Introduction: Best of 2009: Best of Each Category
To celebrate the end of the year we already looked at the top 50 lists for comments, views, and ratings, but this time we're going to break it down by category. What's below is the top 10 list for each category in terms of views.
Of course, being popular does not absolutely imply that an Instructable is the best. Please view this list as an introduction to each of the categories.
So are you ready for a big ol' pile of data? Then dig into this.
Also:
Best of 2009: Top Viewed Instructables
Best of 2009: Top-Rated Instructables
Best of 2009: Most Commented
art
craft
food
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | 5 minute Ice Cream | 137927 |
| 2 | How to make a VHS video toaster | 60196 |
| 3 | 4 minute Chocolate Mousse | 58102 |
| 4 | Tap a Watermelon or How to Make a Watermelon Keg | 54667 |
| 5 | Drumsticks | 43252 |
| 6 | Cupcake Cones | 37509 |
| 7 | How to Build Your Own BBQ Barrel | 29615 |
| 8 | 5 Minute Pie | 26205 |
| 9 | Baked Brie | 25377 |
| 10 | Eggnog Recipe | 23734 |
games
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | The Ultimate Nerf Vulcan Mod | 58242 |
| 2 | Cryptex | 39889 |
| 3 | Upgrading the Xbox 360 hard drive CHEAP | 39692 |
| 4 | How to Make an Irretrievable Easter Egg | 37285 |
| 5 | Pocket Sized Minty Catapult | 37213 |
| 6 | Electrified Monopoly Steampunk Inspired | 31227 |
| 7 | How to Make an Atari Game | 26704 |
| 8 | Hand made COG Tags | 24204 |
| 9 | Altoids Tin Travels Games Pocket Size Fun | 21313 |
| 10 | 3D companion cube. Its time to fire up Inventor and make my own companion cube. | 20131 |
green
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | 48V Electric Flat Tracker | 87878 |
| 2 | Homemade Shampoo | 72880 |
| 3 | VERTICAL VEGETABLES quotGrow upquot in a smal | 69467 |
| 4 | How to Milk an Almond fresh homemade almond milk | 55202 |
| 5 | How To Make A Tesla Turbine Greenest Turbine | 51267 |
| 6 | Make a Solar DS that you will Never Need to Rechar | 50994 |
| 7 | Deodorant | 50776 |
| 8 | Hydroponic Food Factory | 46595 |
| 9 | FASTEST RECYCLED T SHIRT TOTE BAG | 45028 |
| 10 | Mini Solar Air Conditioner | 41939 |
home
kids
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | 1 ingredient Ice Cream | 53431 |
| 2 | Build a cheap and easy Den | 17440 |
| 3 | LEGO Halloween Costume | 15410 |
| 4 | fun jumpers | 14926 |
| 5 | The Princess Playhouse | 14278 |
| 6 | Fold a kitchen into your pocket | 13231 |
| 7 | How to use spaghetti to paint like Jackson Pollock | 13106 |
| 8 | Cardboard Frisbee 1 | 12395 |
| 9 | Fun with bottles | 11877 |
| 10 | Broken Arm Lego Accessories | 11343 |
life
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | Six Days a Week | 34138 |
| 2 | Pocket Sized Lantern | 29334 |
| 3 | emergency vehicle escape keychain | 28622 |
| 4 | The Quest for Ambidexterity | 21761 |
| 5 | Buisness card with mints | 21525 |
| 6 | Ideas for Altoids and other tins | 21042 |
| 7 | How to unclog sink pipes | 21022 |
| 8 | A sunrise and sunset lamp with LEDs | 20914 |
| 9 | How to Make Maternity Jeans Using Regular Jeans and a T-shirt | 17330 |
| 10 | How to get rid of Razor Burn quick | 16777 |
music
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | How to Build Custom Speakers | 47501 |
| 2 | The Homewrecker | 42765 |
| 3 | The Prism A Laser Synth Guitar | 41291 |
| 4 | 800watt 12 long 16quot diameter Bass Cannon | 37711 |
| 5 | Making Simple PVC Flutes | 37321 |
| 6 | Tic Tac Tunes | 34690 |
| 7 | Build a music studio in an apartment building | 34554 |
| 8 | Make a Korg Kaossilator Guitar | 31978 |
| 9 | Scallop Your Guitar Standard Scallop Frets 14 21 | 31270 |
| 10 | Robot Voice Modulator | 30838 |
offbeat
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | The Twittering Office Chair | 147512 |
| 2 | Edible Shot Glasses | 100593 |
| 3 | Match Rocket | 80254 |
| 4 | Mini Spud Gun, Classroom Nemesis | 62109 |
| 5 | Chluaids 10 minute Monkey Fist | 56203 |
| 6 | Body Casting and Chocolate Molding | 53805 |
| 7 | Quick and Dirty Hand Held "Tesla Coil" | 46306 |
| 8 | Light Up Goggles | 41083 |
| 9 | Laughing Coke Can Prank | 36471 |
| 10 | Nerf Mods A Beginners Guide | 35789 |
outdoors
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | Sleep Warm Anywhere | 55181 |
| 2 | Upside Down Hanging Earth Box | 48998 |
| 3 | Homemade Sunscreen | 46867 |
| 4 | Stay Warm with the Heiny Heater | 44366 |
| 5 | Pocket Sized Camp Stove (The Improved "Penny Stove") | 41268 |
| 6 | Car Dash Camera Mount | 39314 |
| 7 | 4-3/4 oz Ultra-light Backpacking Kitchen (video demo) | 36801 |
| 8 | Gas Bottle Wood Burner | 34161 |
| 9 | Arduino RC Lawnmower | 31020 |
| 10 | How to tie various knots | 30755 |
pets
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | Motion Sensor Cat Toy endless fun literally | 28622 |
| 2 | Cat Powered Auto Feeder | 22159 |
| 3 | Ikea Built My Cat Scratcher | 17381 |
| 4 | Automated Cat Feeder | 17335 |
| 5 | Clipping Chicken Wings | 17214 |
| 6 | Table Top Aquarium | 16556 |
| 7 | How to make a magnetic fish tank cleaner | 16291 |
| 8 | Cheap automatic aquarium feeder on the go | 14687 |
| 9 | The FerretMobile DIY Ferret Wheelchair | 11501 |
| 10 | Make Your Dog Into A Bunch Of Grapes For Halloween | 11236 |
photography
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | How to make a fish eye lens for a Nikon D-90 Digital SLR for $16 | 75690 |
| 2 | iSteadii 20 Image Stabilizing Unit | 49399 |
| 3 | How To Take Great Close Up Photos | 38717 |
| 4 | Fakin It Polaroid Transfers That Look Real | 31363 |
| 5 | Kite Aerial Photography KAP | 29823 |
| 6 | Camera Light Ring | 26752 |
| 7 | How to Make a Snorricam | 25687 |
| 8 | Universal 2 Gyro Image stabilizer | 23961 |
| 9 | Portable Paperless Digital Copy Machine | 23579 |
| 10 | Single HD Gyro Image stabilizer | 23324 |
ride
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | Steampunk Segway Legway | 78735 |
| 2 | Bike Generator | 63104 |
| 3 | EXTREME FAT TIRE BICYCLE | 44862 |
| 4 | How to Strap a Leaf Blower Engine to a Bike and Go Fast | 38570 |
| 5 | Snail Art Car The Golden Mean | 33879 |
| 6 | Contactless dynamo powering bike safety lights | 33775 |
| 7 | Self balancing one wheeled electric skateboard | 30640 |
| 8 | Vehicle efficiency upgrades | 28031 |
| 9 | Building a quotUniverse Cyclequot | 27876 |
| 10 | Bamboo Bike Frame | 27425 |
science
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash | 119089 |
| 2 | Charge Your Cellphone Using Wasted Heat | 73148 |
| 3 | Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio | 66156 |
| 4 | How to Make a Synthetic Diamond | 64783 |
| 5 | Ballistic Gel | 64509 |
| 6 | Copper Fire Log Heater Burns clean with alcohol | 57701 |
| 7 | Water Bottle Bazooka | 54319 |
| 8 | Portable 12 Volt 17 Watt Wind Generator with Automatic Furling | 53297 |
| 9 | My home made solar cell 1 | 52221 |
| 10 | Real-time Web Based Household Power Usage Monitor | 51278 |
tech
| Instructable | Views | |
| 1 | How to make a solar iPodiPhone charger aka Might | 158887 |
| 2 | A Word Clock | 147826 |
| 3 | How to Wire Your House With Cat 5 or 6 For Ether | 124085 |
| 4 | DIY High-Speed Book Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras | 119346 |
| 5 | How to make a fractal antenna for HDTV DTV plus | 117538 |
| 6 | Wave Laptop Stand Making 3D Shapes in Ilustrator | 107970 |
| 7 | Free Electronic Samples | 94282 |
| 8 | Wireless Power | 84657 |
| 9 | HOMEMADE PLASMA CUTTER | 83847 |
| 10 | Cheapy Laser Lighter Burner | 83765 |