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
Heat-shrink tubing Projects
Keyless Lock Box
A wave of your finger opens this magic treasure chest.
Posted by Gordon McComb
Categories: Arduino, Electronics | 1 Comment
World Control Panel
Global domination for the young evil genius.
Posted by Steve Lodefink
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
Mini Rover Redux
This project is based on work by MAKE magazine contributor Tom Zimmerman. Tom, who was honored in 2009 as California’s Volunteer of the Year for his unpaid teaching campaign in...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Electronics | 2 Comments
Fetch-O-Matic
Several years ago I watched a viral YouTube video that starred Jerry the Dachshund, whose engineer owner had built him his very own automated ball launcher. I had two dogs...
Posted by Dean Segovis
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | 6 Comments
Cord Curling Part 2 – Reversing the Coil
See Part 1 of this guide here. Thanks to Bart Patrzalek for the tip, and Brian Adams for the instructive How It’s Made video segment.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Hacks, Electronics | No Comments
Optical Tremolo Box
Plug your guitar into light-programmable waveforms with this unique effects box.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Art & Design, Music | 18 Comments
Covert Listening Book
Connect a shirt pocket “amplified listener” hearing aid with an in-car FM transmitter, and you’ve got a wireless bug. Tuck them inside a hollowed-out book with the mic concealed by...
Posted by David Simpson
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Fireball Shooter
A stalwart of close-quarter magicians for years, the electronic flash gun is a simple device: a battery-powered, hand-held ignitor that uses a “glo-plug” to light a bit of flash paper...
Posted by Joel Johnson
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Evil Mouse Prank
Joe Bowers is sneaky, resourceful, and rotten to the core. Whatever you do, don’t get in a prank war with him. Returning to my desk from a coffee break, I...
Posted by Bill Olson
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
“The Towel” R/C Stunt Plane
Build a robust R/C flying-wing airplane that’s fun to fly and great to learn on.
Posted by Breck Baldwin
Categories: Electronics | 5 Comments
Tiny Wanderer “Moth”
Adding CdS photocell sensors to your Tiny Wanderer robot allows it to see a spectrum of light that is similar to what humans perceive. With two sensors, the robot can...
Posted by Doug Paradis
Categories: Robotics | No Comments
