Electronic Tricks

Cool little tech-mods for a modern day peasant

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How to turn a flashlight into a laser

Turn a flashlight into a laser

Kipkay demonstrates how to extract the laser from a DVD burner and mount it in a small flashlight to create a handheld laser burner that can ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by Kipkay | Comments 50
Views 154,639

How to hack a satellite dish into a WiFi signal booster

Hack a satellite dish into a WiFi signal booster

There are many ways to recycle a satellite dish and this is one of ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 38
Views 100,215

How to make an electric fence to keep pests out of your room

Make an electric fence to keep pests out of your room

Need to keep people out of your precious room? Tired of all of those ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 11
Views 11,142

How to wire an electric kitty fence

Wire an electric kitty fence

Check out the wicked electric fence security system in this how-to video that you can make from that old monitor you were about to throw ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 19
Views 23,081

How to build a cheap perpetual energy generator (FAUX-TO)

Build a cheap perpetual energy generator (FAUX-TO)

F for FAKE. This video has been labeled a "Faux-To". Commonly ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 114
Views 119,999

How to use different camera shutter speeds for great effects

Use different camera shutter speeds for great effects

Ever notice the dreamy quality of a British sitcom? How about the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 3,073

How to hack a Mr. Microphone into a high tech spy device

Hack a Mr. Microphone into a high tech spy device

Turn the classic 70's wireless toy into a modern high-tech spy device ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Kipkay | Comments 0
Views 8,982

How to hack a transistor radio to hear Air Traffic Control

Hack a transistor radio to hear Air Traffic Control

Normally, when standing outside your local regional airport, you'd ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 9
Views 25,585

How to make a sneaky USB battery

Make a sneaky USB battery

This Weekend Project is the USBattery from MAKE Magazine Volume 16. Conceal a flash drive in a AA battery! This is a way cool USB battery ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by bird crick | Comments 4
Views 6,066

How to breadboard a DIY USB power supply

Breadboard a DIY USB power supply

Today we turn a 7805 Voltage Regulator and 4 AA batteries into a very simple Power Supply to charge anything that runs off USB ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 3
Views 13,372

How to send secret messages with a laser

Send secret messages with a laser

Secretly shoot your voice across the room in stealth mode on a laser beam in this fun and easy project! Make Magazine and Kipkay present ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by bird crick | Comments 3
Views 6,578

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DARPA Develops Explosive Blocking Mega-Shield

DARPA has released footage of the Iron Curtain, a pretty impressive shield system that will protect armored vehicles from oncoming explosives. With $8 million in Army approved funds, DARPA will ...

Big Brother's Watching You (HowTo Un-Google Yourself)

Some think of Google as the ultimate Big Brother, and with good reason. If you use Google (and most of us do), Google potentially has your email history, your complete search history, your travel ...

LEGO Fashion Hits the Runway

Whether you're inclined to love it or leave it, you've gotta admit one thing about JC de Castelbajac's LEGO fashion line- it's fun. More 80's pop culture revival: LEGO constructed hats and LEGO ...

PRANK WARS

WonderHowTo loves pranks. So, naturally we're big fans of College Humor, particularly Prank Wars. Prank Wars stars Amir and Streeter, best pals. Best pals that love to humiliate one another...to say ...

From Dying To Flying

Dean Potter, one of National Geographic's Ten Adventurers of the Year, set a world record for base jumping in 2009. Via NatGeo: "On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a ...

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