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May132019Jan 14 2021
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How to Make a Cat Repellent Automatic Sprinkler – For Under $15 in Parts

by craigturner, in category "How to Stop Cats" video series

If you have cats or other unwanted animals in your garden I have now put together simple instructions on how to make your own automatic sprinkler animal repellent. This design is easier to put together than a lego kit, allowing people with no prior DIY skills to build it. Best of all it can be… Read More

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Jan22014Jan 14 2021
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Welcome to my website

by craigturner, in category General

Thanks for dropping by. This site will mostly feature content relating to my YouTube channel “Turnah81” and other stuff that feels good in my brain. Make sure you subscribe below for email updates when I release new videos. Don’t worry, I won’t spam you, they will be infrequent.  

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Mar122025Mar 12 2025
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Rebuilding My Childhood Beach Umbrella Land Yacht – Was It as Dangerous as I Remember?

by craigturner, in category General

New video is up on my YouTube channel now. So back in the ’90s, I built one of my first DIY inventions—a beach umbrella skateboard land yacht. Armed with nothing but a skateboard, an umbrella, and a very questionable understanding of both aerodynamics and road rules, I figured, why not? So, I set sail. I… Read More

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Nov272024Nov 28 2024
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I Built the Secret 1923 “Death Ray” in my Backyard

by craigturner, in category General

So, I came across this old story about a guy named Harry Grindell Matthews, who supposedly invented a “death ray” back in the 1920s. The claims were wild—stopping engines, igniting gunpowder, and even destroying cities. Naturally, I had to have a crack at building it myself. Despite his claims of selling the device, no one truly… Read More

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Oct162024Oct 17 2024
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Dangerous Electrical “Life Hacks” from 1910

by craigturner, in category General

In my latest video, I dive into some bizarre yet dangerous vintage life hacks from a book written over a 100 years ago. Can a potato really be used to test electrical polarity? Will solid wire work as a water pipe? And how safe is it to run a drill off a lightbulb filament? I… Read More

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Sep52024Sep 6 2024
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Car Thieves Gets Instant Karma – Knife Drill Version

by craigturner, in category General

Have you ever had your car broken into? Yeah, it sucks. Mark Rober had a go at getting revenge on car thieves with his famous glitter bomb that also deploys fart spray. It’s a fun vid and great engineering, but I’ve always felt it wasn’t quite enough to make someone reconsider their life choices. I… Read More

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Aug132024Sep 6 2024
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Pringle Can Rockets! – My best worst idea yet

by craigturner, in category General

Ever wondered if you can make a model rocket from household junk? Maybe not? But for  some reason I did, and it was tougher than I thought. In my latest video, we’ll see if we can build a gas rocket using only trash (including Pringles cans and PET beverage bottles), PVC and propane gas. 

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Jun232021
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Would two cats strapped together still land on their feet?

by craigturner, in category General

If you were unfamiliar with my YouTube channel and asked me to describe it to you, you wouldn’t believe how hard an “elevator pitch” is for it. Sometimes there are cats, sometimes things that look like guns, sometimes drones and sometimes all of the above… plus a Bison standing in a field.   Today’s video… Read More

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Oct72020
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Testing Pogo Stilt Crutches! – with Ozzy Man Reviews

by craigturner, in category General

After breaking my foot I thought it would be a great idea to build Pogo Stick Crutches, during the build the addition of a stilt option was added for “reasons”, as well as LED lighting, a beer holder & bottle opener.  Check out the video below! [As always I will add some more photos and… Read More

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Sep182020
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Making Pogo Stilts Crutches! Part 2

by craigturner, in category General

I have finish building the Pogo Crutches and if the idea wan’t dangerous enough I have added the feature of “Pogo Stilts”!  Next video we test them out.  *More info coming to this post soon If you missed part 1 Pogo Crutches!

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Sep112020
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I’m making Pogo Crutches! – What could possibly go wrong?

by craigturner, in category General

I broke my foot, so I decided it would be a great idea to make Pogo Crutches. I can’t wait to show you how this turned out. Part 2 will be out in a few days so subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss it. Enjoy:

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Jul132020
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A Challenge for Rats Stealing Fruit from our Tangerine Tree

by craigturner, in category General

Rats have invaded our Tangerine tree and sealing our fruit. So to save the tangerines that remain, I build an improvised machine to try and repel them. How to keep rats out of your citrus tree: 

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Who is Craig Turner?

In short, a video producer, YouTuber, car nut, family man & what some have called a mad inventor.

“My goal in life is to one day retire to busily run around finding (or creating) problems which I can then solve with sticky tape, wire and engine blocks…All while filming the process of course.”

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