Have a look at this interesting Plasma Arc Vortex Speaker. Unlike the regular plasma ark speakers that you have seen in the past. Via: Hackaday “After replacing the power supply and adding an RC snubber across the flyback transformer primary, my plasma speaker is already much louder. The addition of a more powerful PSU, it allowed me to also reduce the number of turns on the primary, which increased the
We have seen lots of corn starch experiments in the past. When mixed with water it is a liquid that can be poured but if you shock it with a hard impact it will turn into a solid. There are lots of fun experiments that can be done with it but the TheBackyardScientist has recorded some great reactions with his high speed camera. The best reaction I think is the one
There are hundreds of these booths that sell souvenirs in Varadero Cuba. They all have the capability of customizing the leather and wood crafts using Wood Burning Engravers. They all look the same, a box that plugs into 220V with a wooden hand held burning tool. There was a guy repairing one and let me snap some pictures. Inside is a modified MOT (microwave oven transformer) with just
We have seen some interesting uses for thermite before but colinfurze has taken thermite fun to the next level with his Thermite Gun build. You can see it in action above and the build process below. This build isn’t for the faint of heart and is probably illegal in your area so duplicate the system at your own risk!
Simone Giertz from Sweeden teams up with Adam Savage to make a popcorn machine that will be perfect for use when watching a movie. “This very special One Day Build is an international collaboration with the newest member of the Tested family! Simone Giertz is an amazing maker who builds mesmerizing robots. To build her latest machine, she chats with Adam from her home in Sweden to
UPDATE: Read the comments before thinking this is real. 🙁 Breathe Underwater with this Triton Re-Breather. Via OhGizmo “Triton. A state-of-the-art oxygen respirator, that allows you to breathe underwater up to 45 minutes and at a maximum depth of 15ft by utilizing our ‘artificial gills’ technology. Swim among tropical fish, marvel at exotic coral and experience the serene beauty of marine life − without having to come up for air. ”
Fans are great, check out this Star Wars AT-ST Walker Build! Via: TechEBlog “The AT-ST Walker was designed to be a recon, hit-and-run vehicle in the Star Wars universe, and is one of the series’ most iconic vehicles to say the least. What could be better than a few collectible toys? Having a full-scale replica in your backyard of course, and this one was made from scratch using a
