Crazy Hacks

 Home made solar boombox

Here is an environmentally friendly way to listen to music. If you want to crank it, pray for a sunny day 🙂 “A while ago I got a pair of computer speakers for free from Newegg, when I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse for 21 USD. Now, I already had 3 pairs of computer speakers, and since we only have two computers, two pairs were just sitting there taking

Dance Dance Revolution a Mole

Dance Dance Revolution a Mole uses a MPC823 microcontroller to bring it to life. This is a nice creative version of the old carnival Whack a Mole games. “We set out with the goal of creating a Whack-A-Mole game with a twist. Whack-A-mole, for the unfamiliar, is a game in which puppet “moles” pop out of holes in a table-like surface, and the player (usually a child), must “whack” each

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

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

Hard Drive Platter Tesla Turbine

If you have one more dead hard drive left after building the top five dead hard drive projects give the Hard Drive Platter Tesla Turbine a try. There is more information about the build at Instructables. “In the Tesla Turbine, air, steam, oil, or any other fluid is injected at the edge of a series of smooth parallel disks. The fluid spirals inwards and is exhausted through ventilation ports near

Top 5 Old TV Hacks

1. Plasma Globe Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 “The heart of the high-voltage generator is a standard flyback transformer transplanted from an old TV set. The globe is mostly vacuum but has a tiny amount of inert gases namely neon and xenon. When excited by the HF-HV electro-magnetic field, atoms of the gas become ionized and cause various beautiful plasma trails to be produced within the sphere. Touching the

Hacked Crazy Cars

American Inventor Spot has put together a great list of crazy cars. Not for me, but I am sure their owners love them. “People often choose cars to express themselves. You buy a Hummer and that screams out “I’m a really big man” or “I Think Green”. You buy a Bently and that screams out “I’m rich son of a b***h”. You buy a VW Bug and that screams out