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Moonshine Still

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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.

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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 →

Loudspeaker

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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.

rock-it-speakerOften, 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 →