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Stoplight Sensor Fix for Motorcycles

If you have ever been on a motorcycle at a stop light with the embedded sensors, then you know perfectly well what this project fixes.  In a lot of cities the stop lights are not just timers, but use sensors to alter their pattern in the presence of waiting traffic.  These sensors look for a reasonable amount of metallic mass to indicate a vehicle present. 

Unfortunately, a motorcycle or even some small cars do not have enough of a magnetic mass to trip the sensor.  In the past I have actually leaned the bike over in order to help the sensor see the parallel mass.  With this project KipKay shows us  how to avoid the problem in the future with a simple modification.

 

Phone Phun with Citizen Engineer

Phillip Torrone from MAKE and the famous Ladyada from Adafruit Industries have teamed up to bring us a new video series of interesting projects, called "Citizen Engineer".

In this episode the team tackles phones in general, and they get down to the hardware with mods and more. If you have ever wanted to know about a sim card or payphones, this is your chance.

Please note: we present this information on the basis of educational purposes only

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How To Build a Blu-Ray Laser Phaser

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Any fans of Star Trek would like this DIY project.  Here a Star Trek ™ Phaser toy is taken apart and retrofitted with a Blu-Ray laser salvaged from a PS3 Blu-Ray drive. The result is a cool phaser gadget that shines a very bright blue light.

CAUTION: The Laser Lamp used in this project can cause blindness, do not point at eyes or allow to reflect in eyes. The device is intended to be used only by responsible adults. Use Extreme Caution.

 

How to Chill a Beverage in Under Two Minutes

SuperChill_062408 So, you are thirsty, and you are lucky to have some refreshing beverages to drink.  But a quick check on the beverages reveals that they are not quite so refreshing,  but rather room temperature.  What can you do quickly?

This DIY shows you how to quick chill you drinks in only two minutes.  The secret lies in the salt, which lowers the temperature of the water and allows the super cooling to take place.