Awesome Hacks

While you could do it with a proper bottle cutter, the Crazy Russian Hacker shows us how to slice a glass bottle in half the only way a crazy Russian hacker knows how – with acetone, a piece of string and a lighter.

11-year-old Quinn Sheeran took a simple container of Old Spice deodorant and hacked it so it does something that it should have done since 1976 – it plays the theme from Rocky when you open it. Old Spice, hire this kid.

Ever wanted to know if the batteries in your remote were still good when the channels won’t change? Gadget tinkerer Kipkay presents a insanely simple lifehack to check if your alkaline batteries are alive or dead.

Grant Thompson aka The King of Random has some tips to make summer less messy and more enjoyable. Actually you can follow practically all of these tips any time of the year. Don’t let thieves see that shampoo bottle hack.

In the latest Foodbeast Hacks video, we learn about one more thing we’ve been doing wrong all of our lives, as we find a much better way to eat milk and cookies – assuming you have the proper cookie package.

Dominique over at Foodbeast dreads the idea of graduating college – not because of the job market, but because of the snoozefest ceremony. Her solution? Get a buzz on with her combo flask/mortarboard. A+ work, Dominique.

Canned air is a very handy cleaning tool, but if you want to save money and the environment, try this trick by Household Hacker. It turns a disposable can into a refillable one using a bike tire valve and some epoxy.

A band of LEGO Bionicle musicians gets outfitted with servos and bang out some catchy beats, with the help of an Arduino Uno board, and the Clavia Nord Beat iPad sequencer app.

Another epic Grand Theft Auto IV hack – a powerful spaceship capable of flying from Liberty City to the Moon in just about a minute. Wonder if you could fly Iron Man into orbit with this mod.

NASA engineer/all-around geek Mark Rober finds another clever use for your expensive mobile gadgets – helping us act like a villain from Scooby Doo without having to hide inside the wall.

Mad vehicle hacker Colin Furze’s latest build is a baby stroller that can whip junior along at unsafe speeds, thanks to its 10 horsepower, 125cc engine. He’s aiming for a record 50mph top speed.

While they’re not quite as eye-opening as these hacks, the sixteen ways to improve your food experience assembled here by BuzzFeed are still useful and good to have in your bag of tricks.

Sick of the song that’s playing in the office? With this clever hack, a poster on the wall becomes a controller for Spotify, letting you change tracks by throwing stuff at it. (Thanks Nick!)

(NSFW: Lyrics) DIY geek Ch00f took a pair of the slatted sunglasses Kanye made famous, and rigged them with EL wires, and a circuit which reacts to music. The slight delay is only the video encode.

One of the more clever IKEA hacks we’ve seen in a while. Using a bunch of plastic cups, plates, and bowls, artist Ognev Vlaminck managed to put together this functional and stylish table lamp.

(NSFW: Language) Gather round kids, and check out this thirty second vid on how to make a little kid toy phone curse and swear; don’t try to hack it unless you want to get busted by your parents.