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Below is a list of the ideas already posted to the Metacycle Lab. Browse these ideas to see ways that you can metacycle old products or to inspire new metacycle ideas that you can post in the Solve Challenges section. Don't forget to rate ideas while you browse!

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	Meta-Mecano by grayman A mecano or constructor toy set have many parts, but basic they are: connectors and rods. So in every toothbrush we can find a lot of rods, now we only need to add the connectors and let the kids play. This idea can be used with pens too! Just cut the ... Views: 325 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 01:01 PM - Dec 8 2008
	Shoe Brush by ganesh This will be the new life for the old tooth brush. we can reuse in the form of shoe polish brush. ... Views: 429 \| Comments: 2 \| Added: 08:24 AM - Aug 24 2008
	mirage lamp by steven How to deal with the useless flashlight? I have one idea which can protract the life of flashlight! Lamp !Flashlights and lamps have a point of convergence is luminous.If we design the useless flashlight to a lamp, the materials and structures of flas... Views: 473 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 10:47 AM - Jul 12 2008
	Mrocket by Mrocket Mrocket brings new life to old hockey sticks in only three steps: 1) the sticks are cut to the desired heights (All four sticks used for the base must be cut to the same height, in order to ensure stability. The height of the four used as hooks can differ... Views: 516 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 11:32 PM - Jul 1 2008
	Wireless Microphone by zeebraaa Again with a perfect matched in shape. Wireless Microphone could be a fabulous 2nd life of Flashlight. Just clear all inside, put electronic circuit of microphone need, battery, cut out with mesh wire frame at on top area. Ready to rock!... Views: 421 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 06:11 AM - Jul 1 2008
	Banshua by lindaq520 Through the second life of the toothbrush design, concept design theme Banshua. Toothbrush, the structure of the re-design, designed Banshua modeling. A combination of flexibility, diversity of style, use the convenient and interesting, with the e... Views: 401 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 06:06 AM - Jul 1 2008
	WALKAMANIA(c) the portable genius... by Biso The walkman is one of the most brilliant and revolutionary invention of the last 30 years. Very light in weight mr walkman is confortable to carry and easy to use, its internal components are apparently sofisticated made by a rotating chain system that... Views: 522 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:28 PM - Jun 30 2008
	good eye-beauty by jinsong Further more,the formation of new wrinkles around the eyes will be delayed. after slightly processing of the used swim goggles (or you can use it directly without processing), you can fill vegetable or fruit juice 、milk、tea、etc into the... Views: 505 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 11:07 PM - Jun 30 2008
	New tape VHS cassette by alex96006976 Easy to make, Easy to use, dust-proof, Less waste, Fully recycling, 2 method can use.... Views: 480 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 09:43 PM - Jun 30 2008
	transition of heavy or fragile package by jakubin Hi, I was looking for some idea which should understand these things as a RESOURCES for other purposes. I decided to choose markers, felt-tips (round profile) in whatever length and diameter for their amount in our world. The usage of my idea is in transi... Views: 464 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 06:20 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Walkdog by Giles Willey An 80's Accessory to a modern day necessity. Walkdog addresses two problems, firstly what to do with all the retro looking, but none the less useless cassette walkmans we have now found ourselves with, and secondally how to get people with designer... Views: 423 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 06:14 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Mouse Switch by quillasophink The hard ABS cage of the mouse can be given a second lease of life as a light switch - with that soft click and a more ergonomic feel as opposed to conventional light switches.... Views: 513 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 01:25 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Fan by annazhao The handle of toothbrush is also the suitable one for fan. So I remove brush from the toothbrush head and tie two pieces of paper to it. The process is simple and cost less material. Besides, using fan is also a good way for saving energy.... Views: 400 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:38 PM - Jun 30 2008
	VHS tape to Tape dispenser by paulus An obsolete VHS tape can be removed of the film strip components and replaced with varied adhesive tapes and serve as a tape dispenser. The conversion is simple as there are already two rotating wheels inside the VHS. Add a blade at the mouth so the tape ... Views: 383 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:32 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Hook by annazhao I totally use the whole toothbrush by curving the handle to make a hook. It spends less energy during the procedure and doesn’t need extra material. Moreover, I exploit the feature of toothbrush head and make the hook work in a more efficient way.... Views: 434 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:23 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Torch light to Cigarette case by paulus A broken torch light serves as a good casing to store cigarettes, preventing damage by rain or crushing by external forces. The glass panel in front stays as a good viewer to check the cigarette balance. Add a divider inside the torch body so u can store ... Views: 355 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:18 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Photoframe by CarolShe Use the cassette to decorate the photoframe!... Views: 392 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:12 PM - Jun 30 2008
	La paon à brosses by mari2271 Le paon à brosses est un accessoire de puériculture servant au brossage des bottes d'hiver des enfants de niveau pré-scolaire.... Views: 434 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 12:00 PM - Jun 30 2008
	Goggle to Earphones holder/case by paulus Some buy their own earphones to cater to invidual listening preferences.Earphones have excessively long cords and hang out of the pockets/bags,and spoil easily when not stored away carefully after usage, when the internal wirings are bent out of place by ... Views: 389 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:37 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Easy by Honey This design uses hockey sticks interluding between each other to form a solid triangular shape. The outer layer of the hockey sticks uses tempered glass,of which color can be black and white. Thus, the overall look of this coffee table is simple but... Views: 466 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 11:24 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Infuseur à thé by Philippe-Albert Les thermos de plastique sont souvent jetés et remplacés par des modèles plus récents en acier inoxidable. Puisqu'ils remplissent toujours leur mandat original, il est possible de leur conférer une plus-value, une fonction subséquente exclusive et i... Views: 432 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:07 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Interesting Spoon and Cool Mat by hhh666666 The toothbrush handle is fit for handing,so I think it is better to be reused as something that we need to hand.I choose the spoon,because our spoons seem to be monotonous.With toothbrush handle's various shapes and colors,our spoons may be interesting. Views: 390 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 10:44 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Desktop organizer by boyuanjie Using markers to be the boarding of a desktop organizer, different shapes of the base with appropriate holes in accordance with the bottom of the markers can create various colorful desktop organizers. Also the markers can be easily to insert on the base ... Views: 495 \| Comments: 2 \| Added: 10:42 AM - Jun 30 2008
	kettle lamp by anxueling This design conceives through inspirction from the material`s characteristic—the material of kettle`s surface is plastic—translucent nature can reflect the Ray easy and make it softed. You can just add the top cover,cover it over the threaded kettl... Views: 405 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 10:32 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Folding Brochure Bag by sonat The Folding Brochure Bag is made by nailing markers. It is very light, practical and artistic.... Views: 358 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 03:25 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Mouse Shower Sprayer by sonat Computer Mouse can be refit to a ver good shower sprayer. The Mouse Shower Sprayer with some holes can switch water, adjust water quantity, select hot or cool water and change the water direction. To be honest, it is really better than the real shower spr... Views: 431 \| Comments: 2 \| Added: 01:50 AM - Jun 30 2008
	Timer by boyuanjie Take advantages of the brilliant colors of markers, its lid and its nid to make s timer for mama\'s cooking, papa\'s excercise and my playtime.... Views: 401 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:39 PM - Jun 29 2008
	KALEIDOSCOPE by octraine Transform a flashlight into Kaleidoscope by making a peeping hole through its body as shown.Assembly of 3 acrylic mirrors at 60 degrees each provides 6 duplicate images of the object kept between two acrylic plates saperated by a saperator ring at the oth... Views: 851 \| Comments: 5 \| Added: 10:30 PM - Jun 29 2008
	turn used swim goggles into a cool pet collar by yujing your pet really doesn't like sth metalic----just thinking of wearing a thick iron chain around your neck...but a pair of used swim goggles can be a perfect collar ,softer silicone.And compared with the chain,it's more stable around the neck.Just give your... Views: 371 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 10:17 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Re-office clock by Botelho & Gouveia An office product made by some office supllies. Give another chance to your old markers.... Views: 944 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 05:09 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Tiny brush for tiny places by Botelho & Gouveia A toothbrush is probably the smallest brush you can find on the market. If it is overused and no longer efficient for brushing your teeth, why not using it for cleaning other tiny places. Great for perfectionists and tidy people!... Views: 431 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 05:07 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Romantic Kit by Botelho & Gouveia Just in case you want to impress your loved one with a "home made" romantic dinner yet you don't have much time, we strongly recommend that you keep your old flashlights. Doesn't make sense? Yes it does: if you open a flashlight you will see how... Views: 430 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 05:05 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Mouselamp by hunan university Mouse lamp is composed by two mouse components which have been obsoleted to assemble a new table lamp. One of the two mouse serves as ampbase ,and the other as lampshade .We use the original mouse button, which will be used as table lamps button to op... Views: 366 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 03:00 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Notes Folder by hunan university Design inspiration comes from the Open-to-use format of flip phones, using the similar shape of the folded accordion, designed to the production notes into a folder. We will transform the internal structure of the cell phone and add the storage space o... Views: 362 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:55 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Second Life of Thermos by hunan university The Candlestick includs the bottom part of thermos and the metal component with invagination hole which embedded in the mouth of thermo . For us the best adventage of the candlestick is convenient to move . This design uses the... Views: 374 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:42 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Notes Folder by hunan university Design inspiration comes from the Open-to-use format of flip phones, using the similar shape of the folded accordion, designed to the production notes into a folder. We will transform the internal structure of the cell phone and add the storage space ... Views: 357 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:35 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Mouselamp by hunan university Mouse lamp is composed by two mouse components which have been obsoleted to assemble a new table lamp. One of the two mouse serves as ampbase ,and the other as lampshade .We use the original mouse button, which will be used as table lamps button to op... Views: 339 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:29 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Marker Seal by hunan university The younger generation always like to use personalized signatures to demonstrate their different . This design allows young people each have their own personalized stamp. Raw material of the seal is marker pen and we remove the ends of the nib,... Views: 350 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:13 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Toothbrush Shaft by hunan university The design uses the slender shape characteristics of toothbrush which has been fixed on the base and as a roll of toilet paper shaft .... Views: 363 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:07 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Palm Peeler by zeebraaa The Peeler, Design from Computer Mouse That can peel the fruit and vegetable then keep all skin in itself, No messy and fit in your palm. just cut the hole as shown in picture at the base of the mouse and install the blade! then peel it! ... Views: 440 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 01:44 PM - Jun 29 2008
	Enjoy life with a mouse by LiKiJun All the information About ... Views: 346 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:49 AM - Jun 29 2008
	marker dart by seasnake Anyone who uses markers is annoyed with how quickly they can run out.But now,we will be pleased with having so many darts.By replacing penpoint with pinhead,we turn markers into Markerdarts. Markerdart has a cap,it's safer than common dart.Although it see... Views: 389 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 09:58 AM - Jun 29 2008
	2 Ways Measurement. by zeebraaa The Idea of Measurement that design from VHS Cassette, has 2 Measurement Tapes which has different in length units. More clear, organized and less numbers. Get the right number without mistake by converted.... Views: 370 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 07:34 AM - Jun 29 2008
	cleaning mouse by water The mouse is always designed to fit our hands. For this, it can be used as a handle. I set a brush on this to clean the gaps of the keyboard and the inside part of the mainframe-box which are always not easy to clean the dust inside them.. And I also a... Views: 393 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 12:01 AM - Jun 29 2008
	a new kind of marker by zhanglei.060202129 As we know,many pens and markers link their parts with thread or annular trough and ring protruding.So we can produce many annular troughs and ring proturdings on them.When they are... Views: 367 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 11:05 PM - Jun 28 2008
	zoom it!!! by zeebraaa A 2nd life of Flashlight is definitely a Monocular Zoom Len. Hardly do nothing with it, clear all inside Flashlight then install all lens by order. now you just got your own Zoom Len;) ... Views: 365 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 10:24 PM - Jun 28 2008
	Mouse to be a controler by boyuanjie The advantage in the function of the mouse is bluetooth technology. Besides that, there're many other products using bluetooth. People took advantage of its convenience of control without wires. Fern-control, that's so cool! So i think, why not using the ... Views: 378 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 02:03 PM - Jun 28 2008
	Flashlight to be a ceiling lighting by boyuanjie How can the brocken flashlights being used in a second life with quite few modifications and alterations? The biggst advantage that the flashlight presents is that the lighting system. By throwing out its brocken batteries system and being converted into ... Views: 401 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 01:48 PM - Jun 28 2008
	UFO by liyoo1972@yahoo.com.cn Will scrap the swimming glasses dismantled and re-structure，Light swim through the colorful spectacle will bring wonderful visual effects，Undulating surface with the feeling，Such as outer space to the fantasy UFO.At the same time, it is also a good ... Views: 387 \| Comments: 1 \| Added: 01:44 PM - Jun 28 2008
	Green VHS Cassette by wrencleding The main idea is to make the VHS Cassette full of green by planting grass in it.Obviously，it's a good pot.A good green design.... Views: 403 \| Comments: 0 \| Added: 01:26 PM - Jun 28 2008
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