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Thanks a lot, Elon. Or maybe not, depending on how this report that China used Starlink signals to detect low-observable targets pans out. There aren’t a lot of details, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 22, 2024
“Please say it wasn’t a regex, please say it wasn’t a regex; aww, crap, it was a regex!” That seems to be the conclusion now that Crowdstrike has released a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 11, 2024
Given the general lack of extra space in a gear-stocked vehicle aimed at base camp, we’ve become a big fan of modular, multifunctional cooking equipment. California company Grill Game takes the concept to new ends with its G1. We’re not even sure wheth… Continue reading Go-anywhere modular camp grill cooks via campfire, charcoal or propane
Tripod torches have become fairly common among battery-powered camping lights, but a new US startup has a more literal (and somewhate terrifying) interpretation in mind. Its Tripod Torch is an actual freestanding flame-spewer that delivers an open flam… Continue reading Collapsible camping torch replaces campfire with blazing open inferno
Created in Sweden, the Maus Fire Suppressor is around the size of a long, slim flashlight at around 9.7 in (24.5 cm) long and 2 in (5 cm) in diameter. It’ll sit wherever you put it for up to five years, and where traditional fire extinguishers require … Continue reading Fighting fire with pyro: World’s smallest extinguisher leaves no mess
Overland Expo’s focus may be largely on earth-exploring giants and burly, overbuilt hardware, but the show does highlight its fair share of light, ultra-portable outdoor gadgets. One of our favorite finds this year was the Fire Flute from Outdoor Eleme… Continue reading Tiny 2-ounce fire multitool brings dual survival to your adventures
A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio’s Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to b… Continue reading Flame-throwing robo-dog can now be yours for under $10k
We felt bad for [Mark] of Mark Fixes Stuff. Apparently, his house burned down and took virtually everything, including his retrocomputer collection. He did manage to pull out a few …read more Continue reading ColecoVision Cart Rises from Ashes
High-density lithium batteries hold vast amounts of energy – and when they drop their guts, they can do so in absolutely spectacular destructive fashion. So researchers have built fire extinguishing capabilities right into the cells themselves.Continue… Continue reading Self-extinguishing lithium battery puts out its own fires
It might seem a little bit counterintuitive, but one of the more carbon-neutral ways of heating one’s home is by burning wood. Since the carbon for the trees came out …read more Continue reading Feeding The Fire by Robot