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Argh, thar be a big wheel

Argh, thar be a big wheel

If you’re marooned on a desert island, you want to have a Professor who can build useful items out of coconuts. [LostMachine] is one of those guys, and he’s currently building a land-loving pirate ship.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.18 at 21:47

Radar detector tester

Radar detector tester

[Blacklight99] made this cool tool. It is a tester for those radar detectors that people keep in their cars. Though this seems like it would rarely be a tool we would need, it’s an interesting project.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.18 at 03:38

Remotely control your crappy car (dangerously)

Remotely control your crappy car (dangerously)

Here’s one that brings back that giddy feeling we got when the original episodes of thebroken were posted all those years ago. The lunatics over at Waterloo Labs have altered a beat-up Oldsmobile for remote control via laptop, iPhone, and….

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.11 at 06:05

Bike brake light senses you slowing down

Bike brake light senses you slowing down

Group riding can be a bit dangerous if the pace is fast and riders don’t notice a slowing in the front of the pack. [WyoJustin] designed a brake light system for cyclists to try and remedy this issue.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.11 at 04:34

Use iPhone to run yourself over

Use iPhone to run yourself over

The Spirit of Berlin team has developed an iPhone app to remotely control a minivan. They didn’t have to do much to the vehicle to get this working because the platform was  developed for the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.26 at 06:03

Foam Bumper for the RC18R

Foam Bumper for the RC18R

The one thing I find the RC18R really lacking is the front bumper. An RC car chassis should have a bumper; otherwise, a front-end impact will damage the body.

Via Instructables | Posted on 2009.10.25 at 20:55

Unreasonably bright bike light apparently hunts deer

Unreasonably bright bike light apparently hunts deer

[Jukka] wanted a bike light that wasn’t afraid to go into the woods during the dark winter. He put together a lamp that uses eight 3 Watt LEDs to pump out 1680 lumens (english translation).

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.23 at 16:41

well engineered diy Segway

well engineered diy Segway

[Mark] wanted a Segway but why buy something if you can have more fun building it? His end product is an amazing homemade version of the self-balancing transportation package.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.20 at 19:23

Lunar auto repair depends on the sticky stuff

Lunar auto repair depends on the sticky stuff

When you’ve got problems with your lunar rover you can’t just “trust the Midas touch”. Every unexpected repair that happens outside of the Earth’s atmosphere is a hack and it seems the common ingredient in each one is Duct tape.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.19 at 09:41

1480W scooter motor guarantees head trauma

1480W scooter motor guarantees head trauma

[Jerome's] been working on some improvements to an electric foot scooter he picked up from a friend. He ordered up a powerful brushless motor and some lithium batteries.

Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.18 at 07:52


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