Home-brew

Homemade Snowmobiles

This bulky machine constructed by one enthusiast retiree from the Russian city of Kirov is powered by the old Yamaha motorcycle engine and is entirely made of scrap. Fiberglass seat was formerly a part of a small carousel, gear shift lever was a part of an unidentified old Coca-Cola souvenir. The front skies are covered with fluoroplastic, a material with extremely low friction factor. The main distinctive feature of this snowmobile is a big wheel instead of a regular for such kind of transport rubber heavy caterpillar made of metal and rubber. For this reason this monster is very light which allows it to drive on fresh crumbly snow.

I realize that factory made machines might go faster, or be more reliable (at least until the warranty expires), but they dont have the "thats so /****/ing cool" factor.

Found in: Neatorama

Basement Fusion

Admittedly, the project is a little dangerous—not because of a few little fusion reactions but because of the the very flammable gas and voltages high enough to instantly kill you.

Link to parts list and article for a do it yourself fusion reactor. Sorry, no big boom-boom or free power forever, it's more of a maker project for the budding nuclear engineer. "Goin down the basement honey and fuse me some hydrogen."

It's Snowing

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Nick and Anna Berte of Bel Air, Maryland built a giant snowman and rigged it with a flamethrower inside.

Via: Neatorama