What Were They Thinking

Jet Turbine Van

  So you thought that driving a van was not cool? Think again, with this van when someone gives you a dirty look all you need to do is flip a switch to open the rear window and slide the two massive jet turbine exhaust ports out. Crank up the jet turbine and burn everything behind you! On the track it can do 1/8th mile in 7.65 seconds at 96

Wii Remote Window Curtain Control

  The Wiimote has again proven to be a great resource for the creative hacker! If you are lucky enough to have some motorized blinds you might want to have a look at this Wii Remote Window Curtain Control project.   Video after the jump.   "The curtain control system is an existing system from Goelst and is called "G-Rail 6200". Normally it is controlled by infrared or wallswitches. However,

Hamster Powered Generator

  Everyone is looking for alternate energy sources these days. I think this is one that is almost always left untapped. 🙂 Just think of all the wasted power when the pet hamster is doing his thing with the hamster wheel. You can now do something to harness all that wasted energy, build yourself a Hamster Powered Generator! "The first criteria we needed to design the alternator was an estimate

Amaizing RC Demonstration Videos

  Some of these videos look a bit suspicious… Any fakes amongst them? I could see how the RC car that is tethered to the center pole could achieve some tremendous speed but I wonder if the video was simply sped up?    

Monkey controls a Robot with Brain Power

  If this research wasn’t being performed by a reputable University I wouldn’t have believed that a Monkey could control a Robot with Brain Power! "In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The Duke team is working with the Computational Brain Project of

Canadian Inventor to Launch Bottle Rocket into Orbit?

  This Canadian inventor from Antigravity Research who holds the world record in bottle rocket launches wants to launch a rocket into orbit! Is it possible? After watching some videos and poking around the inventors site I am thinking that if it is possible that Antigravity Research will be the company to do it. Watch the videos for an example of this powerful technology.   "They’re made by attaching plastic

Smart Pal Robot

  Finally a robot that can do all the mundane chores that I hate to do. 🙂 So what if it looks like it may kill you when you sleep, just think of all the laundry it will do for you. I am not sure if Smart Pal is the robot of the future, but it is a step in the right direction! "The robot moves freely on its wheeled