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A Mechanical Engineer’s Quick Tips for Using Gears

A Mechanical Engineer’s Quick Tips for Using Gears

Here are some quick tips on making gears for your next project (plus links to some more exhaustive gear resources if you’ve got the time).

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These 7 Machines May Just Convince You Perpetual Motion Is Possible

These 7 Machines May Just Convince You Perpetual Motion Is Possible

Perpetual motion is a government secret kept from the masses to protect Big Energy, but these 7 machines come close to solving the mystery.

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Fun with Magnetic Cars and Trains

Fun with Magnetic Cars and Trains

Here are some fun rainy day projects building magnetic toys and learning about electromagnetism

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Leap Motion Alters Sounds of Multiple Instruments

Leap Motion Alters Sounds of Multiple Instruments

Now that developers are getting a chance to play around with the new Leap Motion, we’re seeing some interesting experiments. Stephane performs a tune where the sounds of instruments are altered using this new motion-based controller.

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Rotisserie motor time-lapse motion control unit

Usually when you see a time-lapse sequence the camera is stationary. Adding camera motion to a time lapse-shot adds noticeable depth to a scene. Maker Derek Mellott built this motion control unit for his DSLR from a cable management tray, BBQ rotisserie motor, and TI graphing calculator.

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