Thermite is a pyrotechnic composition of metal powder, as the fuel, and metal oxide. It takes a bit of heat to set it off, but once it gets going it undergoes an exothermic oxidation-reduction reaction. Long story short, it gets hot enough to weld railroad ties together.
When it it is time to demolish an old building, contractors have quite a few techniques they can use. Some of the options for demolition include explosives, cranes with wrecking balls, bulldozers, etc… While they get the job done and scrape the building from the location… they don’t make recycling…
This looks like fun, not so much. Well at least the idea seems to make a bit of sense. The O2 Trainer by Bas Rutten is designed to build up your lung strength with resistance training. Simply put, the O2 Trainer ($49) makes it harder to inhale air. Exhaling has…
Remember the UltraTech Ultra-Ever Dry from last February? This is more of the same thing with a few tweaks. First of all the folks at NeverWet have partnered with Rust-Oleum and now have access to a larger distribution network. The part that I like the best is that the NeverWet…
These days when I go to the store and use cash, instead of a credit card, I feel like people behind me are frustrated. Reminds me of when the old lady in front of me would whip out her checkbook to pay for groceries. Guess I am that "old person"…
The weather is great and the BBQ has been getting lots of use this year. That means the BBQ grill needs some serious cleaning. When looking for the best information on how to clean your bbq grill I kept reading about using water/steam on the grill while it is hot. …
This has to be one of the best autonomous drones I have seen in a while. Not only is it available for purchase today, it is incredibly well thought out. The senseFly eBee UAV can fly pre-programmed flight path or can be flown by remote control. The main purpose of…
John Foden and Yannick Read live in the UK and love two things very much "“ bikes and flying. Merge those two passions together and you have the XploreAir Paravelo flying bicycle. Sure it is still not fully funded on KickStarter, Sure it costs about $16,000, but I seriously want…
Regardless of how you feel about our governments massive power grab and warrantless spying on US citizens, this technology is pretty cool. This tiny computer makes it much tougher for the NSA to spy on its users. It starts off as a tiny Raspberry Pi computer and adds a USB…
There are plenty of dynamo based hand chargers for your electronic gadgets. What makes the VoltMaker better or different? First of all, they have the best infomercial video I have seen in a while. If nothing else it is worth a laugh, watch it below. Secondly they create power by…