A guest post – Solving a problem with Open Source Hardware by David Carrier (Parallax)… I recently listened to a Freakonomics podcast that talked about using contests to promote innovation, in this case the efforts of the X Prize foundation. If you listen to the podcast, at 18:15 they mention the significant effort that people […]
Born in Brooklyn on this date in 1934, galactic citizen Carl Sagan—scientist, educator, advocate, author, artist, interstellar diplomat—passed away in 1996. Today he would have been 76.
Last month, I posted about fellow Austinite Allison of Crafty is Cool and her awesome crocheted Team Coco Blimp. She sent the blimp to Conan and last week he posted this rad picture of himself with it. Fun! I was excited to watch his first show on TBS last night, and hoped the crochet blimp […]
The Gakken SX-150 has always been a really popular kit in the Maker Shed. We have posted a lot of projects that involve hacking and modifying of the SX-150. We’ve see Arduino controlled versions, fooling around with plasma, incredible analog cassette hacks, button mods, and more! Collin did a really nice video review too! Did you hack and mod your SX-150? Are you planning on it? Let us know in the comments. Thanks!
Adam Wolf of Wayne and Layne built this Van De Graaff generator out of a cheap hobbyist motor, a rubber band, some Shape Lock, a pop can, a toothpick, and other el-cheapo components. I built this in one afternoon at my parent’s place in Wisconsin–in a town that lacks good hardware stores. While building it, […]
Instructables user bunnstuff shows us how to make a clear plastic “book apron,” or cookbook splatter guard, useful for keeping your recipes and cookbooks clean and dry while you cook your heart out.
Artificial eyes are amazing! In this How it’s Made video, the creator uses takes an alginate impression of a patient’s eye and then refines and casts it in acrylic, affixing a hand-painted iris. They even use silk threads to give the look of blood vessels. The video’s a little gross, but completely fascinating. More: Eye […]
