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DIY Star Wars Toys from Old 3.5″ Disks: The Floppy Strikes Back
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Got some old floppy disks lying around? How about a little spare time? Are you a Star Wars… fan? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, here’s the perfect project for you – a Millennium Falcon, X-Wing Fighter and Death Star cobbled together from old floppy disk |
May 21st, 2012
AT-AT Wire Sculpture: Get Bent on Hoth
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The AT-AT Imperial Walker is one of the most iconic machines in the history of motion pictures, so whenever I spy some object made in the form of the classic robot camel from The Empire Strikes Back,… it piques my curiosity. I’m especially happy to have stumbled onto this AT-AT |
May 9th, 2012
Devil May Cry Rebellion Sword Replica Too Heavy for a Million Stab Combo
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Fans of the Devil May Cry series will immediately recognize this massive and beautiful sword as Dante’s Rebellion. Yeah, I know that’s not Dante holding it – the hair cut and color is all wrong. It’s metalsmith Michael Craughwell (aka “MichaelCthulhu,”) who in his own words simply says “Giant swords … |
April 10th, 2012
R2-D2 Ammo Box Perfect for Storing Spare Motivator Units
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Say you’re a Jawa and working on some droid repairs in your sandcrawler. How can you keep all those droid parts organized and sorted out so you don’t accidentally mix up R5-D4 and R2-D2′s spare parts? Simple – just grab this R2-D2 ammo box and you’ll know exactly which droid… |
April 5th, 2012
Metal Skull Dude is One Hard-Headed Bloke
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If you’re looking for something really cool and unusual to decorate your place with, check out this awesome metal skull I spotted over on Etsy today.… |
February 17th, 2012
Incipio le deux Cases Put the Metal Back on iPhone 4s
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As much as I love the all glass front and back of my iPhone 4, I have to say I kind of miss the smudge-free brushed metal back of my original iPhone. For those of you who like the metal look too, Incipio has good news – with its new… |
February 17th, 2012
83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World’s First 3D Printed Jaw Transplant
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At some point in the future, if we needed a new body part, I always figured science would be able to grow one. If you need any new kidney just sprinkle a few cells, top with miracle grow, and wait until you new kidney is ready. I never really thought… |
February 8th, 2012
Giant Scrabble Board Still Guaranteed to Give You All Vowels
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Being a tech geek, you’ll more often find me playing video games than board games, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still enjoy a good old game of Scrabble. Sure, you won’t be playing with someone across the globe, like with Words with Friends,… but at least you get to |
February 7th, 2012
Sparxgear Fire Piston Lights Fires Easily
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If you don’t have matches or a lighter, starting a fire can be tricky. There’s always the old steel-wool pad and 9-volt battery trick, but you will likely not have those items on you when you need them. The Sparxgear Fire Piston is designed to make it easy to light… |
January 13th, 2012
TOAST! Dock Won’t Burn Your iPhone
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Don’t tell your kids this, but for some reason, I always thought that smartphones looked sort of like something that would fit neatly into the slot of a toaster. Not that I’ve ever thought about trying to turn my iPhone into a Pop Tart, it’s just their size and shape… |
December 30th, 2011
