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DIY – Kid’s science experiment

Posted on December 29, 2006 by max

video://www.metacafe.com/watch/305366/kids_magic_trick/

Here’s a cool science project for anyone including your kids.

Great science / magic trick to amaze your friends. 1. Water 2. Pepper 3. Soap / Dishwashing liquid

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DIY baby rocker

Posted on December 29, 2006 by max
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Nicely done! I didn’t know microwave oven had a motor…duh!

This was made by a friend of mine, in a few hours, with a microwave oven motor. A new version is already in the pipe to follow this prototype.

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DIY – HOWTO make black gunpowder

Posted on December 29, 2006 by max

video://www.metacafe.com/watch/308442/make_a_black_gunpowder_yourself/

I made these gunpowder when I was little using the

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Wii HACK – Wii Pong

Posted on December 26, 2006 by max
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Check out the Wii Pong using Glovepie!

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Zeke the balancing Snowbot

Posted on December 26, 2006 by max
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Here’s a cool snowbot for your winter holiday viewing pleasures.

Hi! I recognize you’ve had a couple balancing robot entries in the past few weeks, so you may be looking for something else. But I finally got around to posting some pictures of my balancing robot since it dressed up as a snowman for this year’s Christmas party at work. It was a hit with kids and adults alike. Made stuff rocks!

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Robot – The Chinese Nightingale – Avian Android

Posted on December 24, 2006 by max
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Check out these cool looking bird androids! There a video here too.

Taking “The Chinese Nightingale”, a tale of Hans Christian Andersen, as a startingpoint to delevop an individual view on the topic of mechanical reproduction of a living organism. The chant of the nightingale, famous for its beautiful and unique sound, is

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DIY Useful Info – AC Devices HOWTO and IR repeaters

Posted on December 23, 2006 by max
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Here’s a cool AC Devices HOWTO from the pages of Make! Very simple and very useful.

Also check out the IR repeater using McDonald toys on the same page. via

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DIY HACK – Make Podcast – Make a Bridge and Stand on it!

Posted on December 23, 2006 by max
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With 1000 popsicles, you can make model bridges and test the strength of your model!

Get pdf instructions here!

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Zedomax DIY125 – HOWTO make a Music Syncing Light Orb Alarm Clock!

Posted on December 22, 2006 by max
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Here’s the last DIY for year 2006!

Okay, we have seen some really cool Light Orbs while trying to make this Music Syncing Light Orb Alarm Clock. We started with Tod’s creation and soon realize that 1 LED will not be bright enough in sli

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HACK – Digitized Doodle Dome using PICAXE and 5.25″ floppy drives

Posted on December 21, 2006 by max
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Here’s a real cool doodle dome using a PICAXE and a 5.25″ floppy drive!

The Doodle Dome was a toy made by Tyco in the early 1990’s. It is basically an Etch-A-Sketch type deal, except that instead of a flat rectangle, it is (most of) a sphere. Like an Etch-a-Sketch, there are two knobs that move a little pointer

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