Author Archives: madmarv

About madmarv

Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junkie and amateur photographer.

Shoulder bag made out of floppies

HOWTO: Make a shoulder-bag out of floppies via Digg Now that we’ve finally found a practical use for this coaster rejects, does anyone still have enough of these to make a bag? Scientists discover ‘shadow person’ via Digg Similar shadowy … Continue reading

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Rocket Scientist vs. Brain Surgeon, who's smarter

Rocket Scientists not as smart as originally thought via Digg The article drew an immediate rebuke from a spokesperson for the American Society of Rocket Scientists, who blasted the study as “state-of-the-art pro-brain surgeon propaganda.” Triple Sunrise via Digg Produced … Continue reading

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Apple's trying to hijack the word Podcast

Leo Laporte proposes using the term “netcast” instead of “podcast” via Digg Seems that Apple’s lawyers have been trying to claim ownership over the word “podcast”. Well, netcast is already trademarked, so that’s obviously a dead end. What we really … Continue reading

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The Golden Book of Chemistry and The Nerd/Geek/Dork Test

Banned: The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments via Digg There’s a .torrent link to get a PDF of the book in the article. But it’s a total rip off, there’s no gunpowder or dynamite recipe in the book, just some … Continue reading

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Hydrofoam R/C Flying Boat

How to Destroy the Earth With a Coffee Can via Digg Well, not really, but it is inspired by the 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth #6. Destroyed by vacuum energy detonation. World

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Funny office slang, Darth Vader as a metermaid and Airport Security game

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Ninja Text & Buffalo ^ 8

via Digg Killer Whale Jumps out of Water; Lands on Kayaker via Digg Coin through Soda Can illusion via Digg Damn Interesting: The Seventh Sense via Digg … ask a neurologist how many senses the human body has, and you … Continue reading

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8 yr. old Halo Coach & JK Rowling vs. the TSA

8-year-old teaches grown-ups how to play Halo for $25/hour via Digg Isn’t there some kind a of labor law that covers this? World’s First Bionic Woman – move over Lindsay Wagner via Digg The Princess and Professor. The CPU switch. … Continue reading

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How to throw a screwdriver like a Ninja & Pong watch

One small step for robots — jumping via Digg How to throw a screwdriver like a Ninja via Digg It just takes practice… yeah, right Fly a Remote Control plane that doesn’t suck for $30 bucks via Digg Manual calculation … Continue reading

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How Star Wars Ep. IV should have ended & the new Knight Rider KITT

Ninja bank robber finally runs out of moves via Digg How Episode IV should have ended via Digg However, rather than transmitting the technical readouts of the imperial battle station and keeping the location of our rebel base safe…In short … Continue reading

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