Crafts and Hacks
« Previous EntriesC’mere, So I Can Shoot You A Lot: Heat-Tracking NERF Sentry Gun
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010It’s about time that someone combined over-the-top Nerf guns with autonomous cubicle warfare sensibility.
Behold the winner of MAKE’s Gadget Freak Design Contest:
Rick Prescott outfitted a Nerf® Vulcan EBF-25 machine gun with an array of Devantech TPA81 thermopile sensors, all controlled by an ATmega168, to create this wicked Aliens-style heat-tracking autocannon:
“An idea sparked in my mind one day while [...]
Well, Hello, Horrible Idea: 1985 Porsche Batmobile
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010You know what made the Batmobile from the 1989 Batman movie so cool?
That it didn’t at all look like any car made in the 1980s.
Via Unique Daily, whose El Camino didn’t get any better-looking after getting fins, either.
Find custom Batmobile toys on Ebay
How’s That OCD Going for You?: Matchstick Minas Tirith
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Hey, great, if you’ve got enough free time to build a giant model of Minas Tirith out of matchsticks, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind looking for that retainer I lost in Tampa Bay when I was jet-skiing that one time in 1990.
Where in Tampa Bay? Oh. You know. Out towards the middle, or thereabouts. Yeah. The middle. [...]
Best Ever: Alien Pez Dispenser
Thursday, August 26th, 2010If only it had tiny mandibles that extended to offer each piece of candy. If only.
How Rich Nerds Spend Money: Tauntaun Ice Sculpture
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010This tauntaun ice sculpture showed up at a party thrown by G4 TV.
Strangely, you weren’t invited. You’ll just have to get your own TV production company powered by attractive geeks if you ever want to go to a shindig featuring ice sculptures of your dearest nerdy icons.
(And I’m sure they’ll be the loveliest ice sculptures [...]
Not for Home Defense: Homemade Collapsible Batarang
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Inspired by the designs in the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game, Spookylean posted on Instructables the how-to guide for making this very-cool collapsable Batarang. (Video below.)
Which seems like a really worthwhile craft project, right up until the point where I remember I’m not allowed to throw it at people.
(Cue the Fail Horn.)
