How exciting! DAkkPOSTING today :-)

 I am proud to share with you my FIRST solar project. By any metric it is absolutely nothing to write home about but to ME in just the beginning, the ground floor. MY favorite thing about doing silly projects is imagining, executing, failing, learning and growing with the expanding and refining on the concepts at hand. You always learn a lot of the journey and failure is a part of the eventual success. ALL THAT TO SAY THIS-- I completed my first solar project and the scalability potential is uncapped! Today it is just some lighting for my kids playhouse, tomorrow lighting for MY HOUSE. 

But nonetheless I have accomplished a small feat. A like with all small steps they eventually add up to a big journey. The ENDGAME on my journey is discovery is partial or total electrical grid self-sustainability. So who knows....in the future I may refer back to this day as I'm saving money and helping the environment.

I love DIY ethics

 

"Well Gee that's kinda neat": A dad's guide to randomly cool projects

 I would like to start off by saying, this is INCREDIBLY random. I mean TECHNICALLY speaking a majority of the nonsense I post falls into that category here but this is... I guess especially the case here? IDK, I just work here (sometimes).

....ok, well maybe not. In fact technically this perfectly aligns with the style and gumption that I have always done (which is post stuff I think is interesting OR memes OR my fun adventures), but it has come to my attention that I have unmistakably and undeniably gravitated away from that (I mean c'mon, when was the last time I did a MEME round-up? (...I'm too busy $-!t posting them on my FB these days). But here are a few articles realllllll quick I'd like to share that involve DIY ethics. It's only three, nothing ot break the bank OR string you along though......continue reading to enjoy some sweet sweet guilty pleasures

DIY ARTICLE!!!!!! Hobbit holes and more

1. How To Build A Five Gallon Bucket Hydroelectric Generator

This generator is easy to build and easy to maintain. The way that this 5 gallon bucket hydroelectric generator was constructed was to use common martial that most people could get there hands on. Most of the components used in the generator are readily available just about anywhere in the world. A 5-gallon bucket should be your base and the rest will easily fall into place.

2. Two Uses for Vinegar!!!!! yay

I know, how exciting right? Of all the articles on all the topics I have found the most interesting one! because vinegar has only 2 uses....... (sarcasm)

3.  100-Year-Old Way to Filter Rainwater in a Barrel

A tattered, 4-inch thick, 1909 book I happily secured for $8 in a thrift store reveals, among umpteen-thousand other every-day skills, how to make homemade water filters. The instructions in “Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cookbook” are quite basic as everyone had a rain barrel back then and presumably knew how to clean the water. Now, 104 years later, I am thankful the authors had the foresight to preserve their knowledge for us, and pointed out that rainwater collected in barrels from a roof is a necessity in some locations, but also is best for laundry and “often more wholesome for drinking purposes than hard water.”

Last but never least!

4. The hobbit hole project!

BONUS VIDEO!

DIY December: Some ittle lifehacks, re-purposing, and example of how Coca Cola is bad for you (but so delicious)

Hello Ery'body! I've got collecting some pretty nifty articles for the Do-it-Yourselfer in you. Mostly just cleaning related but thrifty and useful nonetheless. (I very much enjoy writing and finding these articles!)

To conserve space I'll include the first article and a brief list of some others but....CONTINUE READING for the Rest! (huzzah)

Other Articles:
=DIY Handwarmers
=Coca-cola universal everything!
=Lemonsssss and their uses
=Build an outdoor cat home so wild kitties don't freeze! (awwww)
...and more!



1.45 Uses For Lemons That Will Blow Your Socks Off

(via plantcaretoday.com)

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Bonus:

Awesome Sauce: fun for the whole family!

For all (zombie) Apocalypse enthusiast: Clean Water for Pennies A day

First of all I'd just like to point out this poiniant/miniscule/major point about this product: Plastic absorbs bacteria n such...something to think about.... anyways......

I just came across a nifty lil' condensation machine (that's what I'd call it at least)

It's called the WATERCONE and apparently it's been around since 2004 (and probably wayyyy before that before we went mainstream with plastic...) but this lil' nifty device can definitely come in handy. Continue reading for a more indepth look and video (and slight ridiculing)

F$*k you Frodo I got my own Elf-Cloak: Instructions to 3D print an invis cloak

Now I'm sure this is just like any 'as seen on TV' product and it doesn't work nearly as good as advertised or initially assume (they things NEVER ARE!!) but either way this would be a good learning experience. 

Well Provided You could actually afford to buy, rent, or use a 3d printer this would be something awesome to test out. Me personally, I think I'd start with the 3d printed guns then move onto 3d printed organs....you know the interesting (albeit EXTREMELY CONTROVERSIAL) subjects.

Continue reading for instructions! (brought to you by POPuLAR ScIencE)

DIY update: This time they're not destructive. The Arts N Crafts edition!

So D-I-Y time is back in full swing (as if it would ever leave!) and I've got some cooool projects I'd like to share with you!

Now this isn't going to be a multiple project or multiple website post. But since there are

32 ideas (really they're just pictures and really I'm not including ALL of them. Just the ones I like) I've got to have you continue reading so

this article doesn't take up 90% of the Blog's room.

8 more to go, then its 100 posts: $5 DIY Iphone projector!

That's right kids, it is the ultra low-budget, ghetto-fabulous DIY project of the week! (and I cannot stress enough that I'm not being sarcastic) so grab your duct tape and wire and get ready for this gem.

For just about $5 you can make this and try it out for yourself (and worst case scenerio: it completely sucks and you're only out $5)

Basically, alls your need is duct tape, a shoe box and a magnifying glass of sorts

Continue reading for more information

DIY Round-up: More Do-it yourself fun for everybody!

That's right kids, grab your works boots as respirators (ATHF reference? "You can't eat carpet..silly daddy") because it is time for a new installment of D I Y goodness!

I always seem to mention this but I do certainly appreciate Do-It-Yourself ethics! I also

respect empowerment and self-dependence. So if any of those things interest you 

click on and continue reading!

Visit: DIYnetwork.com or

DIYElectronicsprojects.com also!

MORE D-I-Y destruction: MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

There are going to be wayyyy too many videos to load here so just do yourself a favor and click on "continue reading" right now..... go on.... peer pressure...

AWESOME science project bra: Auto-Gauss Gun project

"I just completed my latest project after almost three years of work. It's a home made, portable coilgun that fires in semi-auto and full-auto modes. It fires 7.7 rounds per second, and the steel projectiles are powerful enough to break glass jars and crack apart a laptop screen (about 138 fps, and 11 joules of muzzle energy)."

GEEKOLOGIE had this article up and I COULDN'T HELP BUT SHARE IT (KINDA)
if you continue reading you can see this shit in action!
I would also like to add that the U.S. Gov't could learn a thing or two from this (when in reality I'm sure this particular model is EXTREMELY ineffective for their purposes)

Apparantly I'm just ASKING to have the GOV'T kick down my door: More D-I-Y Projects (some to be wielded with responsibility)

I cannot stress this ENOUGH: the videos I'm about to post should be viewed in good judgement and should only to attempted (if at all) with responsible conduct and account measurability for the person or person udertaking the process(or processes). These videos are cool as shit but if you get hurt, cause people to get hurt, hurt yourself, or do illegal things with the information given here..that's your own dumb-ass fault...
That being said Check out these awesome videos that will probably get me on some sort of list for sure!

#1. How to make fire with just an orange (survival 101)

continue reading if you dare:

Did a stumble search for DIY projects....came across the website POPULAR SCIENCE and found this.....'Nuff said

For Plagarism purposes I want to point out that this picture (or article technically) came

from POPULAR SCIENCE's website. Click here for the source article

How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray: For the hooligan--I mean patriot, in us all.

Are you feeling intimidated by big brother? Have you ever wanted to tell 'The Man' to F$%k himself? Do you like to do things that are malicious and illegal? Well if you said yes to the latter two of those three things then this project might not be for you. (I bet you thought I was going in another direction there for a second....well no anarcho stuff here.....yet) Freedom and Responsibility go hand and hand so if you want to be able to obtain this knowledge you need to know when it is applicable. IE: Don't be a destructive, self gratifying douche with this know-how, put it to good use when Uncle Sam tries to prop a camera on every corner!

If this sounds like something you might be interested in read on....

Do-it Yourself: Mosquito repellant

Skip the HARSH store bought stuff and MAKE you own MOSQUITO REPELLENT!!!!!!!!

Combine in a 16 oz bottle:
15 drops lavender oil
3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract
1/4 Cup lemon juice.

Fill bottle with water. Shake. Ready to use. Make some extra to gift to your family & friends. (Trust me.. it'll be appreciated!) SHARE this on your wall so you'll have it handy when it's NEEDED!!!!!!!!