EXTREME Projects
I have here an amazing collection of projects and how-to for some very
strange things. Because I'm a very strange person. Enjoy, and TRY SOME!
E-mail me if you have something that belongs here, and I can post it and
give you some free advertising in gratitude.
Disclaimer
I Am Too Cool For Disclaimers.
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Random Projects
Grape Racing Make grapes into
jet-powered....things....in your microwave.
A Simple Hovercraft This is a
hovercraft even a kid can build (well, an unusual kid). It shows you how
little you need to make a working hovercraft. It's obvious how you could
modify it to make either a big multi-passenger vehicle or a
remote controlled hover-puck for your gerbil.
Rocket-Powered
Go-Karts This project really needs no explanation. What it is is
what it says; what it says it is, it is.
Philo's Mad Lab Good old Philo
Farnsworth was one cool kid, and later in life he invented a fusion
reactor. One that worked. You can build one in your basement. I am
not kidding!
On your kitchen counter you can have a stable
fusion reaction occuring! Yes, it uses more energy than it puts out, but
it's lots closer to success than the billion-dollar government disasters.
Maybe you can tweak it.
Make Superconductors The
ever-popular "shake-'n'-bake" 1-2-3 yttrium recipe. You'll need to buy
some chemicals, but in return will have some truly amazing stuff. Make a
revolutionary new type of motor? Explore magnetic interaction?
Superconductivity is still in its infancy--you could be a pioneer!
Plasma
Globes You know, the balls with lightning inside that's attracted
to your fingers. You can make them.
Even Randomer Projects
Microwave Weapon I'm not sure if this
works, but it's sure worth a try. Potentially very cool.
Gas-Powered Pogo Stick
Doesn't really have plans, but has a contact for someone who
might.
Microwave-Based Water Engine This uses
a magnetron to steam-atize water instead of the normal sparkplug to
explode-ilate gasoline. I really do not know if this works at
all.
Laser Gun Detailed plans for buildiing
a _real_ CO2 laser gun. Like a laser pointer. Kind of.
Except it burns things, makes them explode from a distance, etc. A neat
thing to have.
Make Bombs Heard a lot about bomb-making
instructions on the internet, but haven't seen any? Well today's your
lucky day! Here's some good explosives to make for fireworks, experiments,
or --ahem-- "other" uses.
Big, Loud Bang This page has taken a rather
pointless-destruction-and-explosions turn. This project is so easy, it
doesn't need a separate link: put dry ice in 2 liter pop bottle, add
water, cap, hit with pickax or somthing. Or just wait for it to burst. Wear very good earplugs!
"I'm a Flamethrower", Insists Crazed Toaster So hot they're
cool, yet also so cool they're hot? Impossible. Pop-Tarts are living a
lie. Help them get out their pent-up anger by using them as flamethower
catalysts. Ingredients: backpack, 12 V batt., DC-to-AC converter,
toaster, tape, Pop-Tarts, burn cream.
The "Glowing Pickle" Forget the interior designer: this year,
try a different lighting scheme--hanging vegetables. Use pickles as a kind
of light bulb, because they glow when plugged in. Got to useful for
something...Haunted house? Halloween porch lights? Modern art?
Omniscience Futureneering Once a lowly school club, now outcast
renegades on a mission. A few good How-tos, including a submarine, and a
"zipline", which they call a trolean trolly (follow the "backyard
playground" link).
Stories Concerning Crazy Projects
Bigger Stuff When chemical explosions get
to be old hat, try some fission. Read this guy's story, learn from his
mistakes, and do it better.
Jet Vehicle A purported orgin of the
probably un-true Darwin Award story.
Couch
Racing Similar to grape racing, however this uses much larger
microwaves. But seriously folks, you might want to glance over this page
if you're interested in building an electric car or go-cart.
That's all for now. To any loyal fans, sorry the last update was so long in
coming. There should be even more in the near future. Check back soon!
