Aug 25 2009Geekologie Reader's DIY Cell Phone Charger
Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that you all are the most cunning, clever and best looking blog readers out there, Geekologie Reader Magnus recently fashioned himself a cell phone desk charger MacGyver style.
As my new phone came with no desk charger I had to make one. The desk charger was fashioned from my old N95 which did not survive the 40degree wash (thanks for that Jo), the better part of an eraser, a broken cigarette lighter and about 30 Royal Mail elastic bands.
Plus, it looks better than anything you could buy. I still think it could use some more rubber bands though. And maybe a stapler.
Thanks Magnus, now how about a docking station for my pager? I know it takes regular batteries, I just want one!
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Reader Comments
1. dmt - August 25, 2009 10:42 AM
sweet and 1st
2. SiGee - August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
NICE!
3. SiGee - August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
Nice!
4. Mr. cow - August 25, 2009 10:47 AM
Moo
5. Proteon - August 25, 2009 10:48 AM
"The better part of an eraser".
Listen most of you kids have never even seen a friggen eraser much less could identify it's better half.
6. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 10:50 AM
Interesting. Looks like authentic old world engineering with a dash of ethnic loving. 8.5/10.
7. STOMPY - August 25, 2009 10:54 AM
form and function in one sweet package, kudos...
8. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 10:57 AM
@Stompy
What type of work do you do if you don't mind me asking? You were here kinda late last night.
9. Daisy - August 25, 2009 11:00 AM
FAKE
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell it's fake because the shadows are all wrong.
It's like that time in Never Back Down when Mike stuffed his panda bear with marshmallows and connected electric wires to cook them
10. shadwag - August 25, 2009 11:01 AM
he forgot the novelty eagle head. classy, nonetheless.
11. Tennist0 - August 25, 2009 11:07 AM
GW is right, he went a little skimpy on the rubber bands
12. STOMPY - August 25, 2009 11:10 AM
@8
Work at an Architectual/Engineering firm designing goverment and military facilities. But lately I've just been touring around the state prisons checking their grounding systems. Nothing like hanging out in max security prisions, see some interesting characters in those darn jails...
Now, it would be rude if you didn't tell me what you did for a living, mr....deadbodyman....
13. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 11:30 AM
@12
That sounds pretty interesting Stompy, I have to admit. I'm a specialty insurance underwriter, do hurricane insurance, kidnapping and ransom, forestry, public entities...not exactly what I grew up wanting to do, but it pays the bills.
14. Chuck Nunchuck - August 25, 2009 11:48 AM
I specialize in making banana bread out of apples and cheetos.
15. Pat - August 25, 2009 11:52 AM
Mmmm banana bread.
16. ch4p3l - August 25, 2009 11:52 AM
I work in a poker room in a casino in oklahoma. Kids, it's tell what ur parents do at work day! All join in!
17. SiGee - August 25, 2009 12:20 PM
I test parachutes...
18. Dishy Dishyington - August 25, 2009 12:22 PM
I always assumed deadbodyman worked in a morgue. And stompy was in pest control (stomping the bugs).
19. GoSS JerkS - August 25, 2009 12:26 PM
i'm a ingrish ticher in mejico
20. GoSS JerkS - August 25, 2009 12:27 PM
yes, you can blame me for the poor level of english of your ilegal aliens..
21. menasor - August 25, 2009 12:37 PM
no love for rubber bands, electrical tape, now thats the shite, or no desk charger at all.....
22. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 12:40 PM
@18
Sometimes it's tempting. I always imagined working the nightshift in a morgue would = absolute freedom. Imagine all the photo possibilities!
23. Dishy Dishyington - August 25, 2009 12:50 PM
Why do you call yourself deadbodyman anyway? I picked Dishy as a tribute to Daisy (Daisyington on facebook), and I'd just done the dishes. But now I'm thinking I should drop the name, it's too glittery.
24. STOMPY - August 25, 2009 12:55 PM
@all
STOMPY was a name that halo (yes, the original) picked out for me one day because I didn't feel like creating a name, just so happened I was schooling everyone with a rocket launcher (the classic jump from above and obliterate), so the name stuck...
25. Daisy - August 25, 2009 12:58 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max and his frioends are being attacked by the stay uft marshmellow man and had to cross the streams to kill him.
26. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 1:08 PM
@23
It's a hilarious ICP song. A guilty pleasure but a pleasure nonetheless.
27. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 1:09 PM
@23
Say, weren't you the one that was telling me good job for being sober? If so, i got my nine month chip yesterday. Huzzah!
28. ch4p3l - August 25, 2009 1:11 PM
@ Stompy
Stompy popped up on my Halo too! I always loved my cousins profile which was named "Space Slut". Too bad Halo didn't generate it, that would have awesome to the power of slut
29. Fade - August 25, 2009 1:11 PM
This charger is full of win!
http://fade-to-extra.mybrute.com
30. Dishy Dishyington - August 25, 2009 1:14 PM
Great going deadbodyman, keep it up. Huzzah!
31. Dishy Dishyington - August 25, 2009 1:19 PM
There's a flash game called Adventure Ho! That'd be a good name for an online character.
32. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 1:19 PM
Huzzah indeed. And thank you. Im looking forward to getting my year two days before I turn 30 this year. Should be a good month.
33. fdgdfs - August 25, 2009 2:15 PM
This so belongs on http://www.thereifixedit.com/
34. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - August 25, 2009 2:27 PM
Is it career day on Geekologie?
35. xXravenXx - August 25, 2009 2:29 PM
I am so sure that nokia is an N91 not an N95
36. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - August 25, 2009 2:30 PM
deadbodyman - That song and "come out and play" are the reasons I own some ICP albums.
37. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 2:32 PM
@36
hahaha. are you a closet juggalo too? that song and the loons are my all time favs.
38. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - August 25, 2009 2:35 PM
Not in the least, while I find their songs amusing; I believe their slightly glossed extreme views on religion are a bit far-fetched for my taste.
PS - If I were, I'd be a Juggalette.
39. deadbodyman - August 25, 2009 2:51 PM
I see. Well, that's ok, it's not like I have a pyschopathic records tattoo or drink faygo, they (particularly Dark Lotus) have some catchy beats though. Duly noted on the gender, I will be correct in the future, my apologies.
40. Ðolce - August 25, 2009 3:13 PM
That's NOKIA N91 STUPID!
41. Snotnarok - August 25, 2009 3:49 PM
There's a little Macgyver in all of us.
42. mikal - August 25, 2009 5:17 PM
i laughed so hard, i nearly fell out of my chair
sadly i don't work w/ anyone else that would be able to appreciate this...
43. pierre - August 25, 2009 6:12 PM
........nice phone sex bondage!
44. Me - August 26, 2009 12:52 AM
haha i knew u got that name from ICP deadbodyman... Hell's Pit, Bizaar, and their Dark Lotus stuff is the my favorite
45. hove_beach - August 26, 2009 6:37 AM
I actually have to work with him. He is a technology consultant on large international scale projects...
46. Jaded Icon - August 26, 2009 6:42 AM
In other news today, Geekologie reader's desk gets caught on fire.....there were no survivors.
47. Cranberry - August 26, 2009 9:44 AM
I agree, more rubber bands would look much better.
48. Geekogee - August 27, 2009 7:53 AM
Must See!!!
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