Instructables: exploring - photos - play - offbeat - chindogu http://www.instructables.com Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:00 PDT BLOX v1.01 DOUBLE HAPPY LUCKY NOODLE SPINNER http://www.instructables.com/id/DOUBLE-HAPPY-LUCKY-NOODLE-SPINNER/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD5/V5QY/H4I7VLIQ/FD5V5QYH4I7VLIQ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD5/V5QY/H4I7VLIQ/FD5V5QYH4I7VLIQ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD5/V5QY/H4I7VLIQ/FD5V5QYH4I7VLIQ.SMALL.jpg Toga_Dan                   chindogu        Double happy lucky noodle spinner While eating takeout from my favorite asian restaurant, it occurred to me that the 10 foot long noodles they use really require a motorized chopstick spinner. As an inexpensive expedient to manufacturing, I cast the tongs in lead....
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Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:11:48 PDT
Booger Buddy http://www.instructables.com/id/Booger-Buddy/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/552P/H4AGJHRN/F40552PH4AGJHRN.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/552P/H4AGJHRN/F40552PH4AGJHRN.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/552P/H4AGJHRN/F40552PH4AGJHRN.SMALL.jpg jxross I live in a predominately agricultural region.  As a result, there is oftentimes a large concentration of dust in the air.  Our bodies, being the biological wonders that they are, are well adapted to such conditions and come remarkably well equipped to filter out such pollution.  Tiny hairs in our n...
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Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:54:21 PDT
SCUBA mask wiper blades http://www.instructables.com/id/SCUBA-mask-wiper-blades/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKC/YAP0/H4619H5Q/FKCYAP0H4619H5Q.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKC/YAP0/H4619H5Q/FKCYAP0H4619H5Q.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKC/YAP0/H4619H5Q/FKCYAP0H4619H5Q.SMALL.jpg jxross Cars are manufactured with windshield wipers for one simple reason: they help you see better in wet conditions.  Given this fact, it makes perfect sense to take this concept to other areas of life.  I like to SCUBA dive, but I have always found the mask visually restrictive.  So, it is completely l...
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Mon, 2 Jul 2012 21:04:36 PDT
High visibility sun visor http://www.instructables.com/id/High-visibility-sun-visor/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7P/3BXI/H461X04R/F7P3BXIH461X04R.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7P/3BXI/H461X04R/F7P3BXIH461X04R.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7P/3BXI/H461X04R/F7P3BXIH461X04R.SMALL.jpg jxross Car manufacturers spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year to improve the ergonomic design of their vehicles.  This has resulted in many modern features including power windows, power seats, power locks, power steering, cup holders, cruise control, moon roofs, climate control, and the list g...
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Mon, 2 Jul 2012 20:27:04 PDT
Keeping Up Appearances with Chindogu http://www.instructables.com/id/Keeping-Up-Appearances-with-Chindogu/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJU/3NQP/H3QETQ35/FJU3NQPH3QETQ35.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJU/3NQP/H3QETQ35/FJU3NQPH3QETQ35.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJU/3NQP/H3QETQ35/FJU3NQPH3QETQ35.SMALL.jpg blinkyblinky Ah yes...Chindogu. I've heard, seen and read of many ideas like this in fact I've even read a book on it. Chindogu ideas are ones that make you laugh, make you go mad and the craziest solution to simple problems we as the human race or maybe not even the human race...perhaps you could be reading thi...
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Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:32:40 PDT
Safety Sewing Needles http://www.instructables.com/id/Safety-Sewing-Needles/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/ILAK/H3NNEXNS/FVXILAKH3NNEXNS.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/ILAK/H3NNEXNS/FVXILAKH3NNEXNS.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/ILAK/H3NNEXNS/FVXILAKH3NNEXNS.SMALL.jpg mpilchfamily Tired of poking yourself with a sewing needle? Dread trying to push a needle through several layers of cloth? Hate the look and fit of a thimble or one of those leather circles stuck to your finger? Worry no more with the Safety Sewing Needle. Never again fumble around to find your thimble. Drop y...
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Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:30:17 PDT
Mouse Mitten http://www.instructables.com/id/Mouse-Mitten/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRO/JRA3/H3NLEYF8/FROJRA3H3NLEYF8.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRO/JRA3/H3NLEYF8/FROJRA3H3NLEYF8.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRO/JRA3/H3NLEYF8/FROJRA3H3NLEYF8.SMALL.jpg rodneybones It's been hours since you started browsing Instructables. The temperature has dropped. Your hand feels like ice. Must... Keep... Browsing... You grab a piece of fleece as wide as the mouse pad and twice as long. After cutting a hole for the cord, you stitch around the edges and trim the excess. Y...
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Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:27:07 PDT
iPhone/iPod Video Hat http://www.instructables.com/id/iPhoneiPod-Video-Hat/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR1/5VYX/H3NKZJSG/FR15VYXH3NKZJSG.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR1/5VYX/H3NKZJSG/FR15VYXH3NKZJSG.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR1/5VYX/H3NKZJSG/FR15VYXH3NKZJSG.SMALL.jpg mpilchfamily Ever get tired of holding your iPhone/iPod in your hands to watch a video? Maybe you want to watch your videos while you go for a morning jog? Perhaps you're out hiking with your Hands Free Walking Stick and want to stay further uninhibited as you ignore the peaceful beauty around you to watch the l...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:10:22 PDT
Hands Free Walking Stick http://www.instructables.com/id/Hands-Free-Walking-Stick/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJF/8Q41/H3JXA2JL/FJF8Q41H3JXA2JL.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJF/8Q41/H3JXA2JL/FJF8Q41H3JXA2JL.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJF/8Q41/H3JXA2JL/FJF8Q41H3JXA2JL.SMALL.jpg mpilchfamily Have you ever been hiking and found that you needed both hands to handle a task while walking along the trail? Do you ever get tired of holding onto a walking stick but still want the added stability it provides?  Well have i got a solution for you. Introducing the Hands Free Walking Stick! All y...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:28:16 PDT
Toothbrush-light (Chindogu Challenge) http://www.instructables.com/id/Toothbrush-light-Chindogu-Challenge/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1V/WJ33/H2WEZ9ZQ/F1VWJ33H2WEZ9ZQ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1V/WJ33/H2WEZ9ZQ/F1VWJ33H2WEZ9ZQ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1V/WJ33/H2WEZ9ZQ/F1VWJ33H2WEZ9ZQ.SMALL.jpg JerryBYong Ever had to go to the bathroom to brush your teeth when there's a power failure? It's hard isn't it.  Introducing...(drum roll) the TOOTHBRUSH LIGHT! Turn on the battery operated light on the toothbrush and it will illuminate the world around you! It even comes with a laser so you can point things ...
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Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:14:22 PDT
Mouse-Pencil (Chindogu Challenge) http://www.instructables.com/id/Mouse-Pencil-Chindogu-Challenge/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUR/5BV6/H3KOVUWG/FUR5BV6H3KOVUWG.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUR/5BV6/H3KOVUWG/FUR5BV6H3KOVUWG.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUR/5BV6/H3KOVUWG/FUR5BV6H3KOVUWG.SMALL.jpg JerryBYong This is for the Chindogu Challenge.  The Mouse- pencil, write essays while waiting for Facebook to load.  Its basically a computer mouse with a pencil attachment to the front. I'm not exactly sure if this is a "Chindogu" invention but I'm pretty sure that it is rather useless and I haven't seen thi...
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Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:03:26 PDT