Read an RPG Book in Public Week 02/23/2010 Read an RPG Book in Public Week is an event that happens three times a year, during the weeks surrounding...
Open Structures: Help create an open-source building system 02/23/2010 Open Structures is a set of standards allowing product designers and architects to create hackable items — for instance, a...
DIY PVC submarine 02/23/2010 Jason Rollette’s remotely-operated submarine packs four 500gph and two 1,250gph bilge pumps, with the bigger ones used for propulsion. Check...
Thirty-pencil icosahedral lampshade 02/22/2010 Michiel Cornelissen is offering a kit which consists of a dozen 3D-printed, five-sided connectors. Add thirty hexagonal pencils and build...
Recycled skateboard art 02/22/2010 Skateboarder slash artist Haroshi creates art made from recycled skateboards. While his Mario art rocks, my favorites are the skateboard...
Automated anti-piracy water cannon 02/21/2010 Don’t let the elevator music distract you, this system can squirt water at 4 bars, or about 60 psi, as...
3D-printed shoes 02/21/2010 Fashion design students Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf created the shoes using a technique called selective laser sintering, and displayed...
Biology rap 02/20/2010 This excellent video features Stanford’s Derrick Davis and Tom McFadden rapping about glycolysis and pyruvates. [via Tierneylab]
Lego crawler town 02/20/2010 I don’t think I’ve ever seen as unique a Lego creation as this “eco punk” mobile town, created by Dave...
Ian Ross’s workbench and shed 02/20/2010 Australian reader Ian Ross sent in pictures of his awesome workbench, which packs some interesting gear like nixie-tube test equipment....