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  • Printable, Raceable R/C Mario Kart Koopa Shell [pic]

    I have long desired to fire a koopa turtle shell or two at the idiot drivers around here that like to cut me off and try to run me off the road.  Sadly, Mario Kart type koopa shells have never existed…until now!  These still wont do too much to the idiot drivers around here but…

  • ExtraCore [pic]

    Generally speaking, I typically stick to posting things that will make most all geeks smile but for this post, I want to do something a little different and target just the hardware geeks out there.  If you are a hardware geek that loves to build their own electronics and enjoys playing with Arduino stuff, then…

  • DIY 555 Timer Chip Footstool [pic]

    I love posting geeky things that people have created, but I love it even more when they post a guide on how to make the geeky item for yourself!  In this case, a computer hardware geek has taken a 555 timer chip and made a very large version of it designed to be what I…

  • Working urinal made of SNES game cartridges [pic + video]

    There are some things on the internet that I come across on occasion that both made me sad yet say sweet at the same time.  This is one of those times.  The urinal below is made out of old SNES games.  The creator says that no good games were harmed during the making of this…

  • Erase a CD with electricity [amazing video]

    Have you ever been worried about the data that you have burned to CDs (assuming you still use the old technology)?  Of course there are various shredders and stuff you can buy to destroy the CD after it has fulfilled its purpose but what is the fun in that?  Now, we have an even more…

  • DIY: Atari joystick jewelry box [pic]

    Tired or wearing those Xbox 360 and PS3 controller rings we posted about a while back?  Well, now you can have a place to store them with this Atari Joystick jewelry box.  Sadly, I don’t know of any place that you can buy one of these for those that aren’t good at making things but…