Boom goes the dynamite – murals made with precision explosives

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[Alexandre Farto] is known for some off the wall art displays, but his newest work takes the phrase literally. Using precisely placed explosive charges, he has been sculpting portraits and other murals on walls in various places around London. The detail at which he is able to produce these images is incredible, considering he is blowing chunks of plaster and brick from walls to form them. We … [Read more...]

High explosives PC case

ammo_casemod

[Ilias] let us know about his new HTPC case mod.  He took a surplus Ammo-case and with a bit of work turned it into a livingroom eye-sore masterpiece. His build has some nice touches, including a slot-fed DVD player, switch-based fan control, and key-and-button "nuclear launch" type power-on controls. A few things to learn from this project: Cleanly cutting holes in a steel case for the … [Read more...]