Most people love watching a good fireworks display but have no idea what is needed to pull off a good show. Here is some behind the scenes action that is sure to please. “Aerial Fireworks An aerial firework is normally formed as a shell that consists of four parts: * Container – Usually pasted paper and string formed into a cylinder * Stars – Spheres, cubes or cylinders of
Sanitation is a good thing but I wonder how far we have to automate things. The first video shows an automatic seat cleaner that uses a complex mechanism that rotates the seat around while sanitizing it. In the second video there is a lever that slides a fresh tube of plastic over the seat.
This is a home made Frequency Scanner that is based on a Microchip microcontroller. “The brain of the counter is a PIC16F84, it does all the display scan, ranges calculation and main counter. More info about this counter can be found in the Danish HAM mag called OZ”
This is the first of five toaster hacking ideas from Hack The Toaster. In the first episode they mod a computer into a toaster. The results are not very successful but it is funny. In later episodes they make other things such as a rotisserie unit from a computer monitor. Thanks Milan
If you are looking to stand out from the crowd why not do it with a one of a kind keychain? The circuit board keychain designs pictured are being sold for $4.00 each at The Rybitski Effect. They are created by Chris_Rybitski, a 17 year old High school Senior who has an interesting taste in design. If you are looking for some more ideas have a look at one of
This golf ball looks like too much fun. I think this is exactly what I need to improve my game. 🙂 “The ball has a little spinning gyro in it, and when you activate it from the remote it spins off in random directions. The acceleration varies depending on the ground, and due to its small size it obviously works best on smoother surfaces such as green and tees. All
The Super Sky Cycle is exactly what I need to commute to work. Too bad I would need a pilots license to fly it… “Former test pilot Larry Neal of Boyd, Texas created this awesome flying machine called the Super Sky Cycle (basically a flying bike – technically a cross between a motorcycle and an autogyro). The flying bike goes as fast as 70 mph in the air and
