iPhone 4 Polaroid decal
You might not fool anybody with this campy iPhone 4 Polaroid camera decal, but you’ll at least insight a double-take or two, and those are always the best moments to capture, right?
Month: January 2011
Compressed air train – AIR PUNK
Compressed air train – AIR PUNK! Will steam power give way to compressed air for driving locomotives and hauling fast passenger trains? That is the vision of William E. Boyette, of Atlanta, Ga., whose amazing challenge to the iron horse—a monster truck-shaped locomotive propelled by compressed air—was about to undergo a trial run between Atlanta […]
Zimoun’s Kinetic Sound Sculptures
Swiss artist Zimoun creates stunning sound sculptures using simple, basic components, like DC motors and wire, amplified in effect by their numbers. One sculpture employs 30,000 plastic bags and 18 fans to create audio eerily like rain. Ever wonder what 400 vibrating motors sounds like? Check out this compilation video of a number of Zimoun’s […]
Zimoun’s kinetic sound sculptures
Swiss artist Zimoun creates stunning sound sculptures using simple, basic components, like DC motors and wire, amplified in effect by their numbers. One sculpture employs 30,000 plastic bags and 18 fans to create audio eerily like rain. Ever wonder what 400 vibrating motors sounds like? Check out this compilation video of a number of Zimoun’s […]
How-To: Gnome and Mushroom Draft Dodger
As part of Iron Craft Challenge #2, Kat shows you how to make a gnome and mushroom draft dodger to keep your house cozy and warm these freezing winter days.
A reader-built Squelette
In Volume 23, we featured Ross Hershberger’s Squelette, a see-through amplifier (“squelette” means skeleton in French). There has been some lively discussion happening on the Squelette article page, and among those contributing to the conversation is Brian J. Andonian, a design engineer at Ford. He built his own version of Squelette out of cherry and […]
Embroidered Inventor’s Lab Coat
Back around Halloween, I picked up a kid-sized lab coat at the thrift store while I was searching for a costume for my son. He didn’t end up using it at Halloween, but I’ve been trying to come up with something cool to do with it for him for play time. I love what Flickr […]
