I can’t tell you how many times I’ve clicked these two Lego pieces together, and yet didn’t really see them as a heart. *Smacks-head-and-wonders-what-I-was-thinking* This is way better than your run-of-the-mill “Best Friends” necklace set. Sean @ MAKE writes: OK, yeah, that’s cute. Incidentally, Lego element #3176, Plate, Modified 3 x 2 with Hole is […]
This “multi-gait soft robot” may be moved by sequentially inflating its various air pockets. Kinda creepy-cool the way it undulates under an obstacle! [Wired Science via b_b]
Craftster user Trekky shared these pictures of a QR code that she wove from ribbon! [via Mr. X Stitch]
These amazingly detailed, but tiny, tree houses built around bonsai trees astound me. Artist Takanori Aiba creates the delicate structures using materials like steel, resin, paper, plaster, LEDs and even ice cream containers. It’s easy to get lost in the mesmerizing details of each sculpture. [via Colossal]
OK, yeah, that’s cute. Incidentally, Lego element #3176, Plate, Modified 3 x 2 with Hole is also available in red. From reddit user spatiality. More:35-lb Lego Heart
Redditor rariya posted this series of photos documenting the construction of a curvy bookshelf called Bookworm, which she designed and built as an assignment for class. According to her comments, the shelf is made of pine and is finished with linseed oil. It took about 35-40 hours to construct and she paid $165 for materials, […]
If you’re looking for an interesting project for your DSLR camera, you might find the DIY Tilt-Shift lens from Flickr user Maciej Pietuszynski to be worthy of your weekend project time. Maciej’s version uses a shower head and rubber glove in addition to a 50mm/1.8 prime lens. If you’re comfortable cutting a pipe with a hacksaw and disassembling a perfectly good lens, you can pull off this build. The images a lens like this produces more than makes up for the time it takes to assemble.
