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I want to start by coming out and saying I'm not one of those car luddites who think everything should hover in some magical past; while I'm very fond of old-school cars, there's an amazing amount of amazing new tech in cars, and LCD dashboards in so many new cars here at the Detroit Auto Show are a genuinely great advance. Except for one big issue: Knobs, switches and buttons? They're now officially doomed. More »
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Instructables is a great place to go seeking inspiration for your latest idea or just burning a lot of spare time. But this particular Instructable has that perfect mix of novelty, ease and creepiness. "Surrealist Human Hand Stick Shifter" is an eight-step project which uses simple mold-making and silicone to cast a replica human hand suitable for replacing that tacky old eight-ball shifter. May we be the first to venture a "GAH!" and to also point out that this idea could be perversely repurposed in any number of successively terrible ways. More »
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