Season 16 features the following hacks:
- Five things you can make with ping pong balls
- Make a secret safe using old CDs
- DIY 200W ring light for photos/videos
- DIY DSLR steadycam with old hard drives
- How to make a vacuum pump
- Make a really powerful flashlight with an old SLR lens
- Make a long range Wi-Fi signal booster with a satellite dish
- How to fix a bad headphone
- Make a very simple speaker with a plastic cup
- DIY pocket key knife
- DIY homemade spy pen gun
- 5 tips for a faster Wi-Fi
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How to fold a shirt in 2 seconds:
Travelling soon? You need to start packing well in advance. However, if you are packing at the last hour, you need to really be quick. We all know that folding clothes can be pretty time consuming, and shirts and T-Shirts are the most difficult ones. Here’s a simple trick on how you can fold your shirts in under 2 seconds.
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How to replace a broken iPhone display:
So you dropped your iPhone and unfortunately cracked your expensive smartphone’s display? Don’t worry, as they can be replaced easily. You can choose to get it done from your local mobile service center, or get it replaced yourself. Changing the display does not involve rocket science, and just needs some patience, and a few basic mechanical and technical skills. Lastly, a few appropriate tools and your smartphone will be as good as new again. Check out the video that will help you through the entire process of changing the display of an iPhone.
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Expand storage on phones without SD card slot:The video today is not a hack, but information on how you can expand the internal storage on smartphones which do not have a micro SD card slot. The video demonstrates how you can use a micro SD card to expand the storage on newer smartphones that have a limited to storage space.
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Emergency nail cutter using a wooden saw:
No, this is not what you think. The hack today is not for cutting your finger or toe nails, but to cut an iron nail using a saw that is meant for cutting wood. Many may think this is impossible and you cannot cut a nail without damaging the saw. Well there is a trick to doing that. Though it is not recommended to use a wood saw on metal, but the trick lets you get the job done in an emergency. Check out how you can cut an iron nail with a wood saw.
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8 alternate uses of an Android smartphone:
Don’t know what to do with your old Android “may-need-them-in-case-of-emergency” phones? With today’s hack, we bring you eight cool alternate uses for an Android smartphone. Watch and learn:
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How to make a vacuum forming machine
Today’s hack is for DIY enthusiasts, which will show you how to make your own moulds for bubble packing or making masks and forms. Forming uses plastics to make different types of props and three-dimensional models. You need to heat the plastic and then form the product using a vacuum. All these can be made in under Rs 1,000, with simple materials at home. You can use your existing oven and a vacuum cleaner for the project.
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How to customise a multi-purpose pen-drive:
For today’s hack, let’s put the weekend DIY and the spirit of the festive season together! Here is how you can customise at home some multi-purpose flash drives. These will not only make a great and thoughtful gift, you can also use them at your home during family dinners and parties. It’s absolutely easy, just needs a little innovation and love.
Watch and learn:
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How to make a very simple motorcycle
Today, the video will show you how you can make a simple, battery powered motorcycle, made completely from paper. All that is additionally needed is three bottle caps, a simple motor, a switch, some thin wires, glue and a battery. Check out the video below which demonstrates how to make this simple battery driven paper motorcycle.
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3 awesome lifehacks using curtain rings:
If you are using shower curtains, then you would know that the cheaper ones will last you just a few months. You can discard the old curtains, but you can use the old curtain rings to make some awesome things around the house. The video here will show you how you can make 3 things using old shower curtain rings.
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Five other uses of balloons:
Balloons are mainly used for celebrations and decorations. While mostly children are attracted to balloons for play and fun, there are a few other things that you can use a balloon for. Check out this video that shows you five other uses for a balloon.
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Ping pong balls, commonly known as table tennis balls, are made from plastic and usually used for play. However, since they are perfectly round and made from good quality plastic, there is loads of stuff that you can make from these balls. Today, we shall show you 5 things that you can make using ping pong balls.
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Make a secret safe using old CDs:
Surely you will have something to hide from your folks and friends at home. What’s best than a safe. However, though a safe is something that will definitely keep things secure, it will still make others wonder and inquisitive on what’s inside it. So why not build a simple safe that is a complete camouflage? The video here will show you how you can build a simple safe using old CDs and DVDs and its case. Though you cannot lock it to protect your goods, it is a definite secret hiding place where nobody will even care to peek.
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DIY 200W ring light for photos/videos:
When you need a good light source for your photos and videos, you need a softbox around the subject. But when you need to take videos, a ring light can be the best option. The hack today shows you how you can make a really powerful portable 200W ring light that fits around your camera’s lens. Check out the video which helps you make the ring light in under Rs 1,000.
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DIY DSLR steadycam with old hard drives:
We are back with the weekend DIY! If you are a photography enthusiast, this will definitely interest you. Today’s hack is demonstration on how you can make a steadycam, a stabilizing device for your camera, using just two old hard drives. Watch and learn:
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How to make a vacuum pump:
Vacuum pumps can come in handy when you need to draw out all the air from a given area. There are times when you cannot afford unwanted air causing serious damage and that’s when a vacuum pump comes in need. Be it for packing food or linen, a vacuum pump comes in very handy. The project today shows you how you can make a vacuum pump from a 12 Volt car tire inflator, which can be used for many purposes around your house. Another video below that shows you how to make a manual vacuum pump using a bicycle tire pump.
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Make a really powerful flashlight with an old SLR lens:
If you have an old SLR or DLSR lens, especially a telephoto lens, you can use it to make a really powerful flashlight. All you need is a powerful LED, a battery, some CPU fans and a few DIY skills. In the video today, the guy shows you he repurposed an old non-working SLR camera with a telephoto lens and added a 50 Watt LED to create a 500 Watt-equivalent flashlight.
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Make a long range Wi-Fi signal booster with a satellite dish:
So you want your Wi-Fi signals from your home router to reach your friend’s house too? Don’t worry, we have you covered. With this hack, you can transmit your Wi-Fi router’s signals over a larger distance by using any old satellite dish antenna. Check the video below which will help you boost your Wi-Fi router’s signals to an insane distance. Using the similar trick, you can also pick up Wi-Fi signals from a faraway wireless network. All you need to do is connect the antenna’s wires to a wireless network card’s antenna port.
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How to fix a bad headphone:
It can be quite frustrating to lose your headphone to a tiny technical fault. Either one of the ear plugs loses sound, or you can hear a flicker in the headphone sounds. Fortunately, there are ways to fix it! Today’s hack will show how you can easily repair the tiny errors in your headphone. Watch and learn:
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Make a very simple speaker with a plastic cup:
Though the hack today is not for professional sound systems, it is a great DIY for beginners. The hack today shows you how you can make a very simple speaker with just some wire, a couple of magnets and a plastic cup. All you need to do is wind a couple of enamel coated wires around a paper core and place some strong magnets inside the core. Attach the assembly to a plastic cup and you are ready with a simple speaker unit. Check out the video below which shows you how to make it.
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DIY pocket key knife:
Buying a penknife is simple, but the tool is pretty bulky and heavy at times. There are times when you need a small knife for emergencies and popping out that penknife or Swiss knife is far from reality. What if you had a small emergency knife in your keychain and available almost every time you need it? The video here will show you how you can make your own key knife which can reside in your keychain itself.
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DIY homemade spy pen gun:
We know how well Sundays and DIYs go together. Therefore, today’s hack is a trick to build a really cool spy pen gun at home, in a few simple steps.
All you need for the DIY is a pen, some basic tools and a dart, which can also be made at home. The video below walks you through the tutorial, watch and learn:
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5 tips for a faster Wi-Fi:
Every home has a Wi-Fi router to access the internet wirelessly. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, surveillance cameras, televisions, and a lot more are all interconnected and also need the internet to operate. However, your home Wi-Fi router does not seem to do a good job as the signals don’t reach where you want to use your gadget. Probably, your router is old and you need to upgrade to a more powerful one, and this can be an expensive affair. But could it be that your router is not placed in a proper zone for the signals to reach you? Or is it that there are too many obstacles for the Wi-Fi signals to operate properly? Here are 5 such tips that can help you better your wireless router signals.
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