Month: July 2008

High-pitched nuisance device

High-pitched nuisance device

Quoth the Raven: This is a little device that I designed for the simple purpose of being discreetly annoying. It waits for a predetermined amount of time, and then it starts emitting high-pitched beeps. I have programmed mine to take advantage of an interesting property of sound. That is, in general most people above the […]

DIY: Recycled Recumbent

DIY: Recycled Recumbent

The Recycled Recumbent has been updated for 2008. It looks like a few other people have had success following the free plans. I really like how the plans have little notes to help you build a really nice Recycled Recumbent Bicycle. More: Read more about Brass Lion recumbent tricycle

Animatronic hand plays by fan

Artist Kitty Clark bent several circuits to shape this piece entitled “Remote Controlled Hand” – A hybrid of a remote controlled car & mechanical hand generates random music. The car is controlled by an altered remote, which is triggered by 2 desk fans. When the fans are directed at the remote, contacts are blown together […]

1000 Journals documentary

I’ve been excited about the forthcoming 1000 Journals documentary. In case you don’t know about the 1000 Journals project and documentary, here’s a synopsis: 1000 Journals is a film about people whose lives are touched by 1000 traveling journals. These blank journals were released into the world in the summer of 2000, by Someguy, a […]