Beer bottle melted in a microwave
Here’s a video of using a blow torch to heat up a bottle and then using a microwave to actually melt it, according to the experimenter the glass becomes an ionic conductor and absorbs the microwave energy.
Year: 2008
Secret origins of retro toys
Frank Lloyd Wright, Oil Heat and Bolivian Cults – The origins of some great retro toys. I like the story behind the erector set – Because of the market pressures of World War I, the United States Council of National Defense was considering a ban on toy manufacturing. Amazingly, one man’s impassioned speech successfully stopped […]
DIY budget inter-cooler
If you haven’t already started building your own electric vehicle, why not add this project to your gas guzzling, turbo-charged, super car. If you are going to drive a fossil fuel burning car, it might as well be fast, and cool. – Link
HOWTO: cross-browser alpha PNGs
If you’re a web designer, here’s a tool that’s going to make your life a lot better. Seriously, in no time you’ll be dropping shadows like Galileo dropped the orange. Transparent GIFs only have a single bit of transparency—a pixel is either totally transparent, or it’s completely opaque. 24 bit PNG images, on the other […]
Eccentric Cubicle author Kaden Harris on the Space Channel
The Space Channel in Toronto, Canada is featuring Eccentric Cubicle author Kaden Harris this weekend. Catch him on the Space Channel’s HypaSpace Weekly, a weekly entertainment news program about the world of science fiction and fantasy with “insightful features on movies, television, books, comics, video games and community events.” It airs Saturday, February 9th at […]
From Suitcase to Pet Bed
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while! Green is the New Blue blogger Kirsten turned a vintage suitcase into a fully functional pet bed, complete with a matching fabric squeaky toy. Link.
Yo Gabba Gabba Amigurumi
Craftster user Alliecat30 created this awesome crocheted toy for her kids, inspired by the character Brobee from Nick Jr.’s hit show Yo Gabba Gabba. Link.
