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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 this Renuzit mute is great in two ways... it's cheaper than a normal mute and ...

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How to beat Super Mario Bros. in 5 minutes 10 seconds (NES)

Remember Nintendo? No, not the Wii. I'm talking about the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Atari age of game consoles. I'm talking Super Mario Bros., the mother of all games. Compared to today's games, it's ...

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How to race cars on the streets of Willow Springs

Racing is awesome on Willow Springs. Nothing but asphalt to let you drive as fast as humanly possible. Race yourself and race other cars, and let's see who gets the best time.

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How to build a weatherproof compact high gain WiFi antenna

Want to get super WiFi signals wherever you go? This portable, weatherproof, compact, high gain WiFi antenna is the solution. It may not be small enough to fit into your pocket, but you can surely keep it in ...

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How to pull a spilled coffee prank

Nothing is a more classic office prank than the spilled coffee trick. This video demonstrates how to make a portable, reusable prop so you can execute this prank again and again.

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Creepy Crawler Ant Robot

Wow, this robot has incredible movement. "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos. This video demonstrates body movement and mandible control... The robot are remotely controlled with a custom 2,4 ...more

Robots Wonderment

By rmansur on 12/1/2009

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Remote Control Your Lawn Mower

Time to make those lazy Sunday afternoons even lazier. Instructables member johndavid400 has posted a full HowTo on modding your lawn mower to operate via remote control. " ...How to make your Arduino into an R/C interface that you can use for just about anything requiring remote control. I will ...more

Hacks, Mods Wonderment

By rmansur on 12/1/2009

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Why Buy a Car When You Can Build-It-Yourself?

BBC show Top Gear has built a homemade electric car in just 18 hours: the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. According to Autocar, "...the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is a road legal car/shed that started life as a TVR Chimaera and ...more

Customization Wonderment

By rmansur on 12/1/2009

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Obama! Are You Eating that Chicken Wing Correctly?

Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to eat a chicken wing. And yes, Obama likes chicken wings just like everybody else does. Here's how you do it, courtesy of Food Wishes (also, here's several ways to make them, courtesy of ...more

Poultry Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/30/2009

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SPLAT! Art Made from Everyday Household Items

Tom Friedman. One of my very favorite contemporary artists. Friedman injects the wonder into the humdrum. He creates magic from the unsuspected with his incredible sculptures assembled from simple, everyday materials. His ...more

Sculpture Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/30/2009

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Cheat Your Way to 300 (via Remote Control)

This is full blown cheating - no ifs, ands or buts about it. Introducing the RC900, a remote-control bowling ball invented by San Antonio, Texas-based 900 Global. Says Popular Mechanics, "The bowler steers the ball by adjusting the position of a weight screwed onto a threaded shaft inside the ball ...more

Bowling Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/30/2009

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World's Fastest Bicycle Goes 75mph

Cycling enthusiasts, behold. Fastest bicycle in the world, designed by VARNA of British Columbia. Pretty impressive. Check it out, Barbara Buatois of France completes her new One Hour World Record at 75.458 MPH this past July.

Cycling Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/29/2009

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Knit Your Food

Knitted delectable delights from Ed Bing Lee. Inspired? Gotta start somewhere. Previously, Crocheters Like to Party, Too. English Ladies Knit Entire Village.

Knitting & Crochet Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/29/2009

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Bomb-Proof Your Home With Wallpaper

Incredible. A company called Berry Plastics (in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) has developed a working bomb proof wallpaper. The technology has the ability to protect against both natural disasters and warfare. From Popsci: "X-Flex...is designed for use anyplace that’s prone to ...more

Science Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/29/2009

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Tattoo Yourself (or Your Girlfriend)

Henna. Beautiful, fun, exotic... and best of all... Do-It-Yourself (with a little practice). Also, unlike tattoos, it's temporary. Henna generally lasts for 1-3 weeks. An ancient tradition, henna is believed to "bring love and good fortune, and to protect against evil." "As far back as 1200 B.C ...more

Henna Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/28/2009

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The Mother of all Ping Pong Guns - LETHAL

The lethal pneumatic ping pong gun. This thing isn't exactly wife approved. Creator Ron Kessinger built this mighty powerful ping pong launcher - "a variation on a potato cannon, built to run on compressed air and much tighter tolerances." Here's how it works: "By pushing one of the two trigger ...more

Specialized Weapons Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/28/2009

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Old Bumper Cars Go Street Legal

Flickr user MR38 has posted a set of photos of bumper cars made street legal, as displayed at the annual Cruisin’ Grand festival in Escondido, California. This mini cars were retrofitted with 750 cc Kawasaki motors. Cool auto mod. Previously, Japanese Built Mini Fiat Cinque Tank-Tractor.

Customization Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/28/2009

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Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel to rotate due to their weight." Nuts. I want one. Hmm...how to make it... Previously, R-i-c-k-e-t-y ...more

Outdoor Games Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/28/2009

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Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies. Geeky LEGO bliss. For full instructions from Instructables member SFHandyman, click through ...more

Dessert Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/27/2009

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Geek-Shooting Rubberband Machine Gun

It's the idea that counts. This geeky rubberband machine gun is pretty sweet looking... but I wish it had a little more force. The gun can very quickly shoot (200!) rubberbands, but it just tumbles those plastic cups over (see video below). Nonetheless, cool idea and cool design. Notably, the ...more

Specialized Weapons Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/27/2009

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4 Years in the Making: Insane Papercraft City

Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, spent four long years crafting his meticulous paper city, entitled "A Castle On the Ocean". The miniature papercraft city was constructed with "basic knives, scissors, hole punches and modeling ...more

Paper Design Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/26/2009

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Jetman Flys Over Atlantic with DIY Wings - Plummets!

Yves Rossy, AKA Jetman, attempted to fly across the Atantic from Morocco to Spain yesterday. His homemade, jet powered wings "span 8 feet and are powered by four kerosene-fueled jet engines." Homemade?! Flying across the Atlantic ...more

Aviation Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/26/2009

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Avoid Turkey-Frying-Fire Disaster this Thanksgiving

Thinking of deep frying a turkey this Thanksgiving? Careful. Or this might happen: Luckily, Alton Brown (of Food Network) offers a thorough step-by-step on how to fry that bird. Hackaday has also posted Alton's PDF instructions ...more

Poultry Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/26/2009

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Turbo Turkey - Cook the Damn Bird Above the Camshaft

So, I suppose we're going both redneck and Thanksgiving turkey twice today (Redneck Slingshot Chick + Extreme Thanksgiving Recipes). Something about home for the holidays inspires... and this is pretty darn great. USA Today posts ...more

Customization Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/25/2009

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Deeply Trusting Female Volunteers Bod to Redneck Science: First Human Slingshot

Well, maybe these folks aren't redneck. That is a pretty nice house, and that slingshot doesn't look too jery rigged. But the idea of a human slingshot is certainly redneck (and lotsa fun). Previously, Build a Redneck Roller ...more

Outdoor Games Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/25/2009

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wait, whaaat? I can't believe I didn't know about this hobby. These things are awesome!

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This is perfect. I love chicken wings and those little bones were the only downside to them. Now that's solved!

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That thing is street legal? The metal walls look only slightly thicker than tinfoil. It's bending under it's own weight. $10 says I could fold them in half...