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Magnet Hacks |
 | How to: DIY Liquid Magnets aka 'FerroFluid'
Ferrofluid is a magnetic liquid with astounding properties. We've posted a few neat videos about ferrofluid in the past and while it's fun to look at, it's probably super expensive and unobtainable for the average person, right? Wrong! You can... |
 | 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... |
 | DIY Home Decor: Compass Coffee Table
You won’t normally need a compass in your living room. So, what could you possibly do with a few hundred? Turn them into an incredible coffee table of course! Just watch the video above see the neat effects of such a simple, yet fun... |
 | Tesla Tornado Christmas Tree Display
Nikola Tesla has inspired some superb Tesla projects and here's yet another to add to our Tesla collection. Built from a 1913 Tesla patent, this hacker built a Tesla pump to create a whirlpool vortex using magnets. While the final... |
 | DIY Magnetic Strip Card Decoder
Using a magnetic strip reader incorporated with, of course, an Arduino, you can scan what those strips and see the data stored on it. A bit more hacking and you could also write data back onto the card and create duplicates as well. If... |
