Engineering Paradise
When thinking up a way to promote the awesomeness of engineering, IBM Fellow John Cohn did what came naturally – a music video parody of a Coolio track, of course! [via Adafruit Industries]
Month: January 2010
New in the Maker Shed: Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
Fifty Dangerous Things (you should let your children do) is the first book from the people who created Tinkering School. With projects, activities, experiences, and skills ranging from “Superglue Your Fingers Together” to “Play with Fire,” along with 48 other great ideas, the book is a manifesto for kids and parents alike to reclaim childhood.
Embroidered Tim Gunn
Enjoy the awesomeness that is Tim Gunn in embroidery. Thank you, Sarah, of Totally Severe.
Math Monday: Tetraxis Puzzle
Tetraxis puzzle By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics People have been making geometric puzzles for centuries, with each design adding new twists. At The Museum of Mathematics, we have a large puzzle called the tetraxis, shown above. The name comes from the fact that the pieces line up along four axes. Most people […]
How-To: Plushie Hedgehog
Meg at Decor it Yourself shows us how to make a simple plushie hedgehog, designed for her baby nephew!
NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition
Want to design robots that excavate on the moon? I thought so. NASA is running a competition called Lunabotics for undergrad and grad students. The deadline for team registration is February 28, 2010. There are cash prizes and VIP Kennedy launch tickets up for grabs! [Thanks, Rachel!] More: Handmade telescope First computer on the moon […]
Interactive napping screen
Kerry Jia Yi Lin designed this “hermit” shelter for public napping. While I agree with Syuzi Pakhchyan that the use of RFID to open and close the shelter is a bit of overkill, the servo-conrolled opening and closing of the hood is pretty nifty. Did I mention I also like naps? [via Fashioning Technology] More: […]
