In this article, I'll be explaining the basics of how microcontrollers work, physically and virtually. First off, microcontrollers are no simple thing, so don't be discouraged if you find it mind-boggling! The world of microcontrollers is fascinating, engaging, and an awesome hobby; it never gets boring. I'll be focusing more on I/O and analog based microcontrollers, such as those running Arduino, and using Atmel chips as examples (these are most commonly available, and easy to program).
Hey guys! Just an easy design/tutorial of how to make the lowest resource and easiest to build piston door that's great for hallways! Make sure to check out my other videos and suggest other topics/tutorials that you want to see! Have fun and play Minecraft.
Survive 25 waves of monsters by managing limited supplies and hidden treasures in this map powered by redstone!
Stand back. This is a powerful talk from Chris Henrikson founder of Street Poets Inc. An organisation that is committed to building a community that brings together different racial, ethnic and socio-economic segments of the city of Los Angeles around the transformational power of the creative process.
The American government “is using its power to intimidate, prosecute and prevent government employees from sharing information about state officials’ misconduct”, insists Stephen Kohn, attorney and author of The Whistleblower’s Handbook.
In a move I highly appreciate, the State Representative of Maryland has 4 bills to fend off the encroaching power of the TSA.
Overclocking is quite an awesome thing. When computer components are designed, they are made to run at a certain speed, otherwise known as their clock and bus speeds. These limits are not actually limits. You can overclock components, which essentially makes them go faster than their set limitations. This can save you a lot of cash when newer components come out and you don't have enough money to upgrade. However, when you overclock components, you must be careful and make sure that the machi...
I really like home made squirt guns, and some of these people go completely nuts in their designs. Here's another.
Socially conscious rap in the community. Covers aspects of prison, over population, hunger strike, and prison guards abusing their power. O(3) is a junior attending Film and Theatre Arts Charter High School. He raps about social injustice and discrimination.
This is actually a forum page, but they're discussing making you own finder scopes and medium power telescopes. There's a lot of information here.
Energy Vampires are constantly sucking power through devices around your home, even when these devices seemed to be turned off! Learn how to slay these vampires once and for all so that you can save money and lower your energy costs.
This is my entry for the Tuesdays Giveaway Photo self portrait! This is I, floating. Am I being abducted by aliens? Are there supernatural powers present? A fairy? Am I the girl next door with a secret? Use your imagination!
The next time you're playing through Rage on the Xbox 360, try killing an authority troop before they land on the ground. If you manage to take it out quickly enough, you'll be able to unlock the 'Jetpacker' achievement for your Xbox Live profile. Just be sure to use a weapon with a lot of stopping power.
It is so easy that there's a kid showing how to do it. This pump can mean the difference between water and no water in some places.
Here is my entry for this weeks giveaway Tuesdays. It is my home made potato cannon rev2. The next step is to spray paint it so the purple isn't showing and to fix the valve. It was originally all 1inch PVC pipe but i cut the chamber and barrel off and made it 2inch PVC for bigger objects and more air power
Test your might against the perilous onslaught of mechanized military weaponry, embryonic aliens, and demonic monsters! Click on blue things to absorb their energy and increase your killing power! Feed your need for fast paced, bullet dodging arcade action with Omnicron!
Wear your brain on your sleeve, err, chest! Let the world know you are creative and full of ideas by wearing our custom MindPower T-Shirt. Boldly displays the "MindPower" Brain logo with the slogan "Applied Knowledge is Power." on the front, and the MindPower URL http://youtube.com/mindpower009 across the back.
Powering the internet requires energy like anything else—so just how much does the wired world suck down?
Don't underestimate the power of the bird. Wild turkeys are bad ass fowl, and oddly enough, they have a penchant for motorcycles.
The philosophy of street art is a long and complex one. This is just the first in a series of the individual street art philosophys i have come across.
MAME/SNES/GENESIS/NES/+ Arcade style 2 player cabinet. Features
Have a look inside Japan's stricken nuclear plant.
Know how some people have a natural way of lighting up a room? Well, hacker i-am-jen has an artificial one—LED sneakers! Powered by a pair of 6-volt batteries and two teeny-tiny RBBB Arduino microcontrollers, the shoes offer a high-tech, DIY spin on the mass-market L.A. Lights of yesteryear: Interested in kickstarting your own LED shoe project? You'll find Jen's step-by-step here.
Purdue mechanical engineering undergrad Ross Wehner built a gadget Homer Simpson would envy- a working, arduino-powered beer catapult fridge.
If you only see one power tool-related YouTube clip this year, make it WoodWorkingInAction's "Bandsaw Magic." We give this one two totally-not-severed thumbs way up! Want to improve your own woodworking chops? Poke around WonderHowTo's ever-expanding collection of furniture and woodworking video tutorials.
“Domestic Stills” (Domestication, femininity and subversion) is an oddly interesting photography project by Namiko Kitaura in which the artist fries, washes and stitches flowers.
This LEGO Mindstorms NXT Rover Bot is a monster. Depending on the camera angle, the scale looks huge (check out the person in the background). 9 NXT's controlling 16 XL power functions motors! Amazing.
If you have seen Clutch Powers and love it, your gonna love this 25 minute Lego Atlantis Movie. Im not sure where this originally aired or was shown, but its up on youtube now and its great for the kids. My 4 year old loves it.
I'm totally drooling over artist Azuma Makoto's insanely lush, decadent floral arrangement-sculptures. Drop. Dead. Beautiful.
Amazon is selling 1 yr subscriptions for $5 for the following magazines: Nintendo Power
At 10 Feet about 525 Foot Candles Spread over 6 Foot Range - Spot. 216 Diffusion, get 10 foot spread and 80 foot candles.
I made several spud guns in my younger years.... They were never the same. The only constant in my potato gun construction was AquaNet. AquaNet hairspray was the key to my spud gun's fire power.
Video: Assemble the RED ONE into a film style camera. Video: Navigate the RED ONE video submenu.
Another amazing LEGO feat (+more Avatar mania). Check out this elaborately constructed helicopter, with blades powered by an actual LEGO motor! Scroll down to see it in action. Previously, Man Spends 2 Years & 30,000 LEGOs Building Star Wars Ship.
Tim Higgins brings Halo's warthog vehicles to reality with a live action game created with laser tag weaponry, game controllers, and kid-sized jeeps.
In this how to video, Darren Baensch explains how to cut corrugated roof sheeting. His tips include why two pairs of shears will make the job easier and why power tools may turn out to be a costly shortcut. With this tutorial you will be able to repair your roof and save time and money. Cut corrugated roof sheeting.
One of the most popular shots out there these days. Behold the delicious power that is the Red Headed Slut! Make a Red Headed Slut shot.
Believe it or not, you don't need to hire an electrician to add a few electrical outlets in your home. The only thing you really need to worry about is being safe. This Old House walks you through the entire process of adding receptacles, from cutting the hole in the drywall to wiring the outlet to final checks.
Steps: 1. Turn off water and power to water heater.
Use the powers of lock picking for good and get yourself back in the house when you've locked yourself out! No need to climb through windows, this video shows you how to pick the lock on your front door. You need a tension bar and a lock pick. Pick the lock on your front door.
