HOW TO – Catch a mouse without a mousetrap
Chris sent us in a (humane) how to on catching a mouse without a mousetrap, all using household items – Link.
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Web lectures on electronic circuits
Andrew writes – “Bob Brown of Southern Polytechnic State University has a neat series of Web Lectures on electronic circuits that describe electronics from simple electric circuits, through combinational circuits. The circuits are emulated using Javascript functions, which make it feel like you are interacting with the circuitry itself.” – Link.
DIY iPod boom box
Ok, so Apple now has a Hi-Fi stereo / boom box that blows away my DIY version I’m working on in every measurable way…but c’mon this one might actually go boom – Link.
HOW TO – Make a copper pipe potato gun
Chuck sent in his great how to on making a copper pipe potato gun – “Dave and I have an affinity for copper. We’re, I guess, slightly obsessed with the stuff. It’s shiny, soft but strong, and easy to work with. So we build stuff out of it more and more frequently. Some bloggable, some […]
The Kon-Tiki adventure
Clarke writes – “‘Kon-Tiki’ a huge scouting event in South Africa inspired by Thor Heyerdhal’s 1947 adventure aboard a reed raft demonstrating that ancient people could have sailed from South America to Polynesia. Troops build rafts that must stay afloat for 24 hours using their pioneering skills (ropes, poles and oil drums; no nails or […]
Spamgraffiti – online installations created from spam
David writes – “Spamgraffiti is a series of online installations created from spam. Each environment is created by spooling through one email account and visually articulating the spam on a series of layers. Newer spam appears above and slowly filters out older spam below. As the rate of spam increases over time per account, the […]
Students make tick killing robot
Clever approach to fight tick-borne diseases – “A tick-exterminator designed by three engineering undergrads at the Virginia Military Institute scours yards for ticks and nabs them with its pesticide-laced denim skirt.” [via] Link. Interesting, iRobot may want to consider chatting with these fellows – a ruggedized Roomba, with its AI, and this approach could work […]