Those pressurised airhorns in a can will forever be instant fun in the palm of your hand. But the annoying part is that that fun eventually runs out. This air-powered PVC foghorn? Not so much. More »
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Who “Here in my car, I feel safest of all…” Ah, yes. Here is Numan, the electronic music pioneer, performing his 1979 hit “Cars” on an array of automobiles. Oh, and the whole rig’s powered by a single car battery. More »
If you thought the BigDog robot was scary before, check him out with horns.
If you could play any audio clip over your horn, what would it be? Would you honk more just to hear your jam? These are good questions for any potential owner of a DiMora Natalia.
What geek can resist replacing their boring vehicle horn with a 5 trumpet Wolo 485 Star Trek Air Horn? With one push of a button, you can tell that dude who just cut you off to suck it with 118 dB of brain shattering power. The horns play the 5 most recognisable notes from the Star Trek theme — and hooking it up to your car is a simple matter of plugging it into your cigarette lighter and wiring the compressor directly to your vehicle’s battery. No air tank or valve is needed. Now all you need is a custom Enterprise paint job. Available for $US71. [Amazon via GeekAlerts]
This is hilarious. I just hope they didn’t do any permanent hearing damage. I get the feeling you could get yourself arrested for doing this to the wrong person, or in the wrong place. Actually, the ‘wrong place’ could get you shot for doing this. More »
Ride a bike? Cars not giving you the respect you deserve? Add the Thunder Horn, the electronic bike horn that boops at 115 decibels. In comparison, a Jet Plane is 120db, a chainsaw is 115db, and a car horn is around 110db. Yes, this thing is slightly louder than a car horn. Take that, Nissan Sentra. [Brando via Pocket Lint] More »
