Jonah @ MAKE writes: The “Visible Sound” project attempts to create a physical version of the sound around it by sewing sound waves in realtime. Although this was just a concept, we like ways of making invisible objects like sound waves into tangible forms. This concept model looks like a stereo faceplate on a modified […]
“Dumb” eco-questions you were afraid to ask. New Scientist offers the definitive guide to everything you wanted to know about being green but were too embarrassed to ask… If I switch the light on and off every time I enter and leave a room, does this use more energy than leaving it on all evening? […]
Cute little set of “ghetto speakers” make from four disposable waters cups and toothpicks. Something for the kids to do on a rainy day, not as a replacement for your Bose (or your Altec Lansing). CupSpeakers [via Dinosaurs and Robots]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Eric “ALH84001” Archer conducted some testing on the ability of a neon sign transformer to improve beverage enjoyment – Round 1: Lone Star (the national beer of Texas). 1 cm arc discharge to surface of cold beer for about 15 seconds. Slight foaming occured at the point of arc […]
I’m always looking for weird knits – I love this star-nosed mole named Cris (short for Condyluria cristata)! It’s one of Fawn Pea’s Free Pattern Friday shares and it looks like a quick knit that would make a great holiday present. Here’s a Wikipedia article about star-nosed moles; they can smell underwater, cool!
Here’s a fun event happening this Sunday if you’re in or around Phoenix, AZ: Current and former grad students in art are bringing work for sale and trade in celebration of clearing out their studios and celebrating art giving for the holidays. From the flyer: Prints! Drawings! Photographs! Ceramics! Sculpture! Paintings! EPHEMERA! Oh MY! Current […]
[Pictured above, top to bottom: 1946 The Fleet Type Submarine manual, manual for the 1988 SR-71 Blackbird Environmental Control Systems, 1942 B-17F Flying Fortress Pilot Familiarization Manual] We’re hard at work on the next issue of MAKE, Volume 17, which will have a special “Lost Knowledge” section. For that, I’ve been on the hunt for […]
