Baron Von PT and the Brebot travel forward in time to gander the FUTURE and the future is Maker Faire Austin – October 20-21, 2007 where branes colide! View the video (above) get it as a MP4 or just subscribe via iTunes! What’s Maker Faire? Glad you asked! two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, […]
Greg writes – From about 1956 until 1964, US aeronautics engineers and rocket scientists at the Langley Research Center developed a series of spherical satellite balloons called, awesomely enough, satelloons. Dubbed Project Echo, the 100-foot diameter aluminumized balloons were one of the inaugural projects for NASA, which was established in 1958. The Satelloons – [via] […]
The “Vanity Ring” project by Markus Kison is an interesting take on social status. The wearer inputs their name into the software which uploads the amount of mentions their name gets on a Google search onto the ring. From the description: “While in earlier times richness and importance were equal to the amount of money […]
Socratic electronics has a lot of downloadable worksheets if you’re learning (or want to learn) electronics, they take a different approach than traditional teaching… – The purpose of this website is to provide both rationale and resources for research/discussion-based instruction to instructors everywhere. Central to the Socratic Electronics project is a large collection of questions […]
This isn’t your typical buy it off the shelf werewolf mask. That’s why we like it. It is a true home made project using some common craft items such as fake fur, foam and a glue gun. Here is a step by step video: Thanks to Connie for pointing this out to us. DIY HALLOWEEN […]
Check out the amazing pinhole photography by Justin Quinnell (he also has a kit so you can make your own mouth-shot photos) – [via] Link. Related: MAKE Video Podcast: Weekend Projects – Make a Pinhole … – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Project: Panoramic Pinhole Camera. Lenseless and low-tech, pinhole cameras have always been […]
Are you looking for a creative treat for trick or treaters this year? Why not make some of these ghost inspired lollis: All you’ll need are round lollipops, tissues, wool, thread or string, scissors and a marking pen. Get complete instructions here – Link. Thanks Jo at the Knitted Blog for the suggestion. DIY HALLOWEEN […]
