Botanica Autonoma
Jayne Vidheecharoen made this “human-spirit interface,” Botanica Autonoma, which consists of grain stalks controlled by motion of more grain-themed controllers.
Month: April 2011
Beautiful Printed Clock
This lovely clock, designed by Thingiverse user Mathieu Glachant of New Jersey, was printed by Pittsburgh resident rustedrobot. [Via the Makerbot blog.]
Chemistry Set Boasts “No Chemicals”
In point of fact, I have some empathy for the makers of this Chemistry 60 educational laboratory kit. They are, after all, just responding to the demands of the market, and we at MAKE actually have some first-hand experience of how hard it is, these days, to manufacture, market, and/or distribute chemistry sets that don’t, for lack of a better word, suck. So I post this not so much in the spirit of “shame on such-and-so” for creating this astounding oxymoron of a product, but rather to lament the general state of affairs we have come to thanks to litigiousness, chemophobia, and flagging scientific literacy. There has got to be a way back. [via C&E News]
How-To: Dye Wreath With Leftover Egg Dye
If you ended up with leftover egg dye from Easter, or happen to pick some up on sale this week, check out this fun wreath tutorial from Brenna at Dollar Store Mom. She used egg dye to color rattan balls she found at her local dollar store. I love that they look like balls of […]
Pinhegg: An Egg Pinhole Camera
Since yesterday was both Easter and Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, it inspired Francesco Capponi to attempt a project he’d been thinking about for years, converting an egg into a single-use camera obscura:
The purpose was to sacrifice the camera in the process of photo creation I wanted the camera to become the photograph. To let you understand, the process from the camera to the photograph is the same that ties the baby bird to the egg: the bird grows protected from the shell and when it’s ready breaks it and comes out. This is why I decided to create the Pinhegg An Egg Pinhole Camera.
BikeCAD
Make subscriber Scott House wrote in to let us know about BikeCAD and associated cycle design software from BikeForrest. BikeCAD is a parametric CAD tool used to design hardtail mountain bike and road bike frames. Other variants of the software are available to help produce full suspensions, recumbents, tandems, and custom wheels.
How An Hourglass Is Made
Here’s a beautiful video detailing designers Marc Newson’s process for making an hourglass. A huge cylinder of glass is placed on what appears to be a special lathe, and is then spun while heating to create the hourglass shape. Finally, metal beads are added until they take the appropriate amount of time to fall through the timepiece, and it is sealed up.