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[Nighthawkinlight] has made his own palm cannon to shoot Airsoft pellets. His process, which he guides us through step-by-step in the video after the break, definitely invokes MacGyver buy using commonly available parts in a way they were not intended. He starts with a barbecue lighter, removing the screws and plastic housing to get at the clear plastic butane reservoir which serves as the … [Read more...]
[TechB] is using his mind to control fire. Well, what he's really doing is using a Mindflex to control a lighter. Many will remember the Mindflex from this shockingly awesome hack. But [TechB's] approach follows in the footsteps of this Arduino interface for the device. He's using the Arduino Brain Library to read data from the head-mounted EEG and sending commands to his own fire … [Read more...]
If you've ever found yourself thinking, "I wish I had a laser projector hidden in a zippo", then you'll really appreciate this project. [Rog8811], who you might remember from the laser lighter, has made a spirograph style green laser projector that fits inside his zippo. This is very compact and you would have no idea it was there until you open it up. Just be careful, this seems perfect for … [Read more...]
[rog8811] shared his laser lighter with us. He has gutted a zippo style lighter and inserted a blue ray laser module. The old fuel compartment houses the batteries. This is pretty cool, though it might take forever to actually light a cigarette with it. His build log is quite nice with diagrams and detailed pictures of the whole process. Our question is simple, why haven't we seen this on a James … [Read more...]
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