Funny Hacks

New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose

If you are into piercing these new glasses might be for you. Might not be the best for playing sports though, getting hit in the face may open a new world of hurt… “Here’s the step-by-step: * Get pierced – an internally-threaded barbell that goes through the skin above the bridge of your nose * Use a tabletop mill to cut the L-shaped metal pieces that screw onto the barbell

MIT Party Mode, Dorm Room Automation

Zack Anderson and Russell Ryan over at MIT are playing hard, not sure where they find time to study. 🙂 Check out the elaborate dorm room automation system they have developed. “What happens at 4:10 am when you have a bunch of MIT students hard at work? Naturally, they throw an instant party with their automated control system. Since moving into my dorm this last fall, my roommate RJ Ryan

Hacked Crazy Cars

American Inventor Spot has put together a great list of crazy cars. Not for me, but I am sure their owners love them. “People often choose cars to express themselves. You buy a Hummer and that screams out “I’m a really big man” or “I Think Green”. You buy a Bently and that screams out “I’m rich son of a b***h”. You buy a VW Bug and that screams out

DIY NERF Rifle

This is an interesting NERF Gun. Simple to make and looks like lots of fun! “The rifle is made almost entirely out of PVC pipe. The exception is the sprinkler valve (which is has a PVC mating fixture) the pump, and the electronics, which are just some bits of wire, a few batteries and a switch. It is pressurized by a bike tire pump, which is mounted permanently to the

Eletronic Jewelry

Here are some links to some very unique electronic jewelry. Not the typical stuff you will find in the average store. If you are looking for something that is definitely different for mothers day these are for you… Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4

Electric Bike Mod

Want to stick a motor onto your bicycle? Well check out this project. “The current version is what I am calling v1.5, which is the same bike as v1.4 but with some basic changes: a new timing belt drive system with a chain final drive. Basically, the motor drives a belt that spins a secondary shaft or ‘jackshaft’ mounted close on the motor and spinning on ball bearings. This shaft

The Singing Keyboard

Here is a cool trick to play on someone. Make their keyboard sing when the caps lock button is pressed. Read more about it at The Mozmonkey Blog. “Take the musical element from a musical greeting card and connect it to the caps lock LED on the user’s keyboard. Each time the victim presses caps lock the music plays (and quite loud too). This is a great sleeping prank…It might