Katy Arillaga built her first milk jug igloo on her elementary class’ rug. She built a version of this recyclable structure to Makre Faire Bay Area 2011. The first two layers contain water and provide stability to the rest of the structure, and is built upon using layers of fewer jugs until completed. Watch more […]
“We went into the garage when we were two young people with no money.” — Woz
The last time we featured Vicky of Stasty’s work here on the blog, it was her brilliant pattern-changes-in-every-slice Rubik’s cake that had us mind-boggled and duly impressed. She’s at it again with another clever twist on dessert, this time with a bit of culinary trompe l’oeil. The entire content of this plate is actually a […]
Want to make fancy-looking cupcakes, but don’t have time for decorative frosting? Check out Brett Bara’s simple tutorial for creating pretty dot frosting patterns on her Manhattan Craft Room blog. This method reminds me of something my grandmother used to do when I was growing up, and I think it looks classic, simple, and elegant.
You know those people that just love to change the channel on the TV? Put an end to it with this, the IR Jammer Kit from the Maker Shed. Just press the button and you can render infrared remotes completely useless.
I’ve always been fascinated with large-scale domino chain reaction set ups, but hadn’t seen this take, using popsicle sticks, before. When Think Geek tweeted this massive 1,000 stick chain reaction, I was delighted and baffled. I did a little digging around to find out exactly how this popsicle stick chain reaction works, and this video […]
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish) Tuesday(i)s(h). Hackerspaces in Space: A Kickstarter Project Let’s inspire the world and young future scientists with […]
