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Happy Halloween from Hacked Gadgets! The video above is from our friend Rick Crammond, he is hacking up a pumpkin the way any true hacker would do it. 🙂 The second video by Macadin is a neat idea, a projector is used to project an image into a pumpkin. If done right this could be a spooky effect that would reduce your candy expenditure.
This is a great project that has pieces of an old scanner at its heart. I love the fact that this project is very functional, keeps the dog amused and was built on a recycled parts budget. I think it just needs some kind of water sprayer in the front that squirts just before it launches to prevent the inevitable ball to the nose that dog will endure. Have
