Huh, so back in the 30’s I guess people had Halloween parties and pulled pranks on each other with elaborate mechanical devices, neato… Modern Mechanix 1932 – “A Hallowe’en party might be defined as a nocturnal orgy of nonsensical abandon. In other words, an affair when any goofy trick is in order. If you want […]
AMXL shows you how to use a SAA7134 based TV card and Debian to tune in to all sorts of waves you can’t normally get with your TV… Looks like it will work with many of the TV cards out there too… – “If you have a TV capture card in your computer, you probably […]
Gabe and David are building an awesome 16:3 scale Labyrinth game! – “Although it’s still got a ways to go before it’s complete, it is really starting to take tangible shape. I laughed uncontrollably for several minutes when we finally put the game board in the box. What a ridiculous idea, but marvelous at the […]
I really like these can-art light sculptures from artist John T Unger, great re-use/recycle of old cans… – “What I enjoy about making the CANtern luminaries is the way they allow me to think in the exact opposite way I do when I make fences or sculpture… When you’re welding steel together, all the lines […]
We’ve covered a lot bizarre recipes, cakes and edible Halloween goodies – so why stop now…here’s Wanda’s Halloween Cookbook with tons of great recipes you can make – the spooky ice sculptures and “bloody popcorn” seem fun… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & […]
Ken sent in this hand painted band-aid skateboard, he writes – “I had an urge to put together a skateboard and had this idea for deck art. Irony comes together with a cheap blank deck and some paint. “ – Link. SKATE @ MAKE: Spotted on the Playa – Self-balancing skateboard – Link. Skateboard Slingshot […]
Retro Thing has the history and some links to these amazing animated records, seems like you could do this with a CD player if you modded the heck out of it (would be worth it!) or just get a record and start experimenting… – “These were cardboard children’s records with the animation printed right onto […]
