Wrist mouted flame cannons
Wrist mounted flame cannons via BBG. From the pages of MAKE: Diminutive Balls of Fire – Construct a concealable, hand-held fireball shooter. Read this article in MAKE: 13: Magic, Page 88.
Year: 2008
HOW TO – Paper Treat Cones
Make and Takes shows us how to create these playful paper cones, which are filled with treats and handed out at parties. Sounds like a fun tradition to start up for any holiday or special occasion!
Simpsons intro in LEGO
Urmas Salu (a teenager!) won all of $40 for this re-enactment of The Simpsons opening sequence in LEGO. Watching it makes me ridiculously happy. via Boing Boing
Interactive electronics learning online!
The Wisconsin Online Resource Center has a great collection of interactive animations for learning the ins-and-outs of electronics theory and application. If you’re a visual learner, like myself, you’re likely to find these ‘learning objects’ very helpful. In addition to basic principals of AC/DC, digital/analog, logic gates, op-amps, motors, they cover pneumatics, hydraulics, sensors, and […]
Open source charger for an open source phone
Ladyada writes – Stacy Millions built his mintyboost to match up with a OpenMoko Neo phone. By default, the phone uses the ‘correct’ 100mA drain current to charge when there is no USB enumeration. However, it is possible to force the phone into using a 500mA charging current via software. So he wrote a little […]
Fixing the Maker’s Notebook Bookmark
Gareth @ MAKE writes: If you’ve had your Maker’s Notebook for awhile, you’ve likely ended up with a tassel where the bookmark used to be. The ends of the ribbon markers are not finished or glued and so they fray over time. This is easily fixed. Just dab little beads of white glue along the […]
Kitschy Digitals Shop
Danielle Thompson of Tiny Bazaar has just opened a new shop called Kitschy Digitals, which offers digital downloads for scrapbooking. She’s set up the downloads so you can use them for online scrapbooking, or print them out for use in various paper projects. I like the vintage look and crafty touches she includes like buttons, […]