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Jellyfish in a Bottle

Megan Burks Bowyer — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:45:37 +0000

If you ever find yourself incredibly bored with an empty bottle and a plastic bag on hand, then it’s time you find the awesomeness that is Jellyfish in a Bottle. As stated in a previous post, I love Dr. Pepper, so I have an abundance of empty two liter bottles in ...
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Reptilian Resuscitation: Become a Lizard King

Megan Burks Bowyer — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:25:10 +0000

Everyone wants to be a hero, which is why it is imperative that you learn how to resuscitate loved ones. We all know there is no one nearer or dearer to our hearts than our pet lizards, so be prepared to be educated.

I once had a pet lizard named Sparkles*. ...
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10 Creative Ways To Heat Food: Bye Bye Microwave!

Tanya Palta — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:28:38 +0000

There are times when the heart, or rather the stomach craves piping hot food, but alas the microwave is nowhere in sight. Fortunately that hasn’t stopped enterprising folks to partake ...
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Portal 2 Long Fall Boots for the Bravehearted

Jude Cavale — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:33 +0000

Portal 2 is one of the most popular puzzle games out there, and those who play the game usually dream about being Chell in real life too.

Of course, they get to play the game from a first-person perspective but there is nothing better than actually being able to make long ...
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10 Brilliant Ways To Reuse Your Old Laptop

Tanya Palta — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:43 +0000

One of the biggest dilemmas faced by the modern day geek is the issue of getting rid of redundant gadgets. Should one donate it to Goodwill or hand it down ...
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Homemade X-ray Machine

David Delony — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:48 +0000

Suppose you want to become a radiologist, but it’s hard to practice on an X-ray machine. What do you do? Build your own, of course.

That’s exactly what electronics tinkerer Grenadier did. He used a Coolidge tube, a vacuum tube that produces X-rays when you give it enough voltage. The tube ...
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DIY Talking Christmas Tree

David Delony — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:30:05 +0000

If you’re celebrating Christmas and don’t have a tree yet, but you’re geeky, arts-and-craft kind of person, then you’ll love this Arduino-based animatronic talking tree.

The project, created by “Dad, maker, dreamer, hacker, painter” fjordcarvr, comes to us from the always awesome Instructables, via Wired’s Geekdad blog. According to the site, you’ll ...
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DIY Xbox 360 Aquarium Mod

Alexander Nachaj — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:20:46 +0000

I’m sure we’ve all seen those computer case aquariums, but how often do you get to see an Xbox 360 aquarium that’s completely DIY?

Who knew that it would be possible to convert your average Xbox into a really awesome salt-water fish tank? Move over lava-lamps, having your own Xbox 360 ...
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How to Build a Treasure Finder

Jude Cavale — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:30:55 +0000

Most of us have played ‘treasure hunt’ sometime in our lives when we were kids. The game is fun just because it involves looking for something that is assumed to be precious.

With that in mind, here is a DIY Treasure Finder that detects metal pieces in its vicinity. Only,. I ...
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Chinese Student Builds Transformer that Turns into a Plane

Jude Cavale — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:08:50 +0000

The fictional universe of the Transformers is replete with all things geeky, and that includes a lot of science fiction, robots and cyborgs.

For decades now, generations of geeks have worshipped Autobots and the sinister minded ones have always looked up to the evil Decepticons. Autobots are known to be able ...
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