Anti-flamethrower mosquito
Wait. Strike that! Reverse it! It’s an “anti-mosquito flamethrower.” By one Johannes Vogl. [via Boing Boing]
Month: January 2010
A Make: Electronics lab journal
Tech author Jim Kelly (who’s written a stack of books on Lego Mindstorms) has decided to do all of the 35 experiments in Make: Electronics and to document the entire process. This is likely to be immensely helpful to others who are using the book as a self-taught course in electronics. He’s done the first […]
Alt.CES: Everything’s amazing and nobody’s happy
The gadget orgy of CES, and the angry kerfuffle over the SparkFun Free Day, made me think of this viral video from an appearance of comedian Louis CK on Conan O’Brien. We take so much of our modern technology and modern services for granted. They seem to almost instantaneously become birthrights to us. Example: A […]
Top 10 astronomy photos of 2009
It’s that time! Top 10 astronomy photos of 2009… …astronomy is so visually appealing as well! Colorful stars, wispy, ethereal nebulae, galactic vistas sprawling out across our telescopesรขโฌยฆ itรขโฌโขs art no matter how you look at it. And our techniques for viewing the heavens gets better every year; our telescopes get bigger, our cameras more […]
The cakey spiral machine
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr members Lenny & Meriel posted this vid of their motorized cake decorating device – good times!
Annieland’s Furry Mitts
I heart winter! It’s my favorite season of the year, and I adore getting all bundled up to play outside. For a bit of winter bling, check out Annieland’s awesome furry mitts. They are super long faux fur on one side and yummy fleece on the other:
How-To: Chocolate iPhone
Andrew Lim was sad he broke his iPhone so he used the packaging to make a new one out of chocolate. I agree: “delicious!”
