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You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser

You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser

By Gregory Mone

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play

By Amber Williams

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

By Corinne Iozzio

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

By Theodore Gray

Building a Drivable OutRun Arcade Cabinet

Building a Drivable OutRun Arcade Cabinet Building a Drivable OutRun Arcade Cabinet

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?! A Wearable LED Television

You Built What?! A Wearable LED Television You Built What?! A Wearable LED Television

By Gregory Mone

Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology

Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology

By Theodore Gray

You Built What?! The World’s Largest Videogame Controller

You Built What?! The World’s Largest Videogame Controller You Built What?! The World’s Largest Videogame Controller

By Gregory Mone

Sponsored Post: Radioshack Music Maker DIY Project

Sponsored Post: Radioshack Music Maker DIY Project Sponsored Post: Radioshack Music Maker DIY Project

By Vin Marshall

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

By Rebecca Boyle

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone

Offical Rules: Stanley A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes 2011 Offical Rules: Stanley A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes 2011

A 3-D Printer That Uses the Sun to Create Glass Objects Out of Sand

A 3-D Printer That Uses the Sun to Create Glass Objects Out of Sand A 3-D Printer That Uses the Sun to Create Glass Objects Out of Sand

By Gregory Mone

IFTTT Launches, Letting Normal People Program “If This, Then That” Tools

IFTTT Launches, Letting Normal People Program “If This, Then That” Tools IFTTT Launches, Letting Normal People Program “If This, Then That” Tools

By Dan Nosowitz

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It? Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?

By Gordon Mah Ung

Archive Gallery: The Weirdest Ways to Get a Tan

Archive Gallery: The Weirdest Ways to Get a Tan Archive Gallery: The Weirdest Ways to Get a Tan

Gray Matter: Easy DIY Gunpowder

Gray Matter: Easy DIY Gunpowder Gray Matter: Easy DIY Gunpowder

By Theodore Gray

Make Your Own DIY Drive-In

Make Your Own DIY Drive-In Make Your Own DIY Drive-In

You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope

You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope

By Gregory Mone

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole

By Theodore Gray

Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do

Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do

By Dan Nosowitz

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

By Vin Marshall

You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship

You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship

By Gregory Mone

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge

By as told to Amanda Schupak, By Ryan Rusnak

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water 2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board 2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove 2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

By Brooke Borel

2011 Invention Awards: A Pen To Screen for Disease

2011 Invention Awards: A Pen To Screen for Disease 2011 Invention Awards: A Pen To Screen for Disease

2011 Invention Awards: A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs

2011 Invention Awards: A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs 2011 Invention Awards: A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs

By Gregory Mone

2011 Invention Awards: A Landing Pad For Skiers

2011 Invention Awards: A Landing Pad For Skiers 2011 Invention Awards: A Landing Pad For Skiers

By Ryan Bradley

2011 Invention Awards: A Better Mechanical Hand

2011 Invention Awards: A Better Mechanical Hand 2011 Invention Awards: A Better Mechanical Hand

By Lauren Aaronson

2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs

2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs 2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs

By Brooke Borel

Citizens in Flood Zone Build Homemade Levees to Protect Their Homes

Citizens in Flood Zone Build Homemade Levees to Protect Their Homes Citizens in Flood Zone Build Homemade Levees to Protect Their Homes

Hackintosh Diaries, Part 3: Installing and Configuring OS X

Hackintosh Diaries, Part 3: Installing and Configuring OS X Hackintosh Diaries, Part 3: Installing and Configuring OS X

By John Mahoney

Hackintosh Diaries, Part Two: Choosing and Assembling Your Hardware

Hackintosh Diaries, Part Two: Choosing and Assembling Your Hardware Hackintosh Diaries, Part Two: Choosing and Assembling Your Hardware

By John Mahoney

Hackintosh Diaries, Part One: It’s Never Been Easier to Build a Hackintosh

Hackintosh Diaries, Part One: It’s Never Been Easier to Build a Hackintosh Hackintosh Diaries, Part One: It’s Never Been Easier to Build a Hackintosh

By John Mahoney

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To

By Theodore Gray

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

By Dan Nosowitz

Gray Matter: A Foil Boat Floating On An Invisible Sea

Gray Matter: A Foil Boat Floating On An Invisible Sea Gray Matter: A Foil Boat Floating On An Invisible Sea

By Theodore Gray

Golf Cart Powered by the Spirit (and Engine) of a Truck

Golf Cart Powered by the Spirit (and Engine) of a Truck Golf Cart Powered by the Spirit (and Engine) of a Truck

By Gregory Mone

Vise Cakes: Making a Grain Puffer on the Cheap

Vise Cakes: Making a Grain Puffer on the Cheap Vise Cakes: Making a Grain Puffer on the Cheap

By Christopher Martin, By Micah Donovan, By Nobu Adilman

Dr. Calvin B. Bridges with his streamlined car, in the October 1934 issue of Popular Science magazine.

Archive gallery: a century of vehicular DIY Archive gallery: a century of vehicular DIY

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?! A Supersize Robotic Chess Set

You Built What?! A Supersize Robotic Chess Set You Built What?! A Supersize Robotic Chess Set

By Gregory Mone

An iPhone-Controlled LED Suit Tears Up The Dance Floor

An iPhone-Controlled LED Suit Tears Up The Dance Floor An iPhone-Controlled LED Suit Tears Up The Dance Floor

By Gregory Mone

Urbee Is the First Car Made By a 3-D Printer

Urbee Is the First Car Made By a 3-D Printer Urbee Is the First Car Made By a 3-D Printer

Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire

Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire

By Theodore Gray

Video: DIY Coilgun Turns Voltage into Kilojoule Projectile Power

Video: DIY Coilgun Turns Voltage into Kilojoule Projectile Power Video: DIY Coilgun Turns Voltage into Kilojoule Projectile Power

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine

By Gregory Mone

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets

By Corinne Iozzio

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video] Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]

By Theodore Gray

Gray Matter: How to Start a Fire With Only Compressed Air

Gray Matter: How to Start a Fire With Only Compressed Air Gray Matter: How to Start a Fire With Only Compressed Air

How it Works: The Artillery-Grade 600 MPH Pumpkin Cannon

How it Works: The Artillery-Grade 600 MPH Pumpkin Cannon How it Works: The Artillery-Grade 600 MPH Pumpkin Cannon

By Amanda Schupak

Build a Pro-Level Parts Washer for $75

Build a Pro-Level Parts Washer for $75 Build a Pro-Level Parts Washer for $75

By Vin Marshall

How to Build My Newest Air Cannon

How to Build My Newest Air Cannon How to Build My Newest Air Cannon

By Vin Marshall

Software Shootout: Cheap CAD Apps for DIYers

Software Shootout: Cheap CAD Apps for DIYers Software Shootout: Cheap CAD Apps for DIYers

By Vin Marshall

The Shocking Truth: How To Make High-Voltage Sparks

The Shocking Truth: How To Make High-Voltage Sparks The Shocking Truth: How To Make High-Voltage Sparks

By Vin Marshall

Sponsored Post: Stanley’s New Twists On The Basics

Sponsored Post: Stanley’s New Twists On The Basics Sponsored Post: Stanley’s New Twists On The Basics

Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge

Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge

By Vin Marshall

Vernier calipers on a light wooden surface.

Tool School: How to get the most precise measurements Tool School: How to get the most precise measurements

By Vin Marshall

Obscure Gear: What the heck is a Variac?

Obscure Gear: What the heck is a Variac? Obscure Gear: What the heck is a Variac?

By Vin Marshall

The Dissection: A Home Electric Meter

The Dissection: A Home Electric Meter The Dissection: A Home Electric Meter

By Vin Marshall

Ferrofluid forming a pile of conical shapes.

How to make ferrofluid How to make ferrofluid