Six foot speaker shakes buildings to their foundation

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In the first scene of Back to the Future, [Marty McFly] visits the unoccupied laboratory of [Doc Brown]. Seeing an 8-foot-tall speaker connected to a huge array of amplifiers, [Marty] immediately turns on the amps, plugs in an electric guitar, and promptly destroys the amps and speaker while being thrown across the room. This scene must have been a huge inspiration to [Dan] and [Kyle]; they … [Read more...]

Sensor rig finds out if motorists are sharing the road with cyclists

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Apparently there's some cause for concern when it comes to bikes and automobiles sharing the roads in Austin, Texas. [Christopher Stanton] wrote in to tell us there's a law on the books now that requires motorists to give three feet of space when passing a cyclist. This is pretty difficult to enforce as there's no solid proof like the radar gun provides when it comes to speed limits. The hardware … [Read more...]

Foot-controlled mouse keeps your hands on the keyboard

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A bit of mechanical ingenuity makes building this foot-controlled mouse into a fun project. It consists of a platform which hosts one pedal for each foot. The right foot controls the movement of the cursor, and the left is responsible for the buttons. The guts of a wireless mouse do most of the electrical work for this hack. You can see that the optical sensor is mounted on the front of the … [Read more...]