Bill writes – “I was listening to an old “Ellery Queen” radio drama via the Internet last week. The program was just okay, but there was a wonderful 1950s vintage radio commercial that included the terrific Bromo Seltzer Talking Train. Whoo Whoo -Bromo-Selzer – Bromo-Selzer – Bromo-Selzer – Bromo-Selzer. Have a listen. I looked the […]
Wow, Lionel has a breakdown of the I-Theater glasses to make a stereo vision unit for a costume mask…- Link. Related: Lion of the Sun (gallery) – Link. Lion of the Sun – Link.
If you are in the NY area, don’t miss the two-day festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP. An oversized Greenwich Village loft houses the computer labs, rotating exhibitions, and production workshops that are ITP — the Interactive Telecommunications Program. Founded in 1979 as the first graduate […]
Hubert writes – “We describe a very simple laser: no special gas, no chemical products, no vacuum and no glass work! This Nitrogen laser uses normal air at atmospheric pressure. All you need is some metal parts and an about 10 kV 1 mA adjustable High tension DC source.” Thanks Gnomic! – Link.
From Phil @ MAKE: The winners are up from the NPR holiday craft contest are up! “Most end-of-the-year recaps include a plethora of notable news stories. Five for Friday’s recap is much easier to digest: It consists of 2006-themed ornaments and menorahs submitted for NPR’s first craft contest, from a bulb wrapped in telephone records […]
Gt_man002 writes – “I have a few bench tools that I previously had sitting on an old wobbly side table. I decided it was time to improve their stands for safety and usability reasons. Here are some pictures of the stand construction.” – Link.
This is pretty clever, use sturdy, cheap car bulbs when replacing the crummy ones used in desk lamps, Mustaphabarakat shows you how – Link.
