Plants can use floaties, too! #poolnoodle #pondplant #creepingjenny #wildlifepond

Went to a local festival today and saw some of the lowest-effort crafts I've ever seen (and that was already a low bar) #unicorn #poolnoodle #artsandcrafts #DIWhy #funny

I just finished the massive pool noodle bead lizard! Here are my size six sandals next to the pool lizard just to give a good idea on just how huge this booger is. #mastoart #DIY #Poolnoodle #beadedlizard

Cut off about an inch thick of #poolNoodle (you can leave it ring-shaped if you like). Then punch holes just big enough for #USBcable ends to thread through (a #VictorinoxClassicSD blade is good for this). You can write on the pool noodle piece with a #sharpie for labeling. Bam, custom #cableOrganizers! A ton of them ;)

Pick up a few pool noodles and you can color-code your cables

#DIY #organzation #simple #sharpie

A piece of old #poolNoodle can be cut to shape and size to fit over the prongs of a non-folding #USBcharger (or #laptop #powerCable etc).
Once you have the shape and size how you like, you can push the prongs into the foam (not all the way through) and it's set.
If you want it more securely on, add a #rubberBand, #hairTie, #bracelet, piece of #paracord, or such.

You'll protect yourself from the prongs and your prongs from your self :)

#TravelTips #Budget #DIY

#PoolNoodle

Giant Working NERF Gun Runs on Tiny Arduino

Well, here it is: a shoe-in for the new world's largest NERF gun. (Video, embedded below.) The Guinness people haven't shown up yet to award [Michael Pick], but at 12.5 feet, this baby is over twice as long as the current record holder, which belongs to former NASA mechanical engineer Mark Rober and his now-puny six-foot six-shooter.

We have to wonder if it is technically bigger than the six-shooter, because they seem to be roughly the same scale, except that [Michael] chose a much bigger model to start from. The main body is made from wood, and there are a ton of 3D-printed details that make it look fantastically accurate. The whole thing weighs over 200 pounds and takes at least two people to move it around. We especially love the DIY darts that [Michael] came up with, which are made from a PVC tube inside a section of pool noodle, topped off with a 3D printed piece for that distinctive orange cap.

Propelling those darts at around 50 MPH is a 3,000 PSI air tank connected to an Arduino Pro Mini that controls the trigger and the air valves. While [Michael] hasn't run the thing quite that high, it does plenty of damage in the neighborhood of 40-80 PSI. As you'll see in the video after the break, this is quite the ranged weapon. Watch it blow a hole clean through a sheet of drywall and much more.

Want to build something with a bit more stealth? Make it death from above with a NERF quadcopter.

#arduinohacks #weaponshacks #arduino #arduinopromini #nerfgun #poolnoodle #pvc #worldslargest

Build an Amphibious Robot Using Pool Noodles for Wheels

If you only think of wheels as round, you're limiting yourself from experiencing the true wider world of whacky designs. [wadevag] has been experimenting with some such concepts, and has had success building an amphibious robot platform using star-shaped wheels built out of pool noodles.

The concept is similar to that of whegs. A portmanteau of wheel-legs, they're in effect a form of leg that moves with a rotating motion. Essentially, the points of the stars on the wheels act like legs, pushing the robot along one by one, rather than having continuous contact with the ground as in a typical round wheel.

The floatation provided by the foam allows the robot to easily sit on top of the water's surface, and the star shape allows them to act as viable paddles too. This is perhaps their primary advantage. A round wheel would not provide anywhere near as much forward propulsion.

[wadevag] shows off the concept's abilities on water, concrete, and snow, and it handles them all ably. Impressively, it can both enter and exit the water under its own power. While it's probably not a viable solution for a very heavy robot, for a lightweight design, it could work wonders. It's not the first time we've seen some oddball wheel designs, either. Video after the break.

#mischacks #foam #foamwheels #poolnoodle #robot #whegs