Believe it or not, this guy claims that he can start BBQ charcoals faster with his homemade wire-mesh and hair dryer.

You might want to consider trying this method for your Independence Weekend BBQ.

Whenever I have trouble starting coals for my BBQ I grab a hair dryer, point it at my grill and pull the trigger. One minute later I have red hot coals and I never have to use any lighter fluid to get them started.

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Well, today, my 42″ Samsung DLP TV I bought in 2005 broke down on me.  The only thing I got from the TV was a Lamp LED going on and off.

So I figured that it was time for the Lamp to be swapped out for a new one.

Before doing that, I ran into this blog posts about how to reset the Lamp hour setting on the Samsung DLP TV.

Once I resetted the Lamp hour, my TV started working again!  Yey, I guess the manufacturer, Samsung, put an hourly limit on the lamp so you replace the lamp but hey, why replace it until it’s truly broken?

Here’s the simple instructions on how to reset that lamp hour setting and make your DLP TV lamp last longer:

Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power.

Your TV set should now say “Loading Factory”.

Browse down to “Option” then press Enter (or the right cursor button).

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Holy crap!  It’s a drawing bug!  For instructions on how to make your own, head over here.

..using a small motor you can create a kinetic bug that draws or create more than one to have a race with your friends

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Check out how to make an umbrella parabolic microphone!

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Here’s a real great way to “hack” someone’s computer.  (It’s Friday, anything goes)

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Can’t afford a real flute?  Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own PVC pipe flute!

Here’s a HowTo on building a pvc recorder out of cheap parts (pvc pipe and dowel rod) and common tools.

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Here’s a fun DIY on how to make your own glowing red laser wax bulb. A lot of work for little results but still, now you know how to do it.

this will show you how to make an awesome night light using a laser, wax, and a light bulb.

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Well, I don’t believe in guns and here’s how to NOT fire a gun.

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The picture says it all doesn’t it?

Drive your Ferrari carefully!

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Here’s a great DIY on how to make Ping Pong Lights!  Actually, the “idea” or the “concept” is very creative.

At some point last semester I realized that ping pong balls make great diffusers and look really cool when they are glowing. Next we concluded that a hundred glowing ping pong balls would look even cooler. It was at about this point I decided that my apartment was in dire need of some ping pong ball lights.

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