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How to Make Thermite
Thermite is an insanely reactive mixture of aluminum powder and metal oxide. The reaction is incredibly violent and hot, capable of incinerating all sorts of materials. It's more commonly used in welding and pyrotechnic shows, but is tons of fun. |
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Make a Tengu - An LED Face that Reacts to Music
Learn to make a Tengu, an LED Face which reacts to music of the environment around it. The tutorial will take you through the entire process from breadboard to PCB (Printed Circuit Board). Overall, it's a pretty simple project to follow and costs $10 |
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If Nintendo Made Halo 3
Take a bunch of classic Nintendo games, throw them in with the Halo 3 environment, and you get what Halo would theoretically be like if created by Nintendo. Imagine Pokemon snap with the Aliens or Final Fantasy with Master Cheif. |
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Build a Working Poker Robot
James Devlin built his own poker robot which plays in online gambling sites. It actually plays at up to 14 tables simultaneously for real money stakes. James wrote up a tutorial on how to built your very own online poker playing bot. Check it out. |
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Turn your Cell Phone into a Scanner
Using a free online service called ScanR, you can scan, copy, and fax with your camera phone or digital camera. Simple send document images from your cell phone and they'll convert them into clean, usable pdf files. |
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Turn your $60 Router into a $600 Router
This easy, completely free project involves simply flashing your router with Linux to make it highly configurable and powerful. Boost your signal, increase bandwidth, and more to enhance your browsing, downloading, and torrenting experience. |
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Best of Maker Faire 2008
Makezine, the magazine for DIY projects, recently put on their Makerfaire in San Mateo and it was their biggest event to date. It drew over 65,000 people and some incredible Makers and their projects. Check out this video of some of the highlights. |
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Tae Kwon Doe Vest Measures Kick Impact
So, you're a crime fighting ninja and want to know how much force your wicked ninja blows deliver. Learn the process of designing and building a vest that uses force sensors to determine how much force is delivered by the impact of a strike. |
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Use a Video as iPhone Wallpaper
A new app has been released to add to our collection of iPhone hacks, allowing you to use a video as the wallpaper of your iPhone. Heck, you could actually record a video using the iPhone video hack, and use it for your background. |
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The Emergency Party Button
If we had a category for awesomeness, this would be in it. Basically, it's a big red button that wirelessly controls a laser show, fog machine, LED sign, closes the curtains, dims the lights, and of course hires strippers and delivers the booze too. |
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Pink Floyd Extreme Case Mod
If you happen to really like Pink Floyd, (or any band for that matter) this is a great tutorial that demonstrates how to mod a case and dedicate it to your favorite band. This one uses an actual hammer soldered to the top as a case handle. |
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Turn a Phone Charger into a USB Charger
This hack is ridiculously simple and very self explainitory. However, it's also incredibly useful and I'm sure quite a few visitors will be interested in trying it themselves. Basically, just cut the cables of the charger, and solder them to a USB. |
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