Monday, July 5, 2010

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Elvis died a painful death in 1977. But his spirit lives on in the oddest of places.

Paul Richie is hell bent on breaking the Guinness Book of World Records "for the most Elvis impersonators in one location (currently standing at 147) by training children up to a minimum standard of quality that would legally define them as impersonators. Working with legendary Elvis Tribute Artist Paul Richie, e ...more

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Apartheid in New York City

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Pranking is good. Pranking in New York City is even better. These jesters with too much time on their hands decided to force segregation on the mean streets of Manhattan. You may recall "Frozen in Grand Central" and "No Pants", two events which helped create a name for these out of work thespians. The genesis for Improv Everywhere happened nine years ago when one of the founders decided to tell th ...more

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Infrared Activated Nerf Gun Hack

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Here at WonderHowTo, we admire hackers whose motivation is mischievous, yet perfectly legal and harmless. Hiding a Nerf gun among Cabbage Patch dolls, meet Alan Parekh, a Canadian electrical engineer who just wants to bring a smile to his teenage daughter's face.

Parekh uses a 16f88 PIC microcontroller to monitor an IR beam and activate the unit when the beam has been broken. Seems simple enough, ...more

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Colombian Coke Transporter Seized

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT

This weekend in a jungle estuary, the DEA and local Ecuadorian police seized a prototype narco sub that may be the most sophisticated one yet. Complete with air conditioning and periscope, this 100 foot creation would have carried a more cocaine tonnage than any previously captured narco sub. To give you a perspective on the resourcefulness of these outlaws, consider this. A U.S. Navy Virginia Cla ...more