Funny Hacks

Puppy Pulling Power Experiment

    Technology is helping this guy find a girl. He rigged up a camera that detects smiles and takes a picture. Armed with tons of dogs he hit the street. They made some videos of the process which are quite funny. You can watch the entire process here on Youtube. "With a bunch of puppies and a phone that automatically takes a photo when a girl smiles at it,

Pedal Powered Air Gun

  This Pedal Powered Air Gun must be tons of fun, no more pedaling the stationary bike in front of the TV. Get on this bike, burn some calories and shoot some targets! Check out the nice re-use of a spent shotgun shell as the projectile for this gun. Bill we need to see a video of this thing in action. 🙂 "The device is made from an exercise bicycle

Slow Motion Diet Coke and Mentos Reaction

  It wasn’t until Daniel sent in the video of his Coil Gun in action that I learned about the cool High Speed Casio Exilim family of cameras. These cameras look and function like normal cameras except they have a super slow motion mode. Have a look at the video above to see what is possible with the camera, you need to stick it out till the one minute mark

Flip Clock Wrist Watch

  I remember growing up with a flip clock on the bed side table. It was similar to the one pictured above except that it was encased in a stylish simulated wood-grained plastic box. Jeri from Fat Man and Circuit Girl took the flip mechanism and hacked it into a wrist watch. Now that is a time piece that any true geek can love! Via: Adafruit  

Hot Wheels Basic Stamp Margarita Dispenser

  Here is a fun project that is sure to spice up your next party. 🙂 Ercost60 built this cool Hot Wheels Basic Stamp Margarita Dispenser, watch a few cars zip around and get a drink from the gas can. "A Parallax Basic Stamp 1 monitors the progress of the stunts using microswitches added to the accessories. If the track is properly set up (requiring a hint of sobriety) and

Jeri Ellsworth Projects - CD-ROM Cup Holder Heater and Cooler, Floppy Disk Audio Recorder

  Jeri Ellsworth who is well known for her C-One creation has been working on some crazy projects over at FatMan and Circuit Girl! Hack a Day featured the Floppy Disk Audio Recorder which is a thing of beauty. It can record about a 1/2 second on each track and uses the internal sensor to automatically move the head to the next track after every disk rotation. See that video

Automated Slinky Machine

  The guys at Stupid Inventions made an Automated Slinky Machine, yes it’s a pointless machine, but that is the point. 🙂 "Are you tired of not being able to use your Slinky Jr. because it’s too small to fall down the stairs? Well the folks at Stupid Inventions have come up with a way to use your Slinky Jr. without any stairs at all!"