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Minneapolis-based Epidemiologist Designed A Face Mask You Can Make Without Sewing
I was dumbfounded when WHO advised against wearing a face mask if one is not unwell. I know the rationale. You know, the global shortage of mask and all that. But seriously, a mask, regardless of the effectiveness, is better than no protection at all. It was an ill advice, pardon my pun, since novel […]
Doctor Explains How To Make The Safest Face Mask Using A HEPA Filter Vacuum Bag
There is no lacking of video tutorials teaching you how to make your own face mask to keep yourself and others around you safe in this unprecedented time, but this particular tutorial stands out because, the instruction is coming from the person who is most at risk: a medical doctor.
DIY Toilet Paper Splitting Machine Turns A Roll Of 2-Ply Toilet Paper Into 2 Rolls Of 1-Ply Toilet Papers
You heard of the phrase “stretching the dollar”? Well, in this desperate time where toilet paper rose to have equal standing as germ-busting sanitizers and masks, you ought to be stretching the toilet paper instead.
Ghostbusters Fan Made His Own Ghostbusters: Afterlife Polaroid Ecto Goggles
Self-described “child of the 80’s living the geek lifestyle,” member of Ghostbusters ATX and obvious super fan of Ghostbusters, Eugene Stephens, has made a pair of working Polaroid Ecto Googles as briefly seen in the German version of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie trailer.
This Wheels Of This Bicycle Have PVC Glass Instead Spoke, Makes Them Look Like They Are Floating
There are reasons why hub-less wheels did not catch on and why spokes are still widely used. Spokes in two-wheelers like bicycles and motorcycles also serve to absorb some form of shock.
Video Evidence Of Takumi Fujiwara’s Toyota AE86 Downhill “Racing” Outside Of Japan (Not!)
Legend has it that Takumi Fujiwara’s trusty Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno is still racing until this day… outside of Japan, that is. This is the video evidence of the car with an unknown driver, “drifting” as it “sprints” downhill.
NERF FPV Attack Drone Takes NERF Wars To The Next Level (Note: Not An Official Product)
Drone. It is versatile invention that can be adapted to almost anything imaginable. From flying flamethrower (here, here and here) to handgun – both real and Airsoft to even chainsaw. Hell, it can even aid in skiing too if the drone is powerful enough. While we may not agree with some of the drone contraptions, […]
Pringles Packaging Turned Into Pringles Figure Is The Best Thing To Happen To Pringles
Turning rubber duckies into an action figure may not to the taste of everyone, but I pretty sure turning a Pringles packaging into a figure will. Also coming from Japan, from YouTuber 空箱職人はるきる (loosely translates to ‘empty box craftsman’), is an excellent interpretation of the Pringles man.
Former Mythbusters Host Grant Imahara Built His Own Animatronic Baby Yoda
Everyone knows former Mythbusters Host Grant Imahara has the knack for building things. Recently, the robot builder, model maker, and familiar face of Discovery’s Mythbusters revealed that he had built an animatronic Baby Yoda (officially, ‘The Child’ as he is not Yoda) from The Mandalorian.