As evidence, nothing beats one’s own senses: I’ll have to see that for myself. But some experiments are too expensive, too time-consuming, or too dangerous for most folks to reproduce on their own, and for these, well, the next best thing is video. And the tubes are rich with great footage of phenomena that have to be seen to be believed. Here’s a sampling of some of the gems we’ve covered, over the years, to get you started.
Our DIY Haunts Halloween prop contest has come to an end. We ultimately chose three eminently worthy entries to be our winners. And here they are: Third Prize Winner: Paul Hale’s Clown Coffin We loved the great maker spirit of this haunted clown coffin, and the dog eating the prop at the end won bonus […]
By Marie LeBaron We’re stamping our hands into little gobbling turkeys as we craft a fun mason jar topper. These Thanksgiving jars are a great way to get the kids involved during the season, as well as creating a fun handmade gift.
OK, I’m a little crazy when it comes to decorating my kids’ rooms. I like the challenge of a theme — so far, I’ve redecorated rooms in Western, Spaceport, Octonauts, and Sporty Teen modes. If my husband would agree, I’d redo the master bedroom in a Robot theme, but so far he remains unconvinced. So […]
AVR Programming 03: Reading and compiling code, part III in the series (view part I and part II)… Mike writes – In the last installment of our tutorial series we built a simple circuit on a breadboard and programmed an ATmega168 to make it run. That proves that you know how to follow directions, but […]
Attention Dallas makers! Creative Contraption, an up-and-coming maker/artist space, is hosting their debut event tonight at Lee Harveys.
Handmade Music in NYC is this Sunday: Handmade Music is part party, part science fair. Come meet people who make things that make music. This month: A duo of classical guitarists who play video games with their instruments A project that sequences beats as you play a game of checkers Chip music on Game Boy […]
