Sonic Grenade: the Best Way to Wake Your Roommate
If you’re looking for the ultimate way to wake up your roomie, or just want to give someone a good old-fashioned heart attack, the Sonic Grenade might just fill the bill. To startle your unsuspecting...
View ArticlePesky Kids be Gone
I’ve heard of pest eradicators that use ultrasonic sounds to drive off rodents and insects, but this is the first humane way I’ve heard of to get rid of those annoying teens. Coined the “Mosquito...
View ArticleXbox 360 DVD Drives Get Quieter
Looks like Microsoft has finally solved the issue with the awfully loud DVD drives in their Xbox 360 consoles. According to this post over at Xbox Scene, some consoles manufactured after November 2006...
View ArticleLoudest Mobile Phone Ever
This ridiculous cell phone from China is capable of blasting out ringtones and media files at an earsplitting 120dB. For those of you not familiar with the Decibel Scale, that’s somewhere between...
View ArticleSuper Loud Bicycle Horn Says ‘Getouttatheway!’
If you’re tired of getting pushed around on the road, this bicycle horn might be just what you need. The next time a car tries drive in the bike lane, hit ‘em with the 115 decibel blast of the Thunder...
View ArticleScreaming Meanie Alarm Clock Blows Eardrums
I’m kind of an insomniac, so I don’t usually oversleep. But for those of you who like to hit the snooze bar 10 times before waking up, even though you’ve absolutely got to be awake on time, this...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Million Dollar Speaker: Sign Me Up for Two!
Let me start out by saying that my entire 5.1 home theater sound system cost less than $1,000 bucks, so the thought of paying $1,000,000 for a single speaker is about as foreign a concept to me as...
View ArticleWorld’s Loudest Alarm Clock Will Definitely Wake You Up – and Make Your Ears...
Hit the snooze bar too many times every morning? Do you sleep through the alarm? Maybe you should check out KipKay’s latest hack, sure to jolt you out of bed in the morning. This extra-loud alarm clock...
View ArticleSubwoofer Kills Phone Book, What About Your Ears?
This guy has put God-knows-how-much money into the stereo in his Tahoe. It has three alternators under the hood just to give the stereo enough power to operate while the car is running. It also has a...
View ArticleSonic Bomb Alarm Clock: Wake Up or Go Deaf
We feature quirky alarm clocks on almost a weekly basis. On the other hand, the creators of the Sonic Bomb alarm clock didn’t bother to think of unique ways of waking people up. They just went with...
View ArticleBicycle Upgraded with Train Horns Sure to Clear the Way
Ever find yourself on your bike, only to be cut off by some jerk who doesn’t think bikes belong on the road? Or maybe you’re slowed down by some peds hogging the bike path. While you could try and ring...
View ArticleGuy Builds Own Air Raid Siren, Neighbors Probably Not Too Happy
Builder Matthias Wandel is known for his awesome moving marble contraptions, which certainly can make some noise. But now, he’s gone and taken his DIY skills and applied them to a much louder...
View ArticleSony SHAKE-5 Stereo Ready to Rattle Windows with 2400 Watts of Power
Do you like to crank your music up to 11? Are you the type of person who doesn’t care about their neighbors? Or do you live in a single-family home on a large lot? Either way, Sony’s latest stereo...
View ArticleBart Simpson’s Megaphone Prank Recreated IRL
Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Bart finds all of those megaphones and breaks all of the windows in Springfield? Well, Kevin Kohler, better known as The Backyard Scientist has recreated the...
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