Check out this fantastic time lapse photograph by Flickr user AnimalDetector. It was created by shooting a video, then processing the video into a color-coded still image. The paths that the stars took over our yard last night. We filmed the night sky by long exposure timelapse. How do you do that, you ask? We […]
I’m in love with this Twister raincoat from Craftster user Nicoleeoliee_4_Life. Aside from being a brilliant example of reuse, it’s just plain old fun. She even used parts of the game board to create “fake” buttons on the cuffs of the coat. Brilliant! [via thedaintysquid on Tumblr]
I have no idea what signal gain aarobc is getting with this setup, but whatever it is I’m sure it doesn’t compare to the novelty of it all.
Reinventing Edison: Build Your Own Lightbulb Kit is a fun science kit designed to excite and engage experimenters of all ages as they recreate the experiments that lead to the development of the first real light bulb. Build your own working light bulb using the included safety vacuum chamber and a number of different filament materials including carbon and tungsten.
We love our friends at iFixit.com, but we have to admit, they may be slightly off their nut. Witness this email we just got from them: We went to extreme lengths to acquire the iPhone 4. Kyle flew to Japan, expecting to take advantage of the 16-hour time difference. He had his camping gear all […]
Tom’s Guide has a detailed project article for this amazing camera-equipped tri-copter R/C flier. The piece takes you through the design and build process, from inception of the idea, through building and troubleshooting, to the finished flier. Very cool. Make Your Own Gadget: From Idea To Reality In case you missed it, we are currently […]
Richard Kline wrote in with his detailed and well-written tutorial on how to create your own ginormous 5×7 display. I built this large display, which is designed to mimic a common 5×7 LED readout, out of pink foam insulation and sundry other bits from Home Depot. The LED’s are diffused 5mm RGB’s wired together with […]
