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Simple Electric Generator 10-Nov-07

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Build the world's simplest electric generator. Spin a magnet, light a bulb! Complete instructions are on the ULTRA SIMPLE GENERATOR web...

From wbeatyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Melt A Frickn' Beer Bottle! 27-Dec-07

Rated 3.86 | 199,133 Views | Producer Rewards:Earned $996

Melt some glass in your kitchen microwave. BUT WHY?!! Why would anyone want to DO such a thing?

From wbeatyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Bare-handed Bottle Smash [13+] 23-Aug-07

Rated 3.88 | 46,248 Views | Producer Rewards:Earned $231

The hidden science behind the bottle-smash trick? CAVITATION! If you have a home-built vacuum water bottle, you can easily see the vio...

From wbeatyMore Entertainment, Science & Tech

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Make Some "Liquid Nitrogen" 04-Aug-08

Rated 3.56 | 32,934 Views | Producer Rewards:Earned $165

DANGEROUS DEMO! Can't get liquid nitrogen? Then make some yourself. Note that this demonstration involves several major safety hazards, a...

From wbeatyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Holograms Drawn by Hand 07-Apr-08

Rated 3.67 | 32,189 Views | Producer Rewards:Earned $161

Here are various tricks which are possible with "scratch holography." http://amasci.com/holo/ To make one of these holograms, all yo...

From wbeatyMore Art & Animation, Science & Tech

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Breaking Up a Traffic Jam! 28-Jul-08

Rated 3.50 | 26,697 Views | Producer Rewards:Earned $133

Sometimes a single driver can vastly improve traffic. Drive like a trucker: keep a large space ahead of your car. This can erase the pa...

From wbeatyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Do-It-Yourself Hovercraft 08-May-07

Rated 4.02 | 13,633 Views | Producer Rewards:Candidate

Stan Taylor and his physics class at Miles Community College built a hovercraft powered by an average electronic leafblower - watch it in...

From spoolyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Dry Ice is LEEEEEEATHALLY DAAAANGEROUS? 04-Aug-08

Rated 3.24 | 5,373 Views | Producer Rewards:Candidate

Between "Genuine danger" and "Raving Safety Paranoia" there must be some sensible middle ground. Dry ice is fun. We should figure out a...

From wbeatyMore How To, Science & Tech

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Dangerous High-speed Magnetic Levitation 10-Feb-07

Rated 4.15 | 4,082 Views | Affiliate Video: YouTube

See http://amasci.com/maglev/magroll.html EM repulsion lifts a neodymium magnet above two spinning copper pipes. Also see http://www.yo...

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Intan Sarafina 06-Sep-08

Rated 2.37 | 908 Views | Producer Rewards:Candidate

Build the world's simplest electric generator. Spin a magnet, light a bulb! Complete instructions are on the ULTRA SIMPLE GENERATOR website

From richie205More How To, Science & Tech

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Simple Generator 08-Nov-07

Rated 4.35 | 827 Views | Affiliate Video: YouTube

http://amasci.com/coilgen/ Build this ultra-simple AC electric generator from magnets, wire, and cardboard. (And a big nail!) Light a...

Affiliate Submitter: wbeaty More How To, Science & Tech

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PT 1: Maglev Toy: Diamagnetic Pyrolytic Carbon Lifts Magnets 03-Oct-06

Rated 4.15 | 610 Views | Affiliate Video: YouTube

A supermagnet cube floats between graphite disks. The cube is lifted by the ceramic magnet a few cm above, while the two carbon disks re...

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Hand-drawn Holograms 06-Apr-08

Rated 4.42 | 457 Views | Affiliate Video: YouTube

see http://amasci.com/holo/ Scratch-holograms can be made on CD cases using a couple of thumbtacks poked through a stick. Or get fancy...

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Homemade Hovercraft 30-Jun-07

Rated 3.34 | 88 Views | Affiliate Video: YouTube

Today we build a simple hovercraft per William J. Beaty's instructions: http://www.amasci.com/amateur/hovercft.html

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