Alan Parekh

Back to the Future DeLorean

Here is a movie replica car taken to the max! The results are fantastic! “Remember the Flux Capacitor we featured a couple weeks ago? The same seller has a 1983 DeLorean that has been done up as a near perfect replica of Dr. Emmett Brown’s creation in Back to the Future. The seller says that his replica is the best for your money after “several years of research” into the

Wheelman

This looks like way too much fun for two wheels! “Wheelman is a stylish two-wheeler that brings together the best of surfing, skating and skiing concept gears. It cruises along on spokeless wheels triggered by a 43cc 2-stroke engine. Drivers can easily fix in their feet into the wheels and drive it whilst standing upright. The oil holding capacity of the Wheelman is around one liter and delivers an hour

7-11 Extreme Gulp Hack

Want to rip off 7-11? Is getting 3.2 Liters of soda for $0.89 good enough? That’s what these university students did… “We dremeled around the edge and were able to, with pliers, tear out the internal plastic layer. Under that is a high density foam, which is somewhat of a pain to breakup and remove, but it doesn’t stick to the edges, so that was nice.”

Two Liter Pop Bottle Launcher

This bottle launcher looks like it would be lots of fun to use. “It works like this: Fill the bottle up with water about one third of the way up. Set the air compressor to a pressure which you think is reasonable (high pressure = greater risk of explosion and injury). Put the bottle on the launcher and hold it tight against the rubber seal on the bottom. One person

Pyrokinetics Fire Pendulum

This is one of those things that you just have to watch. This pendulum was created by Danya Parkinson and Joe Bard of Pyrokinetics and is simply amaizing to watch. ” The best part of our adventure by far, and what this is all about for us, is being able to share ourselves with the people who are special in our lives. It is important for us to give our

Perspex LED Hard Drive Lights

Click on the picture to watch the animation of the lights in action. Xmastree drilled some holes in some Perspex and installed some red and blue LEDs. The LEDs were fitted into some holes that were drilled and connected to the power and hard drive access LED outputs of his computer. The result looks quite unique. “The blue (central) one comes on with the power, and the red is the

Game Boy, LEGO Hack

The XRC is a cool new controller that allows you to use for your Game Boy that is collecting dust. ” The Xport Robot Controller (XRC) turns the Game Boy Advance and standard LEGO components into an advanced robot development system. The XRC combines the features of the Xport plus * 4 closed-loop back-EMF motor controllers * 16 digital sensor inputs * 8 analog sensor inputs * In-system NiCd, NiMH