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Penny alcohol backpacking stove

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Grilling with Liquid Oxygen

George Goble of Purdue University probably thought “lighter fluids
are for wussies” when he thought up a way of lighting his charcoal with
liquid oxygen. The result?

Started with 60 lbs of charcoal, and burnt up 40 lbs
of it in 3 seconds. Result is a grill ready to cook in about 3 seconds,
and all the old grease, etc burned off. Don’t try this at home.

But don’t try this at home, please:

WARNING: an ignition source, such as a lit cigarette
or one glowing coal, must be present before pouring on the LOX. If
charcoal is PRESOAKED in LOX first, an explosion will result. One
briquette presoaked in LOX is approx equiv to 1 stick of dynamite.

Concert Ticket Generator

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Make your own concert ticket: Link - Thanks David R!

Microsoft to let players design own games

USATODAY.com - Microsoft to let players design own games

Microsoft wants to do for video games what YouTube has done for video: open it up for do-it-yourselfers.

The first step toward that goal, to be announced Monday, is the release
of a free set of game-development tools called XNA Game Studio Express
on Aug. 30. Prospective do-it-yourself game developers can download the
program (from www.microsoft.com/xna) to their Windows PC and create games for PCs and for Xbox 360 systems.

Make Steel Rust Quickly

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Hal writes - "You posted about removing rust.  Here’s how to put it back on, but with potentially dangerous chemicals involved." - Link. Read the warning / disclaimer, be smart.

FUBAR: Ten DIY Mistakes

FUBAR: Ten DIY Mistakes:

As Oscar Wilde once quipped, "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

Power Switch? What Power Switch?
Quite a few years ago, I was building a new system, and got to the point of booting it up. I’d actually installed all the hardware the night before, but had gone to bed before attempting to fire up the system.

When I pressed the power button, fans whirred, lights lit up, beepers beeped—but nothing appeared on the monitor. I tried a variety of things, including swapping out the video card, reseating RAM, and even replacing the power supply. I was about to tear my hair out in frustration, when my then seven-year old daughter pointed at the monitor, and asked, "Daddy, why is the little green light not on?"

DIY Telephoto lens

The latest Citizen Scientist has a short how-to on making a telephoto lens from a spotting scope - "You can make a telephone lens for your camera with a spotting scope and a center-slotted aluminum bracket… The camera is attached to the bracket with a bolt that fits the camera’s tripod mount. The spotting scope is attached using appropriate hardware." - Link.

DIY - Uni-Directional WIFI Range Extender

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Tm36usa writes "Easily receive WIFI signals from far away using a standard USB WIFI adaptor and a bit of ingenuity. This Simple idea requires no modifications to a USB WIFI adaptor or your computer. A simple way to increase the signal strength and range of your WIFI. Plus it works with all USB WIFI adaptors" - Link.

Hacked LED Mouse Light

Alan writes - “Most of us have a bunch of these old mice laying around collecting dust. If you didn’t make some cool art with your mice last week here is another idea to recycle it into a cool project.”