The only time when it’s acceptable to give a nerd a flower. ~NSHA Submitted by: Unknown
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A Warrior’s Dozen
UK not-for-profit Eggs for Soldiers built a life-size tank out of 5,000 cartons to help raise awareness for its upcoming March Fourth Help for Heroes Campaign.
Hooverlamp
Submitted by: Tekkie
Softcover Collectors Pay No Heed
Etsy merchant Stella Bleu Designs uses vintage looking pipes to create beautiful looking bookshelves. Perfect for a steampunk home (preferably with lots of studs)
Hungarian Heating
The Hungarian Forint is used in very large quantities ($1 USD = 218 Ft) so the government recycles a few tons of it every year. After shredding it and bundling it into bricks, the currency is shipped to charitable organizations to help with their heating cost. Submitted by: Unknown Via: MSNBC
Show Off Your Skills: Make A Book Lamp
Boutique lamp makers Typewriter Boneyard recently released the Book Lamp, a hardcover book with a built-in switch and bulb. But here’s the thing: it costs $140. I have a feeling you wonderful fixers can put together a book lamp that looks just as good for a fraction of the price.
Have an Issue? Here’s a Tissue
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Make Your Own Outlet Timer
Instructables user cbaabc73 came up with a cheap and easy way to turn off outlets when you aren’t using them.
A Guide To Tampon Applicator Uses
Thankfully, this book (which is completely real) is just a parody. But that got me thinking… what if there really were people out there who make things out of tampons? This search took me to the deepest, darkest pits of the intertubes and I’m sorry to say I have to share what I found
Bamboo "Batteries"
Instructables user hanlin_y did the math and realized that alkaline batteries are one of the most expensive forms of power that consumers can use. So he/she/it came up with a solution to power your parts even if they don’t come with an AC adapter