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Victorian Infographics details here!
This is my new favorite random number generator. It watches falling sand in an hourglass with an optical sensor. That data is sent via the Arduino USB output to the PC where it’s analyzed. This entropy is useful for all your random number needs. My favorite part: when the hourglass runs dry a servo motor flips it over and it starts again.
Katie of Color Me Katie shows how she brought a little fun and color to her neighborhood snow that went dingy after the weekend blizzard.
Like Rachel, I had never seen paper quilling in action before. Enjoy this quilling video featuring Ann Martin, with accompanying supplies list and text instructions.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Paul Edward Carson’s welded basketball-sized D12 looks like it’d be perfect for rolling the next big Space Marine skirmish! He explains a key advantage of owning such an item – If i need to generate a random number between 1 and 12 while destroying my house, i have just the […]
The Space Tweep Society Blog has an overview post up about the pros and cons of the four main types of telescopes, if you’re in the market! [Thanks, Rachel!] (Image: E550 with telescope finder, a Creative Commons Attribution image from R1CARD0’s photostream) In the Maker Shed: The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders Our Price: $29.99 […]
