Giant cobweb made of coffee stirrers
I’m going to invent a time machine so I can go back and persuade my parents to name me Jonathan Brilliant, which for now am what made this impressive installation simply called “The Berlin Piece.”
Year: 2009
William Kamkwamba at MIT
William has been a classic maker since he was very young. One of the most powerful stories they told was about how William learned science. The Malawian famine in the early 2000’s resulted from poor rains causing a crop failure. To conserve their resources, William’s family could not afford the tuition for him to got to secondary school. William did, however have access to a library funded with donated books located at his former primary school. He had been exploring and repairing radios for several years, and in the books in the library, he found useful resources for learning physics, electricity generation and magnetism. Though the books were written in English, rather than his native Chichewa, he would find a picture in the book that showed a diagram of a system that interested him. He would then note the figure number below the illustration and go hunting through the text looking for the passage that referred to the image. Once he found it, he would translate that section of text with the help of the other books on hand and the librarian. Through this process, William taught himself physics so that he could build himself a windmill to power the lights in his family’s house.
Dark and Snow-Stormy
Goli makes a spectacular Dark and Stormy, and when you make one with snow, I think that it’s only fair to call it a Dark and Snow-Stormy. Dark and Snow-Stormy 1 1/2 ounces of rum 4 ounces ginger beer Generous squeeze of lime Pack the glass with snow, and then add the ginger beer. Pour […]
Help publish a book on living well for less
“Spike” is a cartoonist (caution: “F-word” on the link) who says she’s mastered the art of living well on an artist’s income and wants to share what she’s learned by writing a book, called Poorcraft: A Comic Book Guide to Frugal Urban and Suburban Living. She’s using an innovative website, called Kickstarter, to try and […]
Completed Fiber Book
I’m in awe of the detail in this newly completed fiber book from Million Little Stitches. She’s included pages for each month, and the intricate stitching, gorgeous design and meticulous attention to detail is stunning. Be sure to click through to see each month’s page – they are all beautiful and have fascinating stories behind […]
Bob Thompson on laboratory scales
Bob Thompson, our resident Make: Science Room lab geek, answered a question in the comments for the “Setting Up a Home Science Laboratory Part II – Gearing Up” topic, about buying digital scales. I thought it was worth posting here for the benefit of others. Cynthia asked: What would you recommend in the way of […]
CRAFT weekly recap
Here are some of my favorites from CRAFT this week.
