About to chuck that busted CD? Not so fast, young grasshopper. Web editor Megan Miller demonstrates three ways to resurrect those scratched discs using stuff you probably already have sitting on your shelf.
I thought this video was great. I have not tried it yet, but have been stuck many times with a DVD that I could not read. Great information. Thanks.
Editor Jake Ward demonstrates how to use an old plastic container and a can of air to take a beer from lukewarm to mountain-stream cold in just a few seconds. (For another video of this project, visit sonicIntoX’s channel at Metacafe.)
Very cool video, but not sure how often I will need this.
Very cool. This was a nice high level article, but I wish it would have given some type of cost comparison to gasoline engines like $/10 miles or something like that. With gas prices down to the $2 range, an average vihicle (20/mpg)cost about $1 per 10 miles. Is this car close, 2X, 10X, or what? Wayne Urton
Very cool. This was a nice high level article, but I wish it would have given some type of cost comparison to gasoline engines like $/10 miles or something like that. With gas prices down to the $2 range, an average vihicle (20/mpg)cost about $1 per 10 miles. Is this car close, 2X, 10X, or what? Wayne Urton
Ever get the urge to rip apart sophisticated machinery to figure out what makes it tick? Us too. Below are the nine devices we tore open this year:
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