Funny Hacks

Robo Flush Toilet

If you want some robotic assistance to flush the toilet this Robo Flush Toilet that Joe from Grand Idea Studio put together may be just the ticket. Video after the jump. Via: Make

Die Electric

Scott Amron sent in some of his cool (but wierd) Die Electrical art. My favorite is the glass vase. “A DIELECTRIC IS AN INSULATING MATERIAL. IT DOES NOT CONDUCT ELECTRICITY. THE “DIE ELECTRIC” EXPERIMENT MAKES USE OF AC POWER PLUGS AND SOCKETS LESS THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY. ”

iPhone - Will it Blend

The guys at Blendtech have bought a few of the highly sought after iPhones and… you guessed it, they stuck one in a blender. 🙂 Here is another blending episode that destroyed some cool equipment. 🙂 Video after the jump. “Everybody knows that the iPhone can make phone calls, play movies & music, surf the web, and a lot more. But, Will It Blend? That is the question.” Via: CrunchGear

Light LEDs in a Hot Dog

Have you ever seen LEDs powered through a hot dog before? Well Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has been having some fun running some juice through a hot dog and lighting LEDs that were simply stuck into the hot dog. “If you’re *not* going to eat the hot dog, a neat trick is to stick a bunch of standard LEDs into it. (Yes, this really works!) Apparently the voltage between nearby

Exploding a Potato with Defibrillator Capacitor

  This video of a Potato Exploding with the discharge of a Defibrillator Capacitor is very impressive. The 54uF/4200V capacitor was charged up to 3000VDC prior to the discharge. If I ever have a heart attack I think I might just tough it out and hope for the best. 🙂

The Best Beer Robots

  Robots make our life easy. They perform repetitive tasks for us without complaining. If I only had an industrial robot laying around that I could convert into a beer opener! Have a look at the Hacked Gadgets top picks of Beer Robots. What is your favorite?