Gatling guns have been the first firearms with a firing rate close to modern machine guns. Their principle is easy: A set of rotating barrels is turned by cranking a wheel, with one barrel after the other firing a round…
Control Any RC Vehicle with Your iPhone
The Dension WiFi RC is a plug & play wireless RC receiver. It allows you to control your RC car, boat, tank, construction machine or any other RC vehicle with your iPhone using WiFi. The iPhone application, available for free…
4yr Old Finds Out Who Luke Skywalker’s Father is
4 year old, Faris, watched the Empire Strikes Back for the first time and this was his reaction to Luke finding out that Vader is his father….
A Great Robot Costume
Ciminyjicket created a great robot costume that can be made from scrap wood, cardboard, and PVC pipe. The effect is really great. Here are the build notes… Uploaded to YouTube by criminyjicket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGtiRo7_gc Retrieved Tuesday 4th October 2011 9:28 am…
How Footballs are Made (video)
This video is fascinating. Did you ever think about how footballs were made? I had no idea.
Laser Cutting Metal Tube (Video)
You probably know there are lasers out there that are powerful enough to cut through solid steel, but it still amazes me every time I see it. This machine cuts tubular steel with a laser.