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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-13 09:17:23
April 13 2008 08:49 GMT
#1
There is about 18 videos and some of the shit is really pretty handy. Some of the experiments seem to be legit to me.

This one in particular is pretty nice (Charge IPOD WITH ONION):


Will it really work that easy? Will it mess up the USB cord at all?

This one too (REPAIR SCRATCHES ON DVD/CD):



http://householdhacker.com


PS- lol
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
sigma_x
Profile Joined March 2008
Australia285 Posts
April 13 2008 09:07 GMT
#2
I thought this was a well-known hoax?
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
April 13 2008 09:16 GMT
#3
Well on Mythbusters they made the bhagdad battery out of a clay pot, lemon juice (or vinegar) and some other stupid shit.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
April 13 2008 09:22 GMT
#4
the household hacker speakers made of paper plate + aluminum foil worked beautifully.
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9592 Posts
April 13 2008 09:58 GMT
#5
The fixing CD thingy... I so want to call bullshit on that! But my friend uses toothpaste alone and it removes/fills up the scrathes so... =\
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/user/LathamTK/builds/#view=CrqmP6
Terranlisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Singapore1404 Posts
April 13 2008 10:01 GMT
#6
its fake............
aka myheronoob
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
April 13 2008 12:19 GMT
#7
how about some evidence then ? i dont think yours *its fake* will convince anyone to change their mind if they thing its legit.
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
April 13 2008 12:49 GMT
#8
I know for a fact that to clean a disc you need to wipe inside to out and not in a circular motion, but if what that does is just dissolve the top layer of film or whatever then it would lower the level and make the scratches less deep and that would make sense.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
April 13 2008 12:55 GMT
#9
found this : http://bizarrelabs.com/lemon.htm

..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
baal
Profile Joined March 2003
10708 Posts
April 13 2008 13:00 GMT
#10
yeah and peanut butter is a great solvent -_- not.

obvious BS
Im back, in pog form!
Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-13 16:29:30
April 13 2008 16:13 GMT
#11
On April 13 2008 18:58 Latham wrote:
The fixing CD thingy... I so want to call bullshit on that! But my friend uses toothpaste alone and it removes/fills up the scrathes so... =\
I can actually vouch that it's true. I mean if you're trying to fix a huge gash on a CD then obviously it won't work, but I've been using toothpaste to fix minor to medium scratches on CD/DVD's for years and it always worked (I don't know shit about chemistry so I don't know how it works, but it does). One time my friend bought a bunch of used xbox and PS2 games but some of them kept freezing at the start screen, I told him about the toothpaste trick and they all ran smoothly.

Edit: shit, I should've read that more carefully. I didn't actually watch that video (only saw the first and last one). I assumed they were talking about using toothpaste to fix scratches and you were calling bs on it.

Edit2: ok...apparently I didn't misread...or maybe I did...ehh w/e, main point: it's not BS.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20168 Posts
April 13 2008 16:24 GMT
#12
I usually have outlets and USBs more readily accessible than gatorade soaked onions, regardless of whether or not this is real.

and on the CD one, the CD goes off the screen for a bit so im kind of skeptical
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
sith
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2474 Posts
April 13 2008 16:33 GMT
#13
Legit?

Don't make me laugh.
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9592 Posts
April 13 2008 17:07 GMT
#14
On April 14 2008 01:13 Falcynn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 13 2008 18:58 Latham wrote:
The fixing CD thingy... I so want to call bullshit on that! But my friend uses toothpaste alone and it removes/fills up the scrathes so... =\
I can actually vouch that it's true. I mean if you're trying to fix a huge gash on a CD then obviously it won't work, but I've been using toothpaste to fix minor to medium scratches on CD/DVD's for years and it always worked (I don't know shit about chemistry so I don't know how it works, but it does). One time my friend bought a bunch of used xbox and PS2 games but some of them kept freezing at the start screen, I told him about the toothpaste trick and they all ran smoothly.

Edit: shit, I should've read that more carefully. I didn't actually watch that video (only saw the first and last one). I assumed they were talking about using toothpaste to fix scratches and you were calling bs on it.

Edit2: ok...apparently I didn't misread...or maybe I did...ehh w/e, main point: it's not BS.


LOL yeah I know that toothpaste alone works =P my friend did that with his AoE 2 disc and it worked. The part that I'm calling bullshit is adding peanut butter, baking soda and coca-cola lol.
As you may have noticed the CD goes off the screen for about 3-4s so he might have replaced it easily.
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/user/LathamTK/builds/#view=CrqmP6
gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
April 13 2008 17:12 GMT
#15
lol, dont wanna be harsh but anyone with basic scientific knowledge will know these are all jokes
5HITCOMBO
Profile Joined March 2006
Japan2239 Posts
April 13 2008 17:16 GMT
#16
You can fix a CD/DVD with a banana and some windex, though. I didn't watch the videos, so I can't say it's legit, but I would watch them first before saying it's not.

gusbear, anyone with basic scientific knowledge will know that you have to test it before you can say that.
I live in perpetual fear of terrorists and studio gangsters
gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
April 13 2008 17:21 GMT
#17
5hitcombo watch the videos first before saying that
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
April 13 2008 17:33 GMT
#18
I've got a scratched cd the contents of which have already been replaced, should I have a go?

And gusbear, there was a time when anybody with basic scientific knowledge would have said that the world was flat, some times expected results do not match actual results...all I am saying.
CDRdude
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States5625 Posts
April 13 2008 17:36 GMT
#19
The best way to fix CD's and DVD's is with 2 apples, some sawdust, and a table saw. Really, it works perfectly, even on Blu-ray discs.
Force staff is the best item in the game.
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
April 13 2008 17:38 GMT
#20
On April 14 2008 02:36 CDRdude wrote:
The best way to fix CD's and DVD's is with 2 apples, some sawdust, and a table saw. Really, it works perfectly, even on Blu-ray discs.

You had me until table saw...
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