This Antenna filled with Acorns certainly would not be operating properly. Looks like a squirrel had found the best hiding spot ever. I wonder how long it took for 300 pounds of acorns to be jammed into the antenna? I bet if you had a look at the efficiency of the antenna it was taking a gradual nose dive as more and more nuts were stored inside.
Do you have a baby that is keeping you up all night? This Baby Bottle Robot uses negative reinforcement to curb the baby from continuing. This robot will gently swing the bottle over to the crib, punch the baby in the face to firmly lay the baby on their back and of course drops the bottle within reach of the baby. Give this a few days of operation and you
There is a theory that you can’t fold paper more then 7 times. There was even a Mythbuster Episode about it. By pressing the paper between folds it is easier to work with but even with the power of this press the experiment fails when the paper basically explodes out of the press.
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
Releasing a large charge all at once can have some fantastic results. Lemming from the EEVBlog forum has taken 16 X 2500V 40uF capacitors all connected in parallel, this provides 2180J potential. They are able to provide about 4000A at 2500V for a short time! The video below shows what happens when you pass too much current through a pencil.
We all hate telemarketers and scammers. They often call us and have a script that they go through with a point of not taking no for an answer. It is very hard to nicely tell them that you are not interested. Lenny from Toao.net is an automated system that answers the phone and interacts in a plausible way as an elderly male. Next time you get a telemarketer call you
Hobby King is doing their Beer Lift contest again. There are lots if great fun entries to watch! Lots of great successes and some failures. “It’s that time of the year again… it’s time to lift some beer! You’ve all seen this one before and it’s time to get your entries in. For those who haven’t experienced the HobbyKing Beer Lift it’s simple, the one who lifts the most
