Tag Archives: DIY

RC Heli-Delorean

Posted on March 10, 2012 by madmarv

Some creative Russians are upstaging all those pesky Americans. They’ve outfitted an RC helicopter to look like a Delorean from Back To the Future. All we need now is a little rocket and a miniaturized Flux Capacitor.

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Dinosaur Bed

Posted on December 12, 2009 by madmarv

via Boing Boing I bet this kid loves watching Jurassic Park before hitting the sack. Marv

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Homemade Iron Man Armor

Posted on August 17, 2009 by madmarv

Well, somebody really wants to win their Halloween costume contest. This is better than some of the Predator costumes I’ve seen.

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Commodore 64 laptop

Posted on April 15, 2009 by madmarv

via The Encaffeinated 1 Super geeky homebrew project. He built it twice, in fact. Because these sort of things go better the second time around. Marv

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Steam Powered Battery Charger

Posted on February 27, 2008 by madmarv

Found this on Boing Boing. It’s not meant to recharge your AA’s, this puppy charges a 48V bank of batteries and can generate 2 – 3 kW. It burns wood and is used to supplement solar and wind powered generators … Continue reading →

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The Bug. The indescribable gadget building block.

Posted on January 26, 2008 by madmarv

Bug Labs – The open building block of gadgets via Ron Staton A new gadget is floating to the top of the quagmire from CES. The Bug, is a Linux driven gadget with pluggable modules that build upon the Bug … Continue reading →

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BioPong

Posted on January 21, 2008 by madmarv

Biometric Pong FTW. Marv

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