Do not DIY: Take your slap bet to the next level with a rocket-powered glove
Congratulations. You've just won a slap bet with your friend. Do you slap him immediately? Do you delay the slap, tormenting your friend with the impending pain? Or do you build a rocket-powered glove to ensure your slap inflicts the most punishment? If you're a member of the Hacksmith team, then the answer is simple. The team members created a 3D scan of the slappers arm, 3D-printed a bracket, wrapped the bracket in carbon fiber to help protect the wearer, and built an ignition box to ensure successful deployment of the rockets. In a recent video, YouTuber the Hacksmith demonstrates how to construct and use a rocket-powered glove. Please, don't try this at home.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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