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Ross W. Orr hacks low-tech gadgets and invasive plants in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
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11: Alt Vehicles page 174
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Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
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10: Home Electronics page 168
Project: Panoramic Pinhole Camera
Lenseless and low-tech, pinhole cameras have always been maker-friendly. But forget the Quaker Oats carton, and go wide with this roll-film, panorama design.
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09: Fringe page 92
The ByteLight
Make a high-tech mood light from a fluorescent lamp and 54 obsolete SIMMs.
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09: Fringe page 132
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Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
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09: Fringe page 172
Corrugated Glow
Create sunset lighting with a fiberglass tea lantern.
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02: Creative Clones page 114
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Create ant farm documentaries, play record albums with a plastic cup, and dosome pocket-sized instant messaging.
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07: Backyard Biology page 166
T-Shirt Laptop Pouch
Reincarnated tee "iShirt" protects your computer and deters thieves.
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06: Robots page 27
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05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 172
Film Jockey
Julie Meitz uses old film projectors to create collages of light and color.
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04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 59
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Thermofooler
Who needs a "smart" thermostat when you can trick your dumb one into lowering your heating bill?
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