I have mixed feelings about this camera, while it packed a great set of features for its price, the image quality was notoriously inferior to older A-series cameras such as the A60, A80,A80, etc.
But the big deal breaker was the battery issue. Most cameras would run out of battery (well, not quite, read bellow) after very few shots. This defect affected nearly every unit of this and similar models. So badly that canon pulled these cameras out of the market as quickly as possible. (more…)

My spot at my workplace kind of sucks, a zillion people pass by and hang around right behind me all the time. Besides being a bit distracting, I was allways feeling like someone was looking over my shoulder. When I saw reflections on the shinny border of my screen, the idea of a rear view mirror came into my mind. I imedeatly google it and, as it turns out, such stuff exists and can be bought online.
All the waiting plus shipping and handling fees sort of turned me away from that option though.  So I decided to improvise a solution which turned out to work very well.

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This is an absolute classic. One of the oldest toys,  it’s also one of the oldest hunting weapons in use and a biblical object. I still have my old slingshot my father made me more than 20 years ago.  Slingshots have been used all over the world with minor variants. This is how they are made in south of Europe, in particular in Portugal where I was born. (more…)

This as a quick attempt to build a simple ghetto tennis ball mortar out or tin cans and duct tape. (more…)

After the last post I had some people asking me if potato cannons are dangerous. They sure are if used without caution. These are some basic yet important safety measures I put together in order to keep myself safe. I’ll explain as I go through, knowledge is in fact the best safety.
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Warning: This is dangerous. Do not try this at home without proper safety and knowledge. You will likely hurt yourself or others very badly.

A few days ago I told a friend of mine about these fun things I saw on the internet,  potato cannons. The day after he showed up at my place with a bunch of pipes and other PVC pieces. We bought one of those long lighters with a piezo crystal and the material checklist was complete. We used an old (10+ years) can of hairspray as fuel. (more…)