The folks @ MIT are warming up to the idea of parabolic solar collectors, recently demonstrating this 12-foot dish of massive heating power – — the completed mirror focuses enough solar energy at its focal point to melt solid steel. The energy of typical sunlight is concentrated by a factor of 1,000. This was showcased […]
Our pal John Edgar Park has posted photos of his building of the new ThingamaKIT from Bleep Labs.
Just because it’s hot doesn’t mean the kids have to stay indoors in the A/C. There are a number of worthwhile summer projects, but the KidWash looks like it has a particularly high fun/effort ratio. A trip to the hardware store for some PVC and mister jets and you can give the Wii a run […]
Wow, this is a “real” Simpsons house via Merlin. The photographer brantastic writes – sara and i passed this house in whycocomagh on our way to cape breton island, and were both like, “what the h3ll? STOP THE CAR.” and we turned around and took pictures in some family’s front yard. when the lady who […]
Amy of Lucykate Crafts has a tutorial on how to make a really eas decorative topper for homemade jam made from felt. A great way to give a gift of yummy jam!
Hah! This is awesome, Slashdot has a quick blurb on the the first Commodore 64 LAN party! The world’s first Commodore 64 LAN party was held at the Cincinnati Commodore Computer Club 2008 Expo last weekend, where the new multiplayer C64 game NetRacer was unveiled. The setup consists of up to eight Commodore 64s with […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Twitter Fail Whale [above, top-left] Wind-powered string plucker Hydrophone eyeball? [above, top-right] Soldering floss [above, bottom-right] Cigarette tin “boom” box[above, bottom-left] PVC sprinkler = summertime fun
