be challenging for a novice, but rewarding for everyone who takes the time to complete the project. With its notably awkward and fascinating texture, you will be sure to impress all who see this. Supplies Paper Scissors Tip A4 letter size paper or 8 1/2" squares are easiest to ...

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Comments 3 | Published on May 15, 2012 |

How to Hide a Secret Chest Inside of a Block and Keep Thieves Away for Good!

Only a few people turned out for last week's workshop on Saturday, but they were all interested in learning this technique for hiding secret stashes with ordinary blocks. After that was covered, we even went on ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 15, 2012 |

Best Way to Watch a Solar Eclipse? With a Solar Telescope, Of Course

There is going to be an annular solar eclipse on May 20th that will be visible in a narrow pathway that covers part of Eastern Asia and the Western United States. The eclipse will be seen as a partial eclipse over a much greater region of the World. I live in ...

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Comments 6 | Published on May 15, 2012 |

Wake Up to Bubbles by Making the World's Most Gentle Alarm Clock

Since the invention of the mechanical clock, enclosure of the commons, and proletarianization of labor, the alarm clock has been the bane of our existence. While not actually evil, it does represent the ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 14, 2012 |

How to Make an Invisible Piston Door to Keep Your Hideout a Secret

No one likes it when random people wander into your home and mess things up, which is why it behooves you to hide your things from even the most prying eyes with builds like this totally invisible, 2x2 ...

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Comments 8 | Published on May 14, 2012 |

How to Pick Basic Tumbler Locks

Professionally and academically speaking, I am a computer scientist, but I also enjoy lock picking as a hobby, so I thought I would share what knowledge I have with this. Before we start doing anything, first we need to understand the fundamentals of how locks ...

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Comments 2 | Published on May 13, 2012 |

A Simple TNT Pressure Plate Trap in Minecraft That Actually Works!

I sometimes play on a survival server where griefing is not only allowed, but almost encouraged. Keeping yourself safe and other on their toes is important. :) So, I came up with this simple TNT + pressure plate trap. I know what you are all thinking at the ...

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Comments 3 | Published on May 13, 2012 |

Behind the Scenes at Mad Science Laboratories: How I Capture My Experiments

I have an absolutely wonderful time making projects and writing articles for all of you mad scientists! Today, I will bring you behind the scenes for a look at the workbench, tools, and software that make the ...

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Comments 5 | Published on May 13, 2012 |

Want These Lucid Dreaming Goggles? Submit a Pic of Your Best DIY Project for a Chance to Win!

Mad Science is looking for more hackers, makers, and DIYers to participate in our community madness. If you've recently designed or made a project, we want to see it! Share with the other Mad Scientists out ...

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Comments 4 | Published on May 12, 2012 |

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Building the Next Great Minecraft Creation

Minecraft is unique among computer games in that some users have created such breathtaking works of beauty and ingenuity that it challenges the very idea that Minecraft is even a game at all, but suggests that ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 12, 2012 |

16 Tips for Staying Awake When You're Tired

While there's an art to surviving the all-nighter, there's also an art to staying awake throughout the day when you are operating on little to no sleep. Here's a few general tips: Drinking a lot of water is a must. Doing jumping jacks every thirty minutes in ...

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Comments 9 | Published on May 12, 2012 |

How to Make an Invisible, Reusable Trapdoor to Hide Secrets or Char Unsuspecting Cows

There are a few ways to make trapdoors, but out of all of them, this one is my favorite. It's fast, completely hidden, and both opens and closes. This particular trapdoor can be used for a variety of purposes ...

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Comments 16 | Published on May 11, 2012 |

Portable DIY Tesla Coil Gun Shoots 20,000 Volts of Lightning!

Tesla coils are totally insane, yet undeniably captivating. And they can be used for many things, from electric painting to dueling musical battles. But one trigger happy fellow has a different use for Tesla's ...

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Comments 3 | Published on May 11, 2012 |

How to Hide Your Secret Files in a JPG Image Without Exposing Anything in ADS (Alternate Data Streams)

I was looking around on this site and this article caught my eye. It was about hiding text in ADS or Alternate Data Streams. While this is nothing new in the tech world, it seems that more and more people are ...

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Comments 0 | Published on May 11, 2012 |

Jessica Winchester Pye commented on How to repair broken gearboxes in Power Wheels toy vehicles 10 minutes ago

where can i find a gearbox to fix my 1999 ninja quad. looks exactly like the one you are replacing.

Janine Oles Edmondson replied to Justin Meyers's post in the thread: Illegal vs legal in the SCRABBLE World Forum 1 hour ago

Thank you for your response Justin...after I posted I did find a list that had all 4 words on it...sigh...

I'm playing Words with Friends on my iPhone...my how things have changed...lol

Cory Poole posted a corkboard video to the Astronomy World Corkboard, about Annular Eclipse Time Lapse Video 2 hours ago

The annular solar eclipse was amazing. It was so much fun watching the sun transform from a thin crescent to a ring and then to a thin crescent going the other direction. I'll be posting up the pic...more

Derek Sok replied to Mike Hawk's comment on How to print counterfeit money, joining the discussion with 26 other people 5 hours ago

So what do i print it with?

Austin Sirkin posted a reply to the thread: WonderHowTo Minecraft Server - Apply Within! in the Minecraft World Forum 5 hours ago

You're all set to build, MyBlockIsBigger, though I suspect that your blocks are the same size as everyone else's. =)

Have fun!

Jonny Isijanovski posted a reply to the thread: WonderHowTo Minecraft Server - Apply Within! in the Minecraft World Forum 6 hours ago

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