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  • Wait -- That Wasn't Metal: A Robotic Bass Guitar
    November 5, 2012
    That wasn't metal -- see what I did there? Because metal is what robots are usually made out of but it's also a genre of music. I'm a smart cookie. "You are a dumb biscuit." Hey -- sticks and stones may break my bones but *WHACK!* now both your legs are broken. This is a... / Continue →
  • Functional Arcade Button Light Switches
    June 6, 2011
    These are functional light switches made with arcade buttons (NOT belly buttons, which I would never use even if it meant stumbling around in the dark and stubbing all my toes off). Etsy seller AlephDesign is selling them for $30, but you do get to choose the colors. PINK AND... / Continue →
  • DIY!: Death Star And Darth Vader Blueprints
    December 22, 2009
    Want to build your own Death Star? What about a Vader mask or lightsaber? Well now you can thanks to these easy-to-follow (ease of following not guaranteed) Star Wars blueprints! * Ever wondered what made up the Death Star? * True detail and information for any fan! * Must... / Continue →
  • SWITCH Screwdriver: For EXTRA Torque
    November 27, 2009
    The SWITCH Screwdriver has a handle that can transform (and rotate out!) from a standard handle to one that's perpendicular to the shaft for EXTRA TORQUE and EXTREME SCREWING! SUNDAY! SUNDAY SUNDAY! But truthful, I only posted this because one of the inventors' names is Wang ... / Continue →
  • I Want All Three!: Do It Yourself Dino Lamps
    August 12, 2009
    If any of you are looking for any last minute gift ideas, these dinosaur lamps from ThinkGeek are the perfect present for your Geekologie Writer. All three (triceratops, diplodocus and t-rex) of these dinosaur lamps are constructed from precision cut sheets of flexible plast... / Continue →
  • Wow: Minas Tirith Recreated In Matchsticks
    March 31, 2009
    Minas Tirith, the City of Kings from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings trilogy is painstakingly being recreated using matchsticks by wood-loving Patrick Acton. The project started in March, 2007, and Patrick expects to be completed by late 2010. Good looking, Pat, say -- min... / Continue →
  • DIY: Homemade Tupperware Joysticks
    March 26, 2009
    People have been going all nuts for arcade-style joysticks since Street Fighter IV dropped, so much in fact that the official $150 FightSticks are sold out everywhere online and fetching around $300 on eBay and other sites. Ain't that some shit! But now you can make your own ... / Continue →
  • Turn Your Scooter Into A Mobile Hotspot
    September 5, 2008
    Is your scooter just not geeky enough for you? How about turning that bad boy into a mobile hotspot? This how-to shows building instructions for putting together a scooter that doubles as a roving wireless hotspot, GPS device, pirate radio station, and even has enough juice t... / Continue →
  • Felt Zelda Looks Sharp, I May Have To Buy
    July 31, 2008
    Etsy seller wedgered2 has made a handsome Link out of felt. And seeing as how I love everything Zelda, here he is. He is available for purchase at the bargain price of $75. Link is a needle-felted soft sculpture made of wool on wire, so he is posable, but struggles to stand ... / Continue →
  • Non-Newtonian Fluid On Subwoofer
    July 16, 2008
    This is a video of a non-Newtonian fluid on a metal sheet set atop a subwoofer. It's pretty cool to watch. In case you forgot (or never knew) what non-Newtonian fluids are, I've copy/pasted some Wikipedia below, and posted another video of some people running across a pool o... / Continue →