Wonderment Blog

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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Motorize Your Paper Airplane

Sure, you've folded paper airplanes before. But I bet they don't stay airborne for very long. But they will, thanks to this clever little hack. PopSci designed their eAT-6 "Texan" paper airplane specifically to meet the requirements of their secret ingredient: a motor. Equipped with a small electric motor powered by ...more

Remote Control Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/16/2009

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Japanese Built Mini Fiat Cinque Tank-Tractor

This is no ordinary tractor. Nor is it an ordinary Fiat. Not by a long shot. Japanese ironsmith Kogoro Kurata custom built this bulldozer from an old Fiat 500 body and caterpillar tracks, which can only reach a speed of 3 km/h. It may move at the pace of a snail, but I wouldn't mind using this beast to shovel my ...more

Customization Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/15/2009

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Boxwars: Serious Cardboard Anger Management

Forget video games. Go outside. Get some fresh air. Get out a little anger while you're at it. Play Boxwars. Boxwars isn't exactly larping, though it may fall into a similar realm. It all started in 2008 when 3 dudes witnessed a few children innocently smashing each other with cardboard boxes. Boxwars grew to ...more

Acting Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/15/2009

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Guinness World Record Holder Trumps Deliverance-Style Dueling Banjos

"Dueling Banjos" - we've all heard it, we've all seen it - that famous scene from Deliverance where a young inbred banjo player outplays the guitar with incredible speed and accuracy. However, compared to Todd Taylor, that's nothing. Grammy ...more

Banjo Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/15/2009

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Remote Controlled Beer Keg Party-Bot

Plan on throwing a keg party? There's only one thing in the world that can make your party the baddest around… Kegbot. Revision3 has updated the classic beer keg into the ultimate ale dispenser. With its remote controlled tap and motorized wheels, it's the perfect party-beer-bot. This HowTo gives you all the details ...more

Beer Wonderment

By tenebrism on 11/14/2009

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1,000 Part Rubik's Cube: $3,550 Petaminx

Move over Rubik's Cube, there's a new puzzle in town. The Petaminx. The beautifully designed and custom built Petaminx has almost 1,000 moving parts. Peta- actually means 1,000,000,000,000,000, although that number could refer to the endless number of solutions. Based on Andrew Cormier's design (who's known for his ...more

Puzzles Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/14/2009

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World's Best Survivalism HowTo's

You're alone in the wilderness. Stranded. Hungry. Cold. What do you do? Naivety could be your downfall, but you don't need to be an Army Ranger to survive. The five most basic survival skills are fire, shelter, signaling, first aid, and food and water. Learn them. Know them. Live them. Or simply… have fun with them ...more

Survival Training Wonderment

By rmansur on 11/13/2009

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