The supreme t-shirt launching machine launches cotton over 200 shirts over 150 yards!

We’ve all played with a potato gun in one form or another. Yeah, they’re a lot of geeky fun. But they don’t have anything on this — a t-shirt launching gatling gun that can launch 200 shirts over 150 yards @ 3 shirts per second! Those lucky members of Team 254 Robotics…

Exactly what every nerd needs: 2-Kilovolt washer launcher.

There are some things we nerds like, want, and need. The first two we can manage to live without our entire lives and still die happily. The latter, however, pertains to vital things that we need to survive. Near the top of my list — the 2-Kilovolt Washer Launcher. Who knew launcher small metallic disks of death could be so much damn fun?

Hop on past to see the jolly good time, and watch a poor pop can have it’s life smashed short…

Real-life Wipeout with R/C car and cardboard course, complete with retro racing console for drivers seat.

Ok, I know I say this a lot, but really, this is the coolest tech mod I’ve seen yet. Some clever German chaps pieced together a bunch of cardboard into one massive Wipeout course. Even better however is the R/C with a camera mounted to it allowing users a drivers seat view. But what’s over the top crazy awesome is the retro gaming console acting as the screen/driver seat. It all comes together in one glorious example of ingenuity.

Head over to Sputnic.TV to check out the full load of racing goodness…

Old school P2P music transfers: DIY Vinyl record copies.

Even with all of the convenience and other sonic qualities of digital music files, some people simply prefer the sonic fidelity of good ‘ol fashioned vinyl records. Amongst the supporters, hardcore audiophiles tend to pop up as the natural, slightly warm analog sound is something that many claim digital audio just can’t reproduce faithfully. Nevertheless, regardless of where you stand, it’s easy to see that making backups of your precious records aren’t quite as easy as hitting “copy”/”paste”. But in reality, it isn’t too far off.

The great thing with records is that they’re pretty resilient. Not to mention, all of those pits and grooves on the record themselves are real pits and grooves. See where this is going?

Dousing your records in some silicone and plastic is a relatively quick and surefire way to get honest 1:1 backups/copies of your vinyl music on the cheap. This point is further hit home by the fact that multiple copies can be made out of a copy itself — a sort of old school P2P music sharing deal if you ask me.

I’m not into vinyl records, but can definitely appreciate the spirit of self preservation and taking care of your property. Do any vinyl junkies out there employ such methods of backup? Be sure to check out the how-to vid inside…

The DIY LEGO Headphones.

I fancy myself a nice pair of headphones. Hell, when I was at CES I was like a kid in a candy store, There were tons of high-end personal audio manufacturers there, all with working display models which resulted in me killing several hours not reporting. But it was all good clean fun.

What I didn’t see at CES, however, were these — the LEGO headphones. As you can imagine, these DIY miniaturized music boxes are pretty easy to make as long as you can grasp the basic concept of a LEGO, have a steady hand with the glue, and have an eye for design. With the countless colors, shapes, and sizes one can find LEGOs in, building yourself a unique pair shouldn’t take too much thought.

[Instructions: Instructables]

How-to: Make your own glow sticks!

Who doesn’t like glow sticks?! From E-rated to XXX-rated, glow sticks have uses for just about anyone and any purpose. Usually we just snap ‘em and watch them glow, not caring about the chemical background behind it. But glow stick science isn’t really that complicated at all — just a few chemicals and dyes really. You know what that means? They’re really easy to make at home. Hop on through to check out a video that details the painless process in detail…

The largest skateboard in the world gets taken for a spin…

I’m sure over the course of however many years you’ve been alive, you’ve seen plenty of “World’s largest” claims and objects. I’m sure that at one point, you’ve even seen the so called largest skateboard. Regardless if you actually have seen the world’s largest skateboard, I’m here to tell you that there is a new sheriff in town.

The skateboard you see above was crafted by the team at California Skateparks, and is epic in proportions. With a skateboard that resembles a skeleton car, it’s no wonder several riders at a time can hop a ride. Just don’t forget your helmet.

Video after the jump…

And the invasion continues: The LEGO Exoskeleton.

If you were cool, you would make an exoskeleton out of LEGOs that you could put on and wear around like a total nerd. Or, you could take that LEGO exoskeleton and go above and beyond by adding in actual “intelligent” motors that would mimic your hands every movement. That’s what David Hyman did anyway.

His LEGO Exoskeleton hand is built out of 100% LEGOs yet powered by an external hand controller that will follow every motion his real hand makes. If that’s not bleepin’ cool I don’t know what is. Alright — race is is on to see who can build the first full body LEGO exoskeleton!

Shoot ‘em up: The LEGO Rifle (that actually works!)

I’m not a big gun fanatic, but can appreciate a finely crafted weapon of smooth steel and other exotic metals. However, I can really appreciate a sniper rifle constructed of LEGOs that actually works, fed by (2) 8-brick magazines in bolt-action style. That is a feat of pure awesomeness! Get another fix of pixels after the jump…