Pimp/Hack/Mod/Mashup Videos

1. Honda Meets Rube Goldberg
This is an example of hack. To me, hack means taking something apart to make it better or to update it. In this commercial, a "Rube Goldberg" machine is made up of Honda parts to show how well they work. I thought it was really interesting how they used most of the parts of the car in the commercial. The hacking showed that Hondas are reliable.
2. Aquarium Computer
This is an example of a mod. They took a regular computer and modified it so that the hard drive would be cooled in mineral water instead of by fans and still work while submerged. They took the cooling system and modified it and made it better and perhaps more futuristic. They showed examples of how the mod happened by showing the specific parts of the hard drive that are were submerged. Mod to me literally means to modify, but not to add any more functions or capabilities. They took the regular computer and modified it to make it cooled in water.
3. Beer Throwing Fridge
This is an example of a mashup between a bridge and a catapult. And it's very cool and clever! Mash up to me means to combine atleast 2 products and made a new product out of them, such as Heely sneakers (skates and sneakers). In this case, the two products (fridge and catapult) combined make a "beer throwing fridge".