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Electromagnetic Hacks |
 | DIY Back to the Future Hoverboard using Electromagnets
Who doesn't love the Back to the Future series and who could forget Marty's hoverboard? Now you can build your own desktop version using electromagnets and a hoverboard prop. It can only support 5 pounds, but still looks pretty spectacular.... |
 | Levitation Fun with a Giant Scrapyard Electromagnet
**Update:** Sadly, this looks like a hoax (however, read on anyways for some awesome inspiration)
What wouldn't you do with a giant electromagnet from a scrapyard? These guys bought one on Ebay, brought it into their shop, and used it to... |
 | DIY Electromagnetic (HERF) Gun Project
This DIYer built his own Microwave HERF (high-energy radio frequency) gun by using parts from an old microwave oven. The electromagnetic gun works just like a normal microwave with a high energy source triggering a magnetron which produces... |
 | Wi-Fi Enabled Coil Gun with iPhone App
We've covered loads of airsoft, nerf, and gun projects, and here's another superb pr0ject to add to our collection. It's a coil gun placed on a turret which is triggered via Wi-Fi. Additionally, it uses remote targeting and shooting through... |
 | Electromagnetic Firepower with a DIY Coilgun
Electromagnetism packs quite a punch. Coil guns, like the one pictured above, use electromagnetic coils to push a ferromagnetic projectile rapidly through a barrel. The electromagnetic current is usually drawn from a battery and controlled with... |
 | RFID Zapper Destroys RFID Tags
Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, has some pretty incredible capabilities but this hacker is appearently not a fan. His gun just looks plain menacing, featuring the coil which destroys the RFID tag, MP3 player for effect, and, of course,... |
