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Maker Unveils a Garlic-Powered Door and Window Sensor
Original: Introducing the Garlic-Powered Door and Window Sensor https://hackaday.com/2026/10/08/introducing-the-garlic-powered-doo
Hackaday has published a new do-it-yourself project called the Garlic-Powered Door and Window Sensor, a homemade security sensor aimed at the maker and smart-home community. The write-up falls under the site's maker, IoT and DIY coverage, and hobbyists are sharing it as a quirky example of low-cost, hand-built home automation and security hardware.
Why now: DIY and smart-home enthusiasts enjoy unusual, creatively named hardware hacks that they can build themselves.
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Evidence
- Introducing the Garlic-Powered Door and Window Sensor https://hackaday.com/2026/10/08/introducing-the-garlic-powered-door-and-window-sensor/ # Maker # IoT # DIY · hackaday@robot.villas · 3
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