3D-printing replacement anemometer cups
Thingiverse user Conrad2468 suffered damage to his anemometer during a hailstorm, so he designed new cups, printed them, and glued them on. Excellent!
Year: 2010
Reusing desiccant packs
Annoyed by all those silica gel packets you get with your shoes, electronics, jerky, and other commodities? Well, don’t be so hasty to throw them out, they can be reused repeatedly. A helpful Impact Lab post describes ways the packets could be reused. Put packs in your ammo cans and gun cases/safes to keep dry. […]
Mending in the Wild: Try Agave
Jonathan Johns, a coworker of ours over at O’Reilly Media and a frequent volunteer at Maker Faires, sent us a great little mending-in-the-wild story that we think everyone will enjoy. My son, Christian, and his two roommates were on spring break in Arizona. As they were climbing up and around the hills, Christian’s cargo shorts […]
Lolo’s alarm clock watches you sleep
Loic Royer wrote in to share his omniscient alarm clock project, Lolo’s Alarm Clock. Based around an Arduino, the clock attempts to wake you up at the best possible time based on your sleep patterns. To use it, you set a range of time that you would like to wake during, and it uses an […]
How-To: Cereal Box Marble Run
This cereal box marble run from Made by Joel is brilliant. See how to make one from just one cereal box over on his blog. [via Swiss Miss]
Rainbow by Helmut Smits
Helmut Smits is an artist based in The Netherlands. His site is full of multidisciplinary goodies and is well worth a look-see, but this rainbow windshield paint smudge really made me smile.
How-To: Recycled Bubble Wrap Travel Game
If you’re taking a road trip with kids this summer and need an inexpensive activity to keep them busy, check out this awesome bubble wrap travel game from Ohdeedoh. When you’re traveling, kids can pop the bubbles as they spot each of the items on the sheet. If your child is too young to have […]