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DIY - How to Make an Oil Detector!

by max on May 8th, 2009
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This probably ain’t going to save you money in terms of paying for the gas on your car but heck, this is a fun DIY that shows you how to make an oil detector and try to “detect” oil pockets in your neighborhood. Until recently, oil prospecting has been a field left to the professionals because it requires sophisticated tools for detection. But in much the same way gol ...

Barack Obama Oath of Office Video!

by max on January 20th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Well, today’s a special day, I can just feel it in the air. I remember when Barack Obama won the election couple months ago and heard lots of crazy screams around my neighborhood. Well, same thing happened again, right after Obama’s oath of office. I have to say, there’s some tough t ...

Home DIY - How to Make a Wall Lamp!

by max on November 15th, 2008
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Here’s a really cool DIY wall lamp you can make, go knock yourself OUT! No need to go to the neighborhood IKEA store to get your hands on a cheap lamp. Build your own decorated wall lamp since its fun and cheap. step 1 Electricity - materials and instructions You can actually use a ready made lamp and skip this part. Materials 1. Electrical cord + plug + switch 2. Contact mount 3. ...

DIY Replica Fighter Jet goes 5MPH!

by max on November 9th, 2008
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Check out this cool DIY replica fighter jet that can actually run at 5MPH. Of course, that’s on the ground only but I wouldn’t mind having one of these in my garage, great for weekend neighborhood showoffs. Measuring seven metres in length and four metres in width the £4,000 F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet has been built at a scale of 1:2. Resembling Tom Cruise’s jet ...

Styrofoam Homes could be the future!

by max on August 8th, 2008
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It looks like styrofoam could be used for making future homes as they provide a flexible enough structure to hold up against earthquakes while being strong enough to encase a dome. Heck, I would want one too so long as peeping Tom’s don’t live in my neighborhood. Made with 7-inch-thick 100% expanded polystyrene foam modules, the company says that they don’t have the ma ...

DIY Vegetable Fuel System Converter Kit for Diesel Cars!

by max on July 2nd, 2008
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I admit to converting a naturally aspirated 2.0L Mitsubishi Eclipse into a Turbo 2.0L Mitsubishi Eclipse about 10 years back but here’s a good DIY kit for doing something real “good” for your wallet and the environment. If you’ve been thinking about converting your regular old diesel beater into a vege-powered car, this vegatable fuel system converter kit might j ...

Dog Tracking GPS System!

by max on July 2nd, 2008
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Although the dog tracking GPS system from Garmin looks to be unnecessary for tracking dogs, (maybe its main purpose is for hunting dogs) I can recall countless times when I lost my dog in my neighborhood, only to find him 20 minutes, happy after his little lone-trip. Now, this dog tracking system can be great if you tend to lose your dog a lot. The Astro GPS Dog Tracking System requires ...

DIY - How to Make a Conetenna WiFi Antenna that goes 18Mb at 300 ...

by max on June 2nd, 2008
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Well, here’s a wifi antenna you can make that can do 18MB at 300 yards. Now here’s a way to get some free wifi from your neighborhood, that is if you live in a metropolitan area AND you have a window to high-rise apartments. This antenna performs better than the dish antenna I had built, so I’m happy with it. And maybe the world is a better place now that I’m no ...