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Curiously strong speakers
By JOHN BARRY
Published February 12, 2005
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ReadyMade magazine recently asked readers to invent new uses for Altoids tins. The innovations, which you can find on www.readymademag.com/feature_12_macgyver.php were amazing. Here's a description of the winning entry from the Web site.
- JOHN BARRY, Times Staff Writer
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Oh you! You captains of industriousness! We received curiously strong submissions for our Altoids tin challenge: a battery pack for the iPod, a minty-fresh cheese grater, and a full-blown MP3 player! (Plus a puzzling variety of mini-shrines.) But Ken Kirkpatrick, creator of the Altoids Mini Speakers, rocks the hardest.
MAKE IT
Dismantle the headphones and remove the speakers. Use a pin to poke a small hole in each of two playing cards, then glue the speakers to the cards, lining up each speaker with the hole. Use the awl to poke a hole in the back of each tin, then thread the speaker wire through the holes. Reconnect the wires by twisting them together and burning the plastic coating off with a lighter. Then tape them off. Place the foam padding from the headphones inside the tins, open side up, to cushion the speakers. Trim the cards to fit inside the tins, place them inside (use glue if necessary), and crank it, dog. The sound's a little tinny, but loud enough for making out.
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