Nick writes – “Inspired by “Game Over” my friend and I made this stop-motion version of the classic game Lunar Lander. I especially like the jelly-bean explosions! (Berty Bott’s!)” – Link. Related: Stop motion film of retro video games using household objects – Link. Frogger by PES – Link. Stop motion LEGO video – Link. […]
George writes – “This page shows a relatively quick and easy method for making simple but fascinating tensegrity structures. The only materials needed are plastic soda straws, small paper clips, and rubber bands. The assembled tensegrity structures are polyhedral forms which vividly illustrate the separate forces of tension and compression. They are robust enough to […]
Dan has been busy building miniature synthesizers from cardboard, check’em out! He’s also selling them it seems… – Link.
Mike sewed pockets onto the back of a regular t-shirt to hold things like keys, digital cameras or water bottles to create something similar to a real cycling jersey. Link.
Here’s a super cheap light box from DoItYouself.com – “Ever wanted to do product shots but don’t have the bucks to spend on a proper light tent? Why not build one yourself. This lightbox will cost you less than 1 $ as it only uses 5 sheets of paper. After 15 minutes of folding and […]
The Washington Post has an epic article about the art and lore of the venerable spun gun, our own William Gurstelle is quoted too! … – “Payne and his neighbor, Dave Anders, embarked on their particular adventure armed with Wal-Mart bags stuffed with $97.09 worth of PVC pipe, sparking flint, ammunition, targets, beer and hair […]
This short article in the Scotsman says it’s good to scream… – “WORK-RELATED stress can be cut by up to a quarter by letting out a loud scream, according to new research revealed today…Many of those questioned said they were too inhibited to scream.” – Link. When I travel, I really want to scream, a […]
