Rocket-Propelled Toy Car
This toy car, made from LEGOs, is powered by a blown-up balloon and uses the principle of rocket propulsion.
Posted by Tom Fox
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Duct tape Projects
Water-to-Wine Cooler
Our sacrilegious illusion converts water into flowing red wine.
Posted by Pierre Micheal and Robert Kaye
Categories: Food & Beverage, Hacks, Home | 4 Comments
Waterskin Canteen
Hi, all! This is my tutorial on how to make your very own waterskin! As a kid, hiking through the Rockies, Appalachia and the Alps, I always loved to carry...
Posted by Michael Esposito
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Gravity Catapult
I have long been enamored of catapults. Invented around 400 B.C., they were used until nearly A.D. 1300. So for 1,700 years, catapults were arguably the largest, most expensive, and...
Posted by William Gurstelle
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High-Pressure Foam Rocket
Calling a rocket that sprints over 100 feet into the air a “toy” might be a bit of a stretch. Toy or not, this rocket really packs a punch. Fly...
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 2 Comments
$4 Hot Air Balloon
On a June afternoon in 1978, while most normal kids were focused on sports or getting Dad’s car keys, I was busy readying another one of my quixotic contraptions, made...
Posted by Jesse Brumberger
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Mech Warrior Costume
Inspired by a robot exoskeleton built by some Japanese college students that was online recently, I really wanted to try building one myself. My son decided he wanted to help...
Posted by makerdan34
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The Mind Surfer
In recent years, researchers have developed technology that allows people to control computers and wheelchairs with their brain waves. My Mind Surfer is a helmet that seems to allow its...
Posted by Mark Ulrich
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Robot Halloween Costume
I know a little girl who has wanted to be a robot for as long as she can remember — a dancing robot, to be precise. The best thing about...
Posted by Brookelynn Morris
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Dodecahedron Lamp
People appear symmetrical, but even the most perfect human face shows irregularities if we compare the left side with the right. Perhaps this is why the absolute, rigid symmetry of...
Posted by Charles Platt
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The BeatBearing Tangible Rhythm Sequencer
The BeatBearing is an exciting and intuitive way to make music. Move the balls on a grid, and you change the beat. Music sequencing couldn’t be simpler. Like countless other...
Posted by Peter Bennett
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