October 26, 2004 (starbug)Simple instructions how copy and fake fingerprints In order to fake a fingerprint, one needs an original first.
Latent fingerprints are nothing but fat and sweat on touched items. Thus to retrieve someone elses fingerprint (in this case the fingerprint you want to forge) one should rely on well tested forensic research methods. Which is what's to be explained here. (Figure 1). Figure 1: Fat residue from fingerprint A good source of originals for our counterfeits are glasses, doorknobs and glossy paper. Figure 2: Visualisation with graphite powder Another solution involves Cyanoacrylat, the main ingredient of superglue. Figure 3: Visualisation with superglue The Cyanoacrylat gasses out and reacts with the fat residue to a solid, white substance (Figure 4). Figure 4: Print after Cyanacrylate processing The further treatment involves scanning/photographing (Figure 5) and a bit of graphical refurbishment (Figure 6). Hot Wire Your Car.
From Wired How-To Wiki Nine times out of ten, the term "hot-wire" summons images of car theft.
Of course, anyone who's been stranded in a hostile environment without their car keys knows better. Here's the trick to getting your vehicle moving again. This article is a wiki. Got extra advice? What you'll need Proof of ownership of the vehicle Slotted screwdriver Wire stripper Insulated gloves Try the screwdriver It's not pretty, but a screwdriver can save you some trouble. If you're considering hot-wiring your car, chances are you're already in dire straits. No such luck? Remove the ignition cover Be careful not to do permanent damage when removing the cover. Soda Machine Hack.
Most modern vending machines have little computers inside.
A tiny screen usually displays some information. Although relatively little known, pressing a certain combinations of buttons can control the settings. For instance, you can check the internal temperature, view the amount of money inside, empty change, or dump certain beverages. It will generally only work on new machines which is pictured on the right side. Press the buttons [4] [2] [3] [1] one after another. Once inside the buttons become controls for navigating the menu system. Button [1] – Back/ExitButton [2] – DownButton [3] – UpButton [4] – Select You should now be able to scroll through the available settings. Here are the descriptions of some of the settings you may run into: Pressing the coin return or back button also exits out of the setting menus. Although access to those settings is usually enabled, it is sometimes locked down by the owner or maintenance. CPO – Coin payment mode dumps coins out of the machine. The Radioactive Boy Scout.
Note: This article is being reprinted here as an example of what NOT to do with radioactive materials.
Please do NOT attempt to recreate any part of these experiments for the following reasons: You will most likely poison yourself and/or others Nobody really needs an unsafe homemade reactor (especially one made of duct tape and foil) If enough people try these dangerous experiments, the government will try to outlaw any sort of legitimate private experiments with radioactivity or possession of any radioactive minerals or materials. What happened when a teenager tried a dangerous experiment in his back yard Tale of the Radioactive Boy Scout. Golf Manor, a subdivision in Commerce Township, Mich., some 25 miles outside of Detroit, is the kind of place where nothing unusual is supposed to happen, where the only thing lurking around the corner is an ice-cream truck. Ask Dottie Pease. Huddled with a group of neighbors, Pease was nervous. The cleanup was provoked by the boy next door, David Hahn. Profession: Audio Terrorist. As promised, here's a stencil drawing of the Mexican-style IQ Lamp: .ps, .svg, .pdf. (1:1, DIN A4/ISO 216 paper size) 30 of these are needed to assemble one mexican style lamp, as depicted below.
The material to cut these patterns from needs to be a thin (less than .5 mm thick) plastic (or maybe cardboard) which needs to be flexible - but not too flexible, and not glossy. It might be advisable to use energy-saving light bulbs for this lamp. They are entirely hidden inside the lamp and might be good to avoid overheating of the plastic. Assembling instructions, Video, Instructable. Once again the photo: Have fun! Posted at: 23:26 | path: / | permanent link to this entry | comments It should be obvious but in case it isn't: the opinions reflected here are my own.
Please note that I take the liberty to delete any comments posted here that I deem inappropriate, off-topic, or insulting. Elevator Trick For The Traveller In A Hurry.