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Pyro DIY – How to Make Napalm Goo!

video://www.metacafe.com/watch/2419115/goinggear_com_homemade_goo/

I did try making some napalm back in middle school where I did a lot of tinkering by reading the Poor Man’s James Bond. (Yes, that was my favorite book then.)

Here’s how to make napalm yourself using some styrofoam and gasoline.  Just don’t burn anyone or any houses when you do this.

On the side note, I did burn down half of my lawn while I made my napalm when I was about 11 years old.  (long time a

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DIY – How to Make Plastic with Styrofoam!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAiOtvDiCvk

Need custom plastic for your next hacking project?  Well, here’s a cool DIY that shows you how to make plastic from styrofoam.  It might be kinda bad to burn styrofoam but heck, you can make plastic now. 🙂

I have always searched for a quick and simple way to make plastic. I have tried many but the one in this instructable the best I have found. It uses materials that you probably already have in your house, it is fu

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DIY – How to Hack an RC Hovercraft!

Here’s a really cool DIY on how to hack your own RC hovercraft.

It looks pretty simple enough other than the RC parts.

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRZ–iMUNR0

“The workings of a hovercraft are fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane propeller forces air down through the hole in the center, which pushes the bottom of the hovercraft off the ground. This greatly reduces friction, allowing the hovercraft to scoot around without mu

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DIY – How to Build your own Tupperware iPod Boombox!

Here’s a really cheap way to build your own Tupperware iPod Boombox.

An Easy Cheap way to make a sweet boombox for your iPod. Uses dollar store tupperware styrofoam, and cheap speakers to make a surprisingly cool boombox/stereo.

via instructables

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22-Foot Tall Giant Robot made out of Styrofoam!

Yes, perhaps making robot sculptures out of styrofoam may have some merits such as in 3D-movie making but you do get to pass a lot of time in a hurry.

Michael Salter is something of a pack rat. Instead of letting all that clutter go to waste as some might, however, he puts it to good use — or into making robot sculptures.

You may remember these adorable Styrobots from a little while ago. His new creation is a little bigger; it stands over 22 feet high and needs a wooden, skeletal armature to keep it standing as well as moving vans to trans

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