Timelapse of the 3d printed gun being printed.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdTShDxig4 Once the DoD requested the 3d printed gun files be removed from the internet, a couple things happened.   The Streisand Effect went into full force. The file was shared all over and can still be found easily.   I suddenly realized that I was going to be printing a 3d printed gun and doing another article on it even though I had just written an … [Read more...]

The Hackaday Newsletter is growing!

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I've been having fun with the newsletter, and we have over 2500 people subscribed.  Up to this point they have mainly just been composed of information about the videos I'm making.  I'm going to change that this week.  The emails will now also have 10 random hacks, probably the most popular hacks that week. Maybe something from the past of hackaday. It all pretty much just depends on what … [Read more...]

6 foot tall fire breathing piranha plant from Super Mario Brothers

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ-rBsU7oU0I always thought it would be cool to build a giant fire breathing piranha plant. I never really came up with an excuse to do it though. Eventually, I just decided I didn't really need an excuse, and thus it was born.The plant itself is pretty much just foam and cardboard. You can see the construction process in the video, it was really easy, but a little … [Read more...]

Beautiful Modded NES for the 25th anniversary of Mega Man, plus bonus interview!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7326rWNzAdQ Today I had the pleasure of interviewing [PlatinumFungi] about this fantastic NES mod he did. This year is the 25th anniversary of the first Mega Man video game. Unhappy with the current celebratory actions of capcom, [PlatinumFungi] set out to create something he felt was worthy. He managed to pull that off pretty well. The NES you can see in the … [Read more...]

RedBull creation contest entries revealed!

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The Redbull Creation contest is underway and the entries into the first stage have been submitted. As a judge, it is my duty to watch every single one of these and cast my vote on who should continue to round two. I won't be sharing my vote with you, but I thought you might enjoy watching the entries yourself! Remember that the rules for this round were simply "build something amazing using this … [Read more...]

The first 3d printed gun has been fired, and I don’t care.

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Several people have sent us this story. I've seen it everywhere. A lot of people are upset, on several sides.  A gun has been 3d printed that can actually fire a round. First, we have people scared that this will bring undetectable guns to people who wouldn't have had access before. Then we have the gun fans that are reacting to the others with shouts of freedom and liberty and stuff.  The 3d … [Read more...]

High voltage Thor’s Hammer: Mjolnir at 80,000 volts

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pls3MtVlRlc [Thor's] hammer, Mjolnir, is pretty freaking awesome. It can only be picked up by [Thor], he can use it to fly, and probably the coolest part, it can summon lightning. After watching the first movie, and goofing around with the guys at ArcAttack, I had this idea that I could stuff a tiny tesla coil into a mjolnir and end up with a really cool … [Read more...]