I love all of the wacky things people are doing with Joule Thief projects. Here, MAKE Flickr Pool member rhonea riffs on the theme. Rhonea’s joule thieves [Thanks, Patti!] Related: A cuddlier joule thief Make a Joule Thief – Weekend Projects Video Podcast The Joule Thief
Angry Chicken shares a recipe for these adorable edible birds nests, made from shredded wheat and milk chocolate. Chocolate Bird Nests
Are you a little afraid of getting shot by a paintball? They do sting a bit, although it isn’t that bad. Well, fear no more, now you can send in your own paintball-firing robot to remotely unleash your fury. via – technabob – Remote controlled paintball robot Related: Make a Motion-triggered paintball gun.
Robot-turned-Synthmaker Stanley gives an awesomely quirky video demo of his new sound-making device. (WARNING: contains a little cursing, smoking, and lovable condescension) Stanley Povoda, the worldfamous “Robot Man” is now creating all kinds of sound-devices for Metamorphosis. He built countless robots in his life and just recently decided to take again a more musical direction, […]
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 […]
