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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 (3) 9/10/08 1:36 AM
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 10/17/08 11:52 PM
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 10/19/08 4:14 AM
lol i think hes reading the manual from the MAKE magazine :p
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Amie (10) 10/20/08 1:41 PM
possibly, since he's on make's tv show
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WonderDude Mike (60) 12/18/08 11:07 AM
What is the science behind this?
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doghell 2/12/09 5:38 AM
Super cool thing, and tried to function perfectly!
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ken joint 6/22/09 6:44 AM
Looks good, will try later
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flash1322 (-3) 6/22/09 1:42 PM
omg kip kay is now on how cast
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downloadkiller 6/23/09 10:44 PM
#$%@ing cool trick
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