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  • What is this?

    What is this?

    What is this strange orb-shaped thing? Is it a Jedi Mind Trainer? A strange onacup? A magical ball of joy? Perhaps all of those things are right… and none of them. This, my friends, is a prototype Marshmallow Landmine. You load this thing up with marshmallows and it shoots them off when enemies approach. It’s part [...]

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  • DIY Proton Pack

    DIY Proton Pack

    Jeezum crow! This guy has made a fully functional (kind of) Proton Pack from Ghostbusters including a trap, ecto goggles, and some coveralls. He added a few lights controlled by an Arduino board. The best part? He added lasers to the blasters. Now he just needs to remember not to cross the beams and that your halloween party can be a promotional expense so you should invite clients instead of friends.

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  • TerraCycle introduces speakers made of candy wrappers, chip bags

    TerraCycle introduces speakers made of candy wrappers, chip bags

    TerraCycle, the company that makes household items out of recycled bottles and other gear, is now making speakers made out of chip bags and candy wrappers. Their Universal Speakers won't win any awards for clarity but they don't require any batteries and connect straight to any music player.

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