If you are having issues winning snowball fights you might need a Snowball Machine Gun to even the field. Mark Rober used some tech to give him an edge. It allows him to rapid fire pre-made snowballs. Next upgrade I would like to see is a machine that can take a box of snow, form the snowball and then fire it. Something like this paper airplane maker, but for snowballs. Via: Discovery.ca
If you are interested in DIY electric vehicle projects have a look at the jehugarcia Youtube channel. When driving around town with an electric vehicle you shouldn’t have any issues since you can always charge when you get back home at night. But what about a road trip? Electric charging stations are not plentiful like gas stations are. Jehu Garcia built a 42 kWh battery bank trailer that compliments
The Howe & Howe RS-1 Gremlin – Mini Unmanned Tank is an flexible system that allows the user to scope out areas that would be dangerous to walk into with a human. Since this can be controlled remotely the human operator can be situated in a safe location while only the robot it put in harms way. All we need now are some autonomous quadcopters mounted to the frame
Mike has taken apart a GFI Circuit Breaker and tested it to destruction. These devices are great to make electricity safer when used in dangerous environments such as beside water sources. They measure leakage current and trip when there is too much running from your hair dryer that accidentally fell into your tub full of water. “A GFCI works by measuring the current leaving one side of a
With a bit of epoxy you can make some interesting things out of some scrap wires you may have laying around. All you need is some woodworking tools, these guys are using some high end tools but with some time and something as simple as a Dremel and some elbow grease you cold also make some interesting creations. Peter Brown doesn’t stop at wires, he tends to find all
This DIY Attack Dyno Project is designed to fit in the dash of a car and will give you measurements such as horse power and torque based on just a few car connected sensors. “The Attack Dyno is a convenient and affordable way to bring an attack timer and dynamometer right to the comfort of your own vehicle. The whole design is built to fit right into the space
The prize this week is a relay module to get your next project started. This contest will run for one week (Feb 15, 2016 – Feb 19, 2016). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the
