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Moonshine Still

Posted on March 2, 2013 by trevor

A still separates alcohol from water, resulting in a highly alcoholic product. Alcoholic spirits such as vodka, tequila and moonshine are created using stills. There are many DIY still designs, including one made from a 5 gallon bucket.

Warning: In many countries, homemade stills are illegal. Check your local regulations before taking on this project. Stills can also be dangerous. This website or its creator accept no legal liability for the improper or illegal use of this design. Continue reading →

Fashion Accessory: The Bucket Bag

Posted on February 26, 2013 by trevor

Category: 5 Gallon Bucket Uses

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At some point in the last year, fashionable women started carrying buckets around. Not your traditional all purpose 5 gallon white bucket, but a leather version called a “bucket bag.” Continue reading →

Air Cannon

Posted on February 23, 2013 by trevor

Category: 5 Gallon Bucket Uses

I would have killed for a toy like this when I was that age. Continue reading →

Loudspeaker

Posted on February 19, 2013 by trevor

Category: 5 Gallon Bucket Uses

In the well-known science fiction novel Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Earth is blown apart to make way for a space freeway. When the space demolition team notified the earthlings of their upcoming doom, they use an advanced sound amplifying technology that turned every flat surface on earth into a sounding board, allowing them to broadcast to every human simultaneously.

Often, our actual technology catches up quickly with our science fiction technology. This sound reproduction technology first published by Douglas Adams is the latest scifi dream become reality.

This is the OrigAudio Universal Vibration Speaker. It claims to “turn ANY object into a speaker.” Here’s Five Gallon Correspondent Jeremy Cook testing it out on a 5 gallon bucket. Continue reading →

Computer Cable Management

Posted on February 17, 2013 by trevor

Category: 5 Gallon Bucket Uses

The term “cable management” describes the art of organizing your computer or home theater wiring in a way that it doesn’t look like a dish of electronic spaghetti.

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