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How to survive an egg drop

Don't let your egg drop turn out like this. Bre Pettis of MAKE Magazine demonstrates how to survive an egg drop.

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How to call bulls with world champion elk caller

Elk calling. Bizarre, obscure, Redneck and well.... the worst sound you've ever heard. If this is what nature sound like, I'm ...

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How to induce labor naturally and safely with pressure points

Forget all the drugs used to induce you into labor. Our nine and a half month pregnant host demonstrates how to do induce labor ...

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How to get free HDTV with a coat hanger antenna

You don't need a new expensive antenna to start receiving standard and high definition digital signals on your HDTV. You can ...

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How to turn a garbage can into a homemade compost bin

I like this particular composting idea because I live in a small plot in Santa Monica; I don't have room for a huge compost bin ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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)

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)

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

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

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

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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DIY Private-Knock-Knock-Knock Cipher

The secret hideout - a thing of the past, a childhood luxury, an adult-less adventure. Those were the days. And remember the secret knock? The only way in. You either knew it or you didn't. The only way to keep the kids in and the grown-ups out. Well, Steve Hoefer has come up with a way for adults to be kids again - ...more

Hacks, Mods & Wonderment

By tenebrism on 11/18/2009

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Yooohooo! Homeland Security! Fully Functional (Paper) Shotgun

This is no paper gun like you've ever seen before. Seriously. Tacome1942's homemade paper shotgun is a life-sized, fully functional M870 Remington replica. It would be hard to tell it apart from the real deal, not to mention it practically sounds ...more

Paper Design Wonderment

By tenebrism on 11/17/2009

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Fierce and Unbridled (Vocal) Thunderstorm

Perpetuum Jazzile: a Slovenian choir that performs both jazz and popular music. Check out the incredible video below. The large group of choir members use their hands to simulate the sound of rain and thunder. The likeness to an actual storm is overwhelming. Rain sounds through clapping, wow.

Other Instruments Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/17/2009

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Beer Launcher Wows Letterman (+ Any Self Respecting Male)

John Cornwell is a God among men. Even Letterman thinks so. As well as every beer drinker. John hacked his mini refrigerator into what he calls the "Beer Launching Fridge": "...A fully automated, remote controlled, catapulting, man-pit approved ...more

Hacks, Mods & Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/17/2009

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Engineer The Ultimate Water Balloon Destroyer

John Park from Maker Workshop has brought the medieval trebuchet out of the Middle Ages and into your backyard. This portable slingshot trebuchet isn't made out of giant timbers like in the ole days, but constructed with cheap and easy-to-assemble ...more

Specialized Weapons Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/16/2009

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24,000 LED Light-Up-My-Dress

Uh-mazing...London based designer team Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz have created a dress embroidered with 24,000 LEDs. From Wired, "'We used the smallest full-color LEDs, flat like paper, andmeasuring only 2 by 2 mm,' said the designers. 'The circuits are extra-thin, flexible andhand-embroidered on a layer of silk ...more

Fashion Design Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/16/2009

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