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Guy Recreates Original Mad Max Interceptor Car

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Mad Max and all of its sequels have always been my favorite movies. I have seen them hundreds of times. If I could build the last of the V-8’s I would. This Mad Max fan did just that, creating his own version of Max’s Interceptor. I am so jealous I could go all Night Rider on him and make him wreck while chasing me.

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This guy spent $125,000 and paid a company to take his 1972 Australian Ford Falcon and convert it into an Interceptor, right down to having the same steering wheel as the one used in the movie. This guy made his dream come true and I’ll just have to be happy living vicariously through him.

Now all he needs is a partner named Goose on a cycle.

[via SpeedSociety]

Mad Max: Fury Road Flamethrower Ukulele

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One of the more whimsical parts of Mad Max: Fury Road is the so-called “Doof Warrior” and his rock and roll rig on wheels. I especially loved the massive stack of amps and speakers, and the ridiculous bungee thing he was swinging from. Of course, his flaming guitar was pretty hysterical too.

Our pal Caleb Kraft over at Make: liked it enough to make his own flamethrowing string instrument. But instead of going with an electric guitar, Caleb’s axe is a ukulele – and it’s pretty impressive if you ask me.

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The whole thing is self-contained, so it’s really quite a portable flamethrower. The key elements include an igniter, a butane canister, a caulk gun, some moldable plastic, and a hose. You can check it out in action in the video below:

Head on over to Make: for the full build guide. Keep in mind that with a project like this, you’re literally playing with fire, so please use caution if you decide to try and replicate Caleb’s fiery instrument. And certainly don’t try and play it while dangling from a bungee rig on a moving vehicle.

Mad Max’s Full of Explosions and Chase Scenes

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Warner Bros. Pictures just released an explosive HD snippet of Mad Max: Fury Road online and everyone's talking about it.Tom Hardy plays Max and in this fourth installment, you see an angry,...

New Post for ‘Mad Max’ Movie Released With Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy

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The poster for the new movie 'Mad Max: Fury Road!' has been released showing Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron on the front.  In the cover shot, Hardy looks roughed-up with blood on his face as he...

Yield to This Traffic Sign Breastplate Armor

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Looking like something out of Mad Max or some other post-apocalyptic wasteland, this armor was made from old traffic signs, and ready to slow down – and eventually stop – all who dare come at it.

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The breastplate was made by attaching pieces of traffic signs to an old set of football pads, in a pattern that’s based on ancient Roman Lorcia Segmentata armor. Its maker, Ivan Owen of Chain Crafts, cut out 18 pieces of signs, and then hand hammered them into the shapes you see here.

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You most definitely won’t want to mess with anyone wearing this – especially if they’re wielding axes, like this guy and girl.

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The traffic sign breastplate armor is available over on Etsy for $450(USD). Mohawk sold separately.

RIPE NCC handing out its last block of IPv4 addresses, tries to fend off internet survivalism

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Europe's RIPE NCC handing out its last block of IPv4 addresses, tries to fend off internet survivalism

In a world where IPv6 lives and IPv4 addresses are scarce, network providers must fight for survival... or at least, claim their IP blocks quickly. The RIPE NCC, the regional internet registry for Asia, Europe and the Middle East, warns that it's down to assigning its last set of 16.8 million IPv4 addresses as of this weekend. That sounds like a lot, but we'd do well to remember that the registry churned through about 5.2 million addresses in just the past two weeks. What's left won't be around for long, folks. To cut back on the number of Mad Max-style battles for dwindling resources, RIPE NCC is rationing out IPv4 for local registries in 1,024-address chunks -- and only to those who both have IPv6 assignments as well as proof of a need for IPv4. With just a bit more than half of the RIPE NCC's customers currently on IPv6, that could still trigger a shortfall among networks that haven't prepared for the internet protocol apocalypse. We'd advise that companies stock up on IPv6 supplies before launching the raiding parties.

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Mad Max Motorcycle Built from Car that Broke Down in the Desert

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For most of us, if our car broke down in the desert, we would have no choice but to just walk or pray for rescue. Most of are not so technically inclined to take our cars and build something else out of the parts. Well, Emile Leray is far more resourceful. When his Citroën 2CV car broke down in the middle of the Sahara Desert, he supposedly converted the car into a Mad Max style motorcycle.
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The desert he was in was somewhere in northwest Africa. He got stopped and was told to go any further due to some military conflicts in the area. He decided to go around, through the desert. It wasn’t long before he snapped a swing arm on his vehicle, leaving him stranded. He did what any manly man would do. He disassembled his vehicle and created a motorcycle from the parts.

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This guy is officially the real world MacGyver. Unless this is some kind of a hoax, he did this totally un-prepared. It seems like he managed to drill holes by bending metal and sawing at it, then un-bending it to be flat again, which makes sense. It took him twelve days to construct this vehicle. Sure, it sounds fishy, but like Fox and Mulder, I want to believe.

[via Reddit via Hack A Day]