Turning the red bull cannon to assault mode

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3njyx2u-X8 Once we got our official entry into the red bull creation contest finished and submitted, we figured we might as well kick things up a notch just for giggles. We set up a firing range in the basement at Squidfoo and positioned "herbert", a mannequin that was left over in the building from a previous tenant, in the sights. We discovered two … [Read more...]

Hack a Day’s entry into the Red Bull creation contest

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3r2snsedo We had tons of ideas, but the one that seemed most feasible, and had the least probability of causing mortal injury, was this. We created a red bull launching mortar system. The cans are launched and a parachute deploys to bring them down to the eager people below safely. I was the one in charge of construction, so the rest of the team acted as … [Read more...]

RickRolled by RedBull

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7KtONitRaY As you've already seen, we've been invited to participate in the Redbull creation contest. While we were deep into our work today, hacking things apart and soldering things together while trying not to blow ourselves up, we received a second package! It had a hand written note explaining that this was the last of its type, reserved for only the most … [Read more...]

HackaDay is entering in the Redbull Creation Contest

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When I returned from MakerFaire Kansas City I was very pleased to find a Bullduino waiting on my doorstep! Hackaday has been accepted into the first round of the Redbull Creation Contest. I'm doing the physical building while the other writers are consulting for this round. I'm also pulling people from around me here at SquidFoo (my local hackerspace) that can help. Today, I got lucky enough to … [Read more...]

Redbull’s new creation contest comes to your workshop

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We get bombarded with press releases daily. Our inbox overflows with brand new iPhone cases and cheap LED manufacturers in china. We generally have no interest in sharing obvious product advertisement with you. However, some people understand what we're interested in. Redbull gets it. They're embracing hackers and running contests that promote DIY/hacking. Last year, we saw some cool results from … [Read more...]

Redbull sends marketing doodad to hackerspace using an open source product

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Posts Looks like Redbull is harnessing the power of open source hardware to market their product to hackers everywhere. We'd say that it worked because here we are, posting up some free advertising for them. It seems that a rep for the company dropped off a package at a hackerspace in LA called Null Space Labs. It came in what is obviously a laser cut wooden box, a material that tends to make … [Read more...]

Red Bull Flugtag Portland

Off all the competitions for poorly performing human powered flying machines, the Red Bull Flugtag is one of our favorites. Honestly, it's the only one we can think of, but that doesn't mean we're any less enthusiastic about giving flight to half baked ideas. Today was the Portland round of the international event. Teams have to submit an application for their craft in advance. The vehicle can … [Read more...]