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Our good friend Kipkay is at it again! He has earned six figures from videos like HowTo Unlock Handcuffs and HowTo Make a Stink Pen

Here he teams up with Howcast to deliver the ultimate treasure hunter's secret weapon: a metal detector. This homebrew hack combines the AM frequency receiver of a radio with the wave emission of the calculator. When you move the calculator close to metal the frequency intensifies and a beeping noise is emitted from the radio. This hack is super basic and fun even if you're not hunting for gold!

Make a metal detector from a calculator and radio
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MickyC 1 year ago
haha very good, but you should of did instructions for a handle or something. also interesting fact at the end :)
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Magician 1 year ago
Handle? Just place the gizmo in a shopping bag with a long strap handle....sorted.. excellent idea and fun to make...
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ria2h 1 year ago
lol i think hes reading the manual from the MAKE magazine :p
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Amie 1 year ago
possibly, since he's on make's tv show
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WonderDude Mike 10 months ago
What is the science behind this?
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doghell 8 months ago
Super cool thing, and tried to function perfectly!
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ken joint 4 months ago
Looks good, will try later
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flash1322 4 months ago
omg kip kay is now on how cast
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downloadkiller 4 months ago
#$%@ing cool trick
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