Funny Hacks

Halloween Project Ideas

If you are looking for some great Halloween project links, check out the great list that Reverend Jones of the Hacked Gadgets forum put together. If you have some extras to add to the list add them in the forum or in the comments below! Don’t look at the Dead Rat LED Throwie project if you have a weak stomach. Halloween Monster list Hundreds of Projects Animated Projects Concussion Cannon

Computer Controlled Water Spray System

  Got kids cutting through your yard all the time? Is the solution a fence? No way that is what everyone else does and is so yesterday… What a true geek does is builds a Computer Controlled Water Spray System to get the job done! “As you can see I have met a bunch of my goals in prototype 1, I can shoot about 30 feet and can cover a

Talking Halloween Tombstone

Have a look at this Talking Halloween Tombstone for a cool spooky Halloween idea. “After putting down the Latex gray base I sprayed the tombstone with American Accent stone effect paint from Home Depot. The above photo was taken before the paint fully dried. After it dried I did loose some movement in the mouth (see video). In the end the use of a latex sheet may have worked out

Gigantic LED Alarm Clock

Check out these Gigantic LED Alarm Clock build instruction and build you very own if you’re like me and fumble around for glasses to see what time it is in the middle of the night. You and your neighbors will always know exactly what time it is without much trouble. 🙂 I think these clocks are the biggest things that these Super Bright LEDs have made!

The Incredible Machine - Rube Goldberg Devices

  Here is a collection of The Incredible Machine creations. Which one is your favorite? “The Incredible Machine (aka TIM) is a series of computer games that were originally designed and coded by Kevin Ryan and produced by Jeff Tunnell, the now-defunct Jeff Tunnell Productions, and published by Dynamix; the 1993 through 1995 versions had the same development team, but the later 2000–2001 titles had different designers. All versions were

LEGO Mindstorm Robotic Toilet Flush System

This LEGO Mindstorm Robotic Toilet Flush System is a very polite robot that thanks you after you use the toilet and then flushes it for you. There are full build instructions on the site so that you could build your very own. A study should be done to see if the positive acknowledgment (the thank you phrase) would lead to an increase of water consumption. 🙂 Video after the jump.

ElmoSapien

Just in time for Halloween, Robosapien get an Elmo costume and a voice change. Video after the jump. “He’s furry, red, and robotic! Meet ElmoSapien, the fusion of Sesame Street’s legendary Elmo puppet character and WowWee’s fantastic Robosapien RS Media robot. Like VaderSapien, ElmoSapien is out to dominate the world, but in funny, silly, way! Watch the video to see ElmoSapien in action.”