 The prize this week is a non contact AC test pen. This pen can be used to test if AC voltage is present in a wire without needing to touch the bare conductor. This contest will run for one week (June 10 – 15, 2012). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do
Chris Boden from the geek group has a ton of fun blowing up a ton of things with his Thumper. Check out the fun here. Ever wonder what a can of soda looks like being blown up with a ton of energy, you have to watch the video above to see.
 The Orvillecopter is a helicopter built from a dead cat. Bart Jansen created the copter after his cat was killed when it was struck by a car. Via: CBC “It’s a tribute to the cat Orville, that was named after the famous aviator Orville Wright. After the cat was killed by a car, and followed by a period of mourning, visual artist Bart Jansen transformed him into the
 I have seen used eye glasses donation stations here and there but what are the chances that my prescription will match up exactly to what someone in a third world without having 500 people try them on. These Eyejusters are Self Adjusting Eye Glasses so they solve that problem by making one size fit all. Well not exactly, there are actually two types of adjustable lenses that are needed
 If you are going to be building your own go kart, this DIY Electric Go-Kart Project Build is sure to give you lots of ideas. The design isn’t flashy but looks to be functional and lots of fun to drive. I wonder how many out takes there are where it smashes into some of he walls? Looking through some of the other videos on their Youtube channel shows what
Thanks to hairygael for sending in his latest project. “This hand was printed on a 3D Touch and designed in Blender, controled through Netfab and sliced with Kisslicer. This is a video showing the progress after installing and programming the servos and the Arduino board. Sketch for Arduino are available here: Right hand: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17773 Left hand: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18939“
 Check out this Solar Stella project, it is a Solar powered Instrument Amplifier from Crazy but Able. This project is based around the $35 Stalla Amp but has been modified to operate using a solar panel. There are quite a few extra features built into the project that you would normally not see in DIY projects such as thermal battery monitoring for safety. Since the Stella works down to
