What Were They Thinking

Homemade Rocket Motor Test

  Who said building and testing rocket motors in your basement is dangerous? “This is the first static test with our homemade tar/oxygen hybrid rocket motor. James Turner and myself (Eric Stackpole), and two of our friends, Jeff Bernard and Caleb Lesher did this project last summer because we wanted to learn more about how rocket engines work. We built the rocket in James’ garage in Humboldt County, CA completely

The Obelisk Chairs

I love the concept of this chair set, but the price took me by surprize! What would you pay for this chair set? I am thinking that it would be worth about $500 to me… “The Obelisk Four powdered coated aluminum frame chairs w/white cushion and table stacked into one piece made out of woven polyethylene. It’s very durable on the exterior and interior, so it’s built to last.” Via:

Remote Controlled Light Bulb

Do you have too many remotes in your house? Well a few more can’t hurt, why not install a few of these LED lights that come with a 24 button remote control! With features like strobe and disco this device could double as an epileptic detection machine. “Specifications: – Led bulb to save energy – Over 15 colors (including white) to choose from – High/Medium/Low switch – Around 2.5 meters

5 Strange Japanese Robots

Floor Cleaning Robot / DVD Projection System We have all seen strange combination products in the past but I would have never thought I would ever see a robot that will clean your floor then play your favorite DVD movie. If you have $85,000 dollars to spare this robot could be yours. “Floor-cleaning DVD player Yoichi Takamoto, president of Japanese robot manufacturer Tmsuk, unveils a new guide and floor-cleaning robot,

Home Made Wood Roller Coaster

If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done. Here are some other to have a look at: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Video after the jump. “Style: Out and Back Height: 17 feet First Drop: 20 feet Top Speed: 20 mph Track Length: 444 feet Max Positive G’s: 3.5 Max Negative G’s: -0.2 Material:

Dog Playing Virtual Soccer

  I can see a cheap knockoff of this technology coming to market for pet entertainment, first there was the pet DVD, next will be virtual games projected on the floor… “Dog going crazy for the interactive soccer ball on the Reactrix interactive floor display”