DIY Velomobile
Ian Fardoe made a velomobile for his bicycle that cost about £2,600 ($4,000) to build – far less than commercial velomobiles, which can cost twice that price.
Month: September 2011
How-To: Stuffed Fried Olives
File this away for your holiday cocktail parties. I imagine these stuffed fried olives could be dangerously addictive, but fortunately, I don’t care. Get the recipe over on bell’ alimento. [via April West on Pinterest]
Recycled Coroplast Panniers & Fenders
Check out these slick recycled coroplast panniers and fenders from Washington area maker Kent Peterson. Built in support of a fund raising auction, the combination was built using recycled campaign signs.
Make Sparks in Your Parlor
In the early 1880s, British inventor James Wimshurst created an electrostatic generator called the Wimshurst Influence Machine, influence machines being a class of generators that separate electric charges through electrostatic induction, or influence. Not only did the sparks created by the machine provide for great scientific demonstration, but experiments like the “electric kiss” were popular […]
Planting a Pineapple
If you chop off the top of a pineapple and plant it, you can grow your own pineapple in 24 months. Tickled Red has step-by-step instructions. Have you tried planting a pineapple before? Any helpful tips? [via Pee-Wee Herman]
The Beatty Family Builds Bots Together
Robert Beatty sent us these wonderful pictures of his daughters, “Lunamoth” and “Julajay,” building robots. His “maker girls,” as he calls them, have been “involved in the designing, soldering, electronics, metal fabrication, programming, and naming of the robots, and testing, with Dad guiding the way. We really enjoy it.”
How-To: Pumpkin Pie Leather
From carving to adorning to eating, pumpkins are one of autumn’s many perks. And Ooey Gooey Knits shows us one more way to enjoy them: pumpkin pie fruit leather. Time to find a pumpkin patch!
