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Shock an intruder away with a jolting mousetrap

How to shock an intruder away with a jolting mousetrap

Scare away wrongful home intruders with this cool mousetrap alarm. This snapping device reminds me of that Data character from ...

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Make a toothpick launcher with a clothespin and string

How to make a toothpick launcher with a clothespin and string

MacGyver yourself a toothpick gun with just a spring clothespin and some string. With just a little modification, your clothespin ...

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Make a pencil launching crossbow with junk

How to make a pencil launching crossbow with junk

Make a crossbow that launches pencils clear across the room. This was made of different things from around the house. See if you ...

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Make a miniature bow and arrow out of a pen

How to make a miniature bow and arrow out of a pen

Classic. Boys will be boys and sometimes class gets a little boring...

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Build a Gallows

How To Build a Gallows

For those times when you just need to take the law in your own hands, get your lynch mob together and have a good ol' fashioned ...

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How to build a Burrito Blaster spud gun with MAKE magazine

Build a Burrito Blaster spud gun with MAKE magazine

Need to launch hot dogs, brats, and other stadium snacks into the ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 6,028

How to build a huge trebuchet that flings water balloons

Build a huge trebuchet that flings water balloons

What’s it like to have a five-foot long throwing arm? Just watch as ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by rmansur | Comments 6
Views 8,689

How to build a tabletop trebuchet with balsa wood

Build a tabletop trebuchet with balsa wood

Have you ever wanted to hurl large stones (or any other kind of missile) at your neighbor's yard or "insert your answer here"? Well, this ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 2
Views 9,397

How to make a mini blow dart gun

Make a mini blow dart gun

Blow darts meet western culture in this great, fun, and easy to follow tutorial video. Learn how to make a mini blowpipe and mini darts with ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by The Wonder Team | Comments 61
Views 96,380

How to make a tabletop catapult (aka a Mangonel)

Make a tabletop catapult (aka a Mangonel)

This is a great little catapult that uses torsion from twisted rope or string. It is more accurate to the types of catapults used in the ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 11,117

How to make a toothpick launcher with a clothespin and string

Make a toothpick launcher with a clothespin and string

There's nothing more cool than making little weapons out of ordinary ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by rmansur | Comments 11
Views 26,075

How to make a trebuchet

Make a trebuchet

Do you need to wage a siege? Then build a medieval trebuchet. See how to do it this great video tutorial for all of you medieval weapons ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Kudda | Comments 13
Views 52,258

How to modify a Super Soaker flamethrower

Modify a Super Soaker flamethrower

Danger, danger: gas flamethrower in the house. This how-to video is not for indoors. Watch this video weaponry tutorial to learn how to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by john_bgd | Comments 61
Views 20,252

How to shock an intruder away with a jolting mousetrap

Shock an intruder away with a jolting mousetrap

Want to shock the hell out of a home intruder? This tutorial video ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 1
Views 10,392

How to throw a screwdriver like a ninja

Throw a screwdriver like a ninja

This video, without oral narration, demonstrates how to throw a screwdriver like a Ninja. The video tutorial walks you through the correct ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by aramirez | Comments 48
Views 65,398

How to crack a bullwhip in more than one way

Crack a bullwhip in more than one way

Here, Adam Winrich demonstrates several different ways to crack a whip. He's using a six-foot nylon cow whip. The cracks demonstrated ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,730

How to crack a bullwhip with the Coachman's Crack

Crack a bullwhip with the Coachman's Crack

Here's a demonstration of how to do the Coachman's Crack. Adam Winrich is using an eight-foot four-plait cowhide bullwhip that he made ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 2,695

How to crack a bullwhip with the fast figure eight

Crack a bullwhip with the fast figure eight

Here's a quick how to video explaining the whip crack known as the fast figure eight. Adam Winrich is using an eight-foot Indy-on-a-Budget ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,910

How to crack a bullwhip with the Singleton Special

Crack a bullwhip with the Singleton Special

The Singleton Special: this is a whip crack created by Andrew Thomas of Australia and is named after Singleton, the town where Andrew is ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 896

How to crack a bullwhip with the Snake Killer

Crack a bullwhip with the Snake Killer

The crack demonstrated in this video is called the 'snake killer.' It's a nice crack for putting a fast succession of cracks close to the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 2,118

How to crack a bullwhip with the Tasmanian Cutback

Crack a bullwhip with the Tasmanian Cutback

This is explains a crack called the Tasmanian Cutback, which is believed to be created by Chris Beck of Tasmania, Australia (go figure ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 930

How to crack a bullwhip with the Volley

Crack a bullwhip with the Volley

Here's a video giving a little more information on how to do "the volley." Adam Winrich is using a 16-plait six-foot kangaroo bullwhip that ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,751

How to make a collapsible knuckle duster

Make a collapsible knuckle duster

A simple way to make a knuckle duster (similar to brass knuckles) that can easily be collapsed, leaving you with some emergency change. For ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 2,080

How to make a flamethrower with a super soaker

Make a flamethrower with a super soaker

Okay, you have a super soaker and some flammable liquid, what do you want to do? Have a barbeque and squirt your neighbors with water? No ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by colin | Comments 5
Views 2,430

How to make a foldable wooden crossbow with trigger

Make a foldable wooden crossbow with trigger

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make a foldable wooden crossbow with trigger. To make this nifty miniature weapon, you'll need ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 18,758

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No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious ...

Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom: "...Dettmer was walking down the street he spotted a dead bird and an idea hit him. ‘here was this thing that used ...

This Dude Builds Glaciers. Here's How.

Most DIY freaks do-it-themselves because they love it. Because they're curious, creative, and like to take the long road (or figure out an ingenious short cut). In the case of Chewang Norphel (aka the ...

DIY Contortionist-Cycle

Finally, a well designed solution to studio-style living. The Contortionist bicycle. London-native Dominic Hargreaves, unhappy with the available options, designed this folding bike himself (true DIY ...

Flickr Photos Reveal Harvard's True Colors

Cartograms are usually pretty mundane, but throw in Flickr, Photoshop, and a well-known public place and you have an artistic representation of popular colors. Much more eye-grabbing than your common ...

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