Reader [Daniel] told us about a video detailing how to make your own fog machine. This project uses two disposable roasting pans to create a fog chamber.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.15 at 13:20
It seems like creating an automatic dorm room door opener is a right-of-geek-passage each fall. [Adam], a student at Vassar, passed with flying colors by creating this clean setup.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.14 at 14:24
[Jake's] projects have become regular features here on Hack a Day. He keeps the Halloween hack-fest rolling with his Flying Crank Ghost. For the ghost he used a store-bought skull but sculpted some hands himself out of Styrofoam.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.13 at 16:12
[James Dyson] may have built eleventy billion prototypes to perfect his famous cyclonic vacuum, but sometimes just one will do the trick. A cyclonic separator is used in workshops to keep larger cruft out of the dust collection system.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.13 at 09:07
We see a lot of Halloween projects attempt to scare people. Many of them work with the element of surprise, jumping or flashing lights when triggered.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.12 at 10:05
[Tom] has an office job in China. His office is cooled by a small single room air conditioner. In an effort to make his office a little more comfortable, he built this IR timer unit.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.10 at 08:51
[Mike Galloway] set out to install a lighted starscape in the ceiling of the baby room. We remember first coming across this type of thing at a Planet Hollywood restaurant at least 10 years ago.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.08 at 13:46
Back in 2001, the Bigmouth billy bass was still relatively new. Hacking one to record and play back both audio and movement was quite a new feat. You can read all about how they pulled it off.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.06 at 15:56
Thereifixedit. com is a site filled with dubious innovations. Some of them are cool, some of them are clever, and most of them are terrifying. Anyone who has ever stood in front of a broken household appliance with a roll of duct tape, one screw driver with a bit chipped off the flat part, and determination will laugh themselves silly browsing through this site.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.06 at 08:27
[Backroads] has put together this nicely detailed writeup explaining how to make a low cost popup prop. He’s using a single pneumatic valve and a home made PVC piston to raise and lower a scary mask.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.05 at 11:23