One of the first mind machines ever sold commercially, this metal strobe box weighs in at a substantial 15 pounds – a bit heavier than the LED entrainment glasses used today. One of the first commercially available mind machines came some time later in the late 1950’s. Its construction was inspired by reports from radar […]
Here’s a neat idea from Popular Science 1933, best tested on MythBusters now (they just tested if a plane could take off from a treadmill)… a merry go round airplane launcher, what do you think would happen? At least it would be more fun than most airport experiences – Link.
Ellen from The Long Thread made these sweet goose toys for her daughters and was then nice enough to post the instructions on her web site. She also started a Make it Monday Flickr pool for pictures of items that you make following Ellen’s patterns. [via] Link.
Here’s an intriguing device on Instructables- The Looty was created by artist Jim Woodring to allow the users left eye to stare directly at the right and vice-versa. Jim made and sold these devices for a time, but eventually discontinued the item. In an interview over at Hour.ca he spoke regarding the projects demise – […]
Here’s an anatomical black heart by Batteries Not Included that I would imagine Sweeney Todd to give out on Valentine’s Day. [ via ] Link.
Craig Hickman created this simple Arduino powered LED toy as an experiment in CNC machining. The case is made of clear plastic, which allows the viewer to marvel at his homemade Arduino board. The LEDs change flashing patters whenever the luminosity level dips below threshold. This lets you change patterns by passing your hand over […]
This is a nice write-up on interfacing analog meters via USB. The project is fairly complicated, and you have to have good soldering skills to make it all work. Don’t forget, an Arduino can do this kind of thing, and it might be a little easier too! In a sort of retro mash-up, we’ll make […]
