Category Archives: General
Rebuilding My Childhood Beach Umbrella Land Yacht – Was It as Dangerous as I Remember?
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
I Built the Secret 1923 “Death Ray” in my Backyard
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
Dangerous Electrical “Life Hacks” from 1910
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
Car Thieves Gets Instant Karma – Knife Drill Version
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
Pringle Can Rockets! – My best worst idea yet
Would two cats strapped together still land on their feet?
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
Testing Pogo Stilt Crutches! – with Ozzy Man Reviews
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