ohgizmo.com - 2/18/2009
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By Luke Anderson
I’ve got an old VCR that I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with for some time. I purged my movie collection of all VHS tapes a couple of years ago, but never got rid of the player itself. I’m really not sure if I was expecting the format to make a ...
yankodesign.com - 2/20/2009
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yankodesign.com —
A kitchen appliance that has been taken for
granted for such a long while is the humble...
toaster. So ignorant are we of its origins that till now it is unknown who invented the first electric bread toaster! No doubt evolved humans have been toasting a ...
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It’s All About The Crisp Toast
coated.com - 2/18/2009
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coated.com —
If you’ve got an old VHS VCR player
collecting dust in the basement because you’ve already gone...
through the process of converting your VHS video tapes into digital media, here’s a chance to put your DIY skills to use to make a cool toaster mod. When you think about it, a ...
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Old VCR To Toaster Mod
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Old VCR To Toaster Mod
Coated —
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When you think about it, a VCR does seem to be the right shape and size to toast bread and now that it’s obsolete, why not have the best toaster on the block.
A tutorial to complete this mod is available on Instructables.
What’s brilliant about this kitchen gadget is not only will it toast your bread, but it will also burn the letters VHS into the bread so you know exactly which toaster was used.
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