Pulse-jet bike
That looks like one rascally rocket to ride, but hey, it’s a PULSE JET! You can buy one of the jets from the maker, on eBay (link on the Instructables item below). Buy this pulsejet so you can make your own jet bike
Month: June 2009
Raygun Gothic Rocketship
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is an impressive large-scale installation piece in the works by the same fine crew that created the Steampunk Treehouse. The rough sketch above gives a general sense of perspective (plus it just looks cool); the highest point of the structure is 40 feet. From the site: The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is […]
Petite Purls: Kids Knitting Patterns
How adorable is this knit pattern to make a haltermelon for a little girl? This is just one of the many cute kids knitting patterns on the new site Petite Purls. [ via Twitter @plainsight ]
Thinking of building a solar still?
Build It Solar has a great collection of solar DIY projects, including stills, cookers, food driers, and water heaters. But the gem of their solar-distillation collection, for my money, is this paper, from 1985, by Horace McCracken and Joel Gordes. It’s unformatted ASCII and black-and-white GIFs, but it provides a better review of the various […]
RIP Michael Jackson
The King of Pop passes away at age 50 from a heart attack. We’ll miss you. “Breakfast in Neverland,” a mosaic cereal portrait by Jason Huntley
Ask MAKE: Crawl space camera
Ask MAKE is a weekly column where we answer reader questions, like yours. Write them in to becky@makezine.com or drop us a line on Twitter. We can’t wait to tackle your conundrums! Henry writes in: There are several ducts and wall spaces I would like to be able to look in. They sell pipe inspection […]
Surveillance Camera Cross Stitch
This surveillance camera cross stitch pattern is subtle, you might not even notice it in overall design. I’d like to see this on Cory Doctorow’s next book cover.
