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Posted on 08.12.09 by John @ 5:36 pm
Popularity: 11% [?] Filed under: Cool andDumb andHacked andMad Science Comments: 1 Comment |
You know, this just look relaxing and fun. Never mind the possibility that you could get hit by a plane, sucked up in a storm cloud, pelted and ultimately killed by hail, or just go unconscious and freeze to death before you plummet to the ground and a heap of latex and lawn chair. As hobbies go I’m all for this one. Lets hope he continues to make flights.|
Posted on 02.09.09 by John @ 9:41 pm
Popularity: 1% [?] Filed under: Dumb andTo be used for Evil Comments: Comments Off |
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Posted on 01.01.09 by John @ 8:56 pm
Popularity: 4% [?] Filed under: Cool andDIY andDumb andHacked andMad Science andMods andTechnology Comments: 3 Comments |
I had a toy helicopter that had lost it’s tail rotor in an unfortunate accident. I didn’t want to part with it because the main rotor still spun and heck it’s a remote control helicopter. I proceeded to turn the once state of the art in toy chopper technology (OK, once of state of the art) into a regular airplane. This is a photset of my ‘proof of concept’ adventure.|
Posted on 07.16.08 by John @ 6:41 pm
動く！改造アホ一台 Popularity: 3% [?] Filed under: Computers andDIY andDumb andHacked andJapan andMad Science andTechnology Comments: 1 Comment |
Remembering that your typical USB port delivers 2.5 W doing anything other than lighting up a novelty hub or a clever little tree is about all you can do. Not quite. A clever fellow in Japan set out to prove this wrong. By using six five port USB expansion cards he has upped the thermal output from a wimpy 2.5 W to a respectable 75W! Oh yes, you can see where this is going. This looks like this is his second attempt at computer assisted gastronomy, he tried to |
Posted on 03.31.08 by John @ 11:45 pm
Ever wish you could go back in time and send that crucial email that could have changed everything — if only it hadn’t slipped your mind? Gmail can now help you with those missed deadlines, missed birthdays and missed opportunities. Gmail: Google’s approach to email Popularity: 1% [?] Filed under: Dumb andHistoric Comments: Comments Off |
Ah yes, it must be that time again…|
Posted on 10.02.07 by John @ 8:02 pm
Worried that your pet hamster’s not getting enough exercise in his cage? This pedometer is actually a hamster wheel attachment that measures how many times the wheel rotates and then gives you an exact measurement of how much distance he’s covered in any one stretch of time. Pretty crazy! [via boingboing] Popularity: 1% [?] Filed under: Dumb Comments: None |
Stuff like this just amazes me to no end. Not that someone built a rotation counter for a hamster cage but that someone would want one. | « newer posts — Next Page » | « Previous Page — previous posts » |
