Make a flaming fireball shooter just like magicians use. Save $$ and MAKE your own! Awesome pyrotechnics effect! To download the fire shooter MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. A modified version of Diminutive Balls of FireMAKE 13 “Balls of Fire” & You can see that in our digital edition.
A beer dispensing slot machine, what could be better? OK, money isn’t a bad alternative, but this was built for the annual Burning Man festival, and it is really hot in the Nevada desert. Burning Man is a great place to find inspiration for projects because so many creative and resourceful people create interactive artwork […]
Steven Weissman–one of the indie comic artists behind the cool new “Stincker” brand decal vending machines at Giant Robot stores in SF and LA–is now selling uncut sheets of his super-cute sticker designs. Each sheet is hand-screenprinted ink on vinyl and is suitable for framing. I love these, and not just because my supermodel cats […]
It may be a solution in need of a problem, still an interesting use of inflatable mechanisms – The ABRACADABRA bookmark aims to make finding where you left off and opening to that page easier. I didn’t know it was an issue but now I hate my ordinary paper bookmark. The ABRACADABRA contains an air-filled […]
On Dinosaurs + Robots, Mister Jalopy wrote about this sweet 1940s gas-powered model racer: Starting in the 1920’s, well before radio control cars, hobbyists built and raced nitro burning model cars tethered to a center point like an old Cox airplane. Eventually, there was a commercial market of such size that small manufacturers like Duro-Matic […]
This design concept for a power drill trainer attachment could be quite helpful those turned off by power tools. People who aren’t familiar with power drills may now have a chance to give it a go, provided they’re not embarrassed to be seen using a training wheel-like device called the SmartGuide. The first common mistake […]
Devorah Sperber has replicated several elements from the classic Star Trek out of thread, beads, and fibers. Her art show, Mirror Universe, opens today at Caren Golden Fine Art in New York. Gems include this beaded curtain intricately constructed to resemble Captain Kirk being “beamed up,” and a portrait of Spock made from 1,200 spools […]
