Funny Hacks

Pedal Powered Snowplow

  Winter seems to be just around the corner. This Pedal Powered Snowplow seems to be a good idea, say goodbye to the sore lower back and have fun driving the plow through the fresh powder. Only problem I can think of is the plow seems to be quite bug and may not handle anything deep. "One day while watching the show “Monster Garage” he was inspired. He immediately turned

World of Warcraft Treadmill - Race Across Azeroth with a RunCraft

  Are you a WOW fan and want to get more immersed into the game? Stop running around using a joystick hop on a RunCraft and Race Across Azeroth! "We bought extremely cheap manual treadmills off of Amazon and decided to sense their speed with a mouse rather than trying to hook into the treadmill’s output with some sort of analog interface. I wrote a quick script in GlovePIE to

Magnetic Money Clip using a Dollar Bill

  Here is a simple hack that gives you a cool looking clip for your money. You should be able to make it for a few dollars if you can find a few slim magnets. "A real dollar bill adapted to form a magnetic money clip. – Same size and feel as the cash it holds. – No clutter. – Use the money clip as currency when low on cash.

Rube Goldberg Easter Creme Egg Smashing Machine

  This Rube Goldberg Easter Creme Egg Smashing Machine is one of the best Rube Goldberg machines I have seen. One of these days I have to try one of these builds. 🙂 "A Rube Goldberg machine that is used to squish a Creme Egg. It goes around the walls of our lounge. This is an entry in Cadbury’s "Unleash The Goo" competition, in which entrants must find the most

Homer Simpson Clock Mod

  Sambuchi has made a cool Homer Simpson Clock Mod. He gutted a store bought clock and stuffed it full of electronics. It can now perform a light show and allow Homer to speak through his sound system. Via: Hacked Gadgets Forum

Maker Faire 2008 - Big Success

  By the sounds of it the Maker Faire is getting bigger and bigger each year. I think I need to make some time and go next year… DL.TV went down and covered the event along with many others. "Wow! Another great Maker Faire. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the 3rd annual Maker Faire, and a special thanks to our Makers, Crafters, Sponsors, Exhibitors and the amazing

Hello Kitty Power Sander

  I wonder how many of these belt sanders they have sold? I can just imagine the product development brainstorming session where a team of people came up with this idea and proceeded to design the features. However I bet if this was left unsupervised on a job site it would be there in the morning… "It is now time to to say hello to the Hello Kitty Power Sander.