A parent made this Gonk Droid costume for his daughter. You can view a full tutorial on how to make your own costume at his blog. Link

[via Look at this Frakking Geekster]

Previously on BC:
Kid-Size, Parent Made "Thanatos" Mech Halloween Costume - Link

Steve Hoefer built a secret knock detecting lock which unlocks when it receives a specific knock pattern.

[via Make and mlevin2]

Over at The Imaginary Zebra, a couple guys came up with an idea that would reduce road rage.  They made SORRY and THANKS lights and mounted them in the back of a car.  They took pictures of the entire development process, as well as, pics of the end result.  Link



Their project actually reminded me of another guy's attempt at reducing (or increasing, depending on how you look at it) road rage.  A former co-worker of mine was telling me about her friend who customized a roman shade/curtain to fit to the back windshield of his car.  Whenever a driver tailgated him, he would pull on a string placed conveniently next to his driver's seat and drop the roman shade which displayed the words "BACK OFF!"  I'm guessing he got rear-ended a few times.  What do you think?

Beauto is a Roomba alternative that you building yourself.  It runs on 4 AAA batteries and can be hacked to become battle-bots or moving display cases for your favorite stuffed animal.  Product page (Japanese)

Last holiday season I was trying to think of a way to create a pop-up card, but figured it would just more work than I actually wanted to deal with.  I came across this howto on making pop-ups out of your very own photographs which seems easy enough.  I just might give it a try.

My little family is addicted to root beer.  I, personally, don't like ice cream in my drinks, however, I never pass up the opportunity for a frosty mug of 1919, IBC or A&W. 

In case you are a root beer float fanatic, you might want to whip up a batch of root beer float cupcakes.  I have no idea if these are good or not, but it's worth trying out.  [via BoingBoing]

Here is a simple howto on how to make your very own glowing tomatoes. 

Furoshiki is the Japanese technique of wrapping cloth used to transport clothes, gifts or other goods.  Over at Japan's Ministry of the Environment website they have provided a complete howto on how to use the different wraps in furoshiki.  [via digg]

A Japanese man made an ocarina out of broccoli.  The video is in Japanese so you'll miss out on some commentary, but he does play 'Angels We Have Heard On High' on the ocarina, which is pretty amazing given that it's a big head of broccoli.

Previously:
a cardboard box upright bass

This guy made his very own Coca-Cola can tuxedo coat and corsage for some special event.  Check out the photo series of the Coke tux in the making here.