Carbide Cannon with Piezoelectric Igniter by Electroman49
One of the many uses for the little piezoelectric button removed from an electric butane lighter. ...
 
Uploaded: January 25, 2008 at 12:58 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:03:27
Rating: 5.00
Views: 989
 
Tags: Conestoga Big Bang calcium carbide cannon piezoelectric igniter butane lighter Electroman49
 

Macro Closeup Lens for CVS Camcorder
How to make a closeup lens for the hacked CVS camcorder using a lens from a throw away 35 mm film ...
 
Uploaded: February 23, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:06:57
Rating: 5.00
Views: 945
 
Tags: macro closeup lens hacked CVS camcorder one time use 35mm camera electroman49
 

Big Bang Carbide Cannon with Piezo Igniter
We finally got some calcium carbide for our "Big Bang" brand carbide cannon, but it wasn't ...
 
Uploaded: February 10, 2008 at 5:09 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:05:26
Rating: 4.30
Views: 4,069
 
Tags: calcium carbide big bang cannon conestoga company piezoelectric igniter electroman49
 

The Bear Head Movie - Godzilla
What you get when you mix all the chemicals in your chemistry set together, and DRINK it! This is ...
 
Uploaded: February 8, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:03:23
Rating: 3.00
Views: 99
 
Tags: bear head movie godzilla blue oyster cult chemistry set chemicals mr hyde electroman49
 

Real $1 Speaker
This was my first attempt at building a working speaker from scratch. The first voice coil was only ...
 
Uploaded: January 3, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:07:04
Rating: 4.70
Views: 11,718
 
Tags: $1 hi def speaker high powered amplifier MP3 player Electroman49
 

How to power a TV with a "AA" power cell
This is my attempt to power a TV from a "AA" atomic Power Cell containing Uranium U-238. Everyone ...
 
Uploaded: January 10, 2008 at 1:05 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:07:41
Rating: 3.40
Views: 9,079
 
Tags: AA AAA battery power cell uranium u-238 geiger counter inverter TV television atomic radiation waldo Electroman49
 

Cheap Piezoelectric Igniter for Your Spud Gun
You get two igniters for $1.50, that's only $.75 each. Can be used to power your potato cannon or ...
 
Uploaded: January 19, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:05:42
Rating: 3.60
Views: 7,199
 
Tags: butane electric electronic lighter bbq igniter potato carbide cannon trigger piezoelectric spud gun Electroman49
 

Reverse Hack a 6 Volt Lantern Battery
Reverse hack of a 6 volt lantern battery, to make it rechargeable (approximately 800 times) to ...
 
Uploaded: January 11, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:06:02
Rating: 4.80
Views: 4,648
 
Tags: volt lantern battery hack nickel metal hydride NiMH rechargeable cell Electroman49
 

$1 Hi Def Speaker vs SB1000 Power Amp
Just for fun, I wanted to see what my power amp would do with the $1 Hi Def penny speaker. I think ...
 
Uploaded: January 4, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:01:16
Rating: 4.80
Views: 12,600
 
Tags: $1 Hi Def speaker high powered amplifier amp penny Electroman49
 

10,000 volt Jacob's Ladder
Using a "Quiet May" brand, oil burning furnace, ignition transformer, to make a simple Jacob's ...
 
Uploaded: December 2, 2007 at 8:22 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:01:59
Rating: 5.00
Views: 2,350
 
Tags: high voltage transformer Jacobs Ladder spark arc electroman49
 

Defibrillator for Small Pets
Another use for the piezoelectric button in an electric butane lighter.
 
Uploaded: January 26, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:02:47
Rating: 4.20
Views: 1,049
 
Tags: dead pet hamster defibrillator piezoelectric button butane lighter paddles high voltage Electroman49
 

Triboluminescence in Quartz Crystal
Flashes of light in a quartz crystal, when it is scratched with another stone. Thanks to ...
 
Uploaded: January 13, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:01:42
Rating: 4.00
Views: 1,832
 
Tags: triboluminescence piezoelectric effect quartz crystal Electroman49
 

Funny Sign Downtown
I saw this sign downtown and I wondered how long these guys had been in the manhole. When they came ...
 
Uploaded: February 6, 2008 at 4:07 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:00:52
Rating: 4.50
Views: 200
 
Tags: funny signs utility workers manhole rip van winkle men Electroman49
 

Perpetual Motion Chimes
Angel Chimes just like the one my Grandmother had. Actually, they will run forever if you use ...
 
Uploaded: December 8, 2007 at 11:15 am
Author: electroman49
 
Length: 0:00:32
Rating: 2.10
Views: 997
 
Tags: Angel chimes perpetual motion lifetime candles flame powered motor convection current Christmas greetings Electroman49