LEGO can make almost anything, including aircraft and boats, but you know how is it with LEGO aircrafts and boats. They may have the form, but they won’t fly or actually sail, let alone submerge in the case of submarines. Or so we thought. As it turns out, one of our favorite YouTube tinkerer Peter Sripol managed to make a flying LEGO aircraft a few years back. Continue reading Someone Turned LEGO Aquanauts Submarines Into Real Submarines
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This Giant Flying LEGO Helicopter Is Actually A Functional Drone
Remember Adam Woodworth? The dude who made the Giant LEGO Plane that flies and also the insanely awesome NERF ball-shooting RC A-10? Well, he is back, this time with another giant flying LEGO: a scaled up LEGO helicopter from the LEGO 6396 International Jetport set from 1990. This thing is not the puny LEGO helicopter and yes, it indeed flies. And when it does, it looks like the unimaginable just happened. Continue reading This Giant Flying LEGO Helicopter Is Actually A Functional Drone
DIY 1986 PiNG Video Doorbell Is Functional And Absolutely classy
If modern day video doorbell’s minimal sleek look does not float your boat, well, then you may want to check out this DIY video doorbell by Instructables member, MisterM. Quite evidently, MisterM is not fond of the minimal, sleek aesthetic of video doorbells that are available in the market and prefer the retro aesthetic of the olden days intercom unit. The solution to getting what he desire was obviously to build one himself and the PiNG Video Doorbell was the result. Continue reading DIY 1986 PiNG Video Doorbell Is Functional And Absolutely classy
DIY Cardboard Iron Man Helmet Is Surprisingly Awesome
There are many reasons why a Marvel fan should have an Iron Man helmet. Because, of what happen in the last act and because, it is the superhero that pretty much set the ball rolling for MCU. But, damn, a movie-accurate example costs a fortune. Thankfully, though, some brilliant minds like YouTuber SKM are sharing how own the helmet without selling your soul. Continue reading DIY Cardboard Iron Man Helmet Is Surprisingly Awesome
Guy Mods Roomba To Scream And Swear When It Bumps Into Stuff
There are crazy mods and inventions, and then there is this: a swearing Roomba. “Hacked” by foul mouth YouTuber Michael Reeves, this Roomba is no longer suffering in silence when it bumps into stuff; it now announced its pain verballyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvz3LRK263E. The way this vocal Roomba screams and swears when it knocked into walls and furniture, you’d think Reeves may have somehow transferred his consciousness into the Roomba. Continue reading Guy Mods Roomba To Scream And Swear When It Bumps Into Stuff
Mark Rober’s Rocket-power Golf Club Drove A Ball To Infinity And Beyond
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober is known for a lot crazy science creations. From the biggest NERF Blaster to the super sized Super Soaker to the Glitter Bomb designed to teach porch pirates a good, sparkling lesson. Rober did it all. But this latest creation/experiment/engineering project of his is by far the craziest. How crazy? Well, how does a rocket-powered golf club sounds? Absolutely bonkers! Because, rocket-powered golf club really is as crazy as it sounds. Continue reading Mark Rober’s Rocket-power Golf Club Drove A Ball To Infinity And Beyond
Someone DIY-ed A Freaking Cool Nixie Tube Clock Bluetooth Speaker
If you have been following this blog, you will know we have this thing for all-thing Nixie tube and so naturally, when we stumble upon this DIY Nixie Tube Clock/Bluetooth Stereo on Reddit, posted by Redditor u/the_gentlemanloser AKA Cole Bryson, we know we have to reach out to him for the juicy details. The thing about this beauty here is, not only the Nixie tubes are dope serving as the clock display, but a lot of the components used to create this electronic work of art were salvaged from Soviet-era military fighter aircraft called Yakovlev Yak-52. Continue reading Someone DIY-ed A Freaking Cool Nixie Tube Clock Bluetooth Speaker
Rifle Stock For Camera Is How You Attract Undue Attraction
Have it ever occurred to you why both firing a gun and the act of capturing a picture or video with a camera are both called shooting? Perhaps, it is because, both requires aiming and both sort of ‘capture’ something. Also, have it occurred to you why a rifle is more accurate than over, say, a pistol that has shorter body and without a stock? Stability is one of them. So, it kind of makes sense to do photography with a camera affixed onto a rifle stock, doesn’t it? It’s like a no-brainer. I mean, a rifle stock has the length for a sturdy hold, a stock for stabilizing using your body as stabilizer, and an ergonomic handling lend to it by a handle and a conveniently located ’trigger’. Continue reading Rifle Stock For Camera Is How You Attract Undue Attraction
Do You Know You Can 3D Print A Triangular Bladeless Fan? Yes You Can!
It is no secret that you can cobbled up a homemade Dyson-inspired bladeless fan using nothing but common parts you can find lying a home, albeit it being a rather crude contraption. However, if you have a 3D printer, South African Thingiverse user, Daniel Mitchell, will show you how to make a bladeless fan the high-tech way. Mind you though. Mitchell’s bladeless fan is no Dyson copies; it sports a unique triangular shape the British electrical giant never adopt. Continue reading Do You Know You Can 3D Print A Triangular Bladeless Fan? Yes You Can!
Alien Facehugger CPAP Ventilator Mask Won’t Lay Eggs, It Delivers Air
Sleep apnea is no laughing matter. It can kill. But this sleep apnea relieving hardware gave us a good laugh. What you see here is not a real-life Alien facehugger attack. It is a custom CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) ventilator mask by sleep apnea patient/tinker gnome Jared Gray. Gray figured, if he is going to put himself through a CPAP “torture machine,” he might as well make it fun and by Gray’s definition, ‘fun’ is having the notorious facehugger hugging his face. Continue reading Alien Facehugger CPAP Ventilator Mask Won’t Lay Eggs, It Delivers Air