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The Slow Fall
Dropping a magnet through an aluminum tube takes longer than you’d think. Why?
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 152

Kinetic Illusion Toys
Deceive the eye with impossible falling motion.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 148

Fooling Around with Pulleys
MAKE readers hope that the things they make will work as intended. That doesn't always happen. Meet the fool's tackle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 160

Puzzle of the Crowned Pulleys
Real-world problems in physics sometimes take quite a while to figure out, unlike the contrived problems in textbooks that must be solved by next week.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless page 158

Toolbox
A simply great calculator, laundry alternatives, a look at music, and the 3D camera you’ve been waiting for.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 152

The Chinese South-Pointing Chariot
For fun or function? A Chinese south-pointing chariot.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 160

Golden Star Origami
Make a five-pointed star with a single cut.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 19: Robots page 164

Reflections on an Illusion
An illusion that never ceases to fascinate is the mirror-produced "real image" -- you'll reach out to grasp it, but your fingers close only on thin air.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 164

The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 172

The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 15: Music page 166

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 13: Magic page 174

Mathemagician
At 92, philosopher Martin Gardner is still exploring the perplexities of math, science, mystery, and magic.
In Maker from MAKE: 12: Upload page 80

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 12: Upload page 188

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 169

Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 174

Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 168

Reinventing the Square Wheel
Unlimited allure: the perennial search for perpetual motion.
From MAKE: 09: Fringe page 70

Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 172

Photographer for these Magazine Articles

The Slow Fall
Dropping a magnet through an aluminum tube takes longer than you’d think. Why?
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 152

Fooling Around with Pulleys
MAKE readers hope that the things they make will work as intended. That doesn't always happen. Meet the fool's tackle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 160

Toolbox
A simply great calculator, laundry alternatives, a look at music, and the 3D camera you’ve been waiting for.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 152

The Chinese South-Pointing Chariot
For fun or function? A Chinese south-pointing chariot.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 160

Reflections on an Illusion
An illusion that never ceases to fascinate is the mirror-produced "real image" -- you'll reach out to grasp it, but your fingers close only on thin air.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 164

The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 172

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Martin Gardner's mathemagic.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 13: Magic page 174

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Putting a spin on a puzzle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 12: Upload page 188

Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Friction. There's the rub.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 169

Illustrator for these Magazine Articles

The Slow Fall
Dropping a magnet through an aluminum tube takes longer than you’d think. Why?
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 152

Fooling Around with Pulleys
MAKE readers hope that the things they make will work as intended. That doesn't always happen. Meet the fool's tackle.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 160

The Spinning Cylinder Illusion
This is a toy, a puzzle, and an illusion all in one, with only one moving part. No batteries are required. I like simplicity, especially when it produces puzzling complexity.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 172

The Penetrating Magnets Illusion
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 15: Music page 166

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