News From The Future: Your Online Purchases In a 7-11 Locker
…From I recall when I was in Japan, this is how a lot of packages are delivered / stored. When the post service goes bust in the USA soon, this will be the next “PO” box.
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Scenes from Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cookbook
In celebration of Labor Day, Danielle Thompson posted several scans of pages from Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cookbook, a 1961 hardcover, spiral bound book with Tom Funk’s appealing mid-century illustrations, and over 200 recipes suitable for picnics, camping trips, and barbecues. This book, along with other Betty Crocker publications of the same era, became such popular […]
Cannon-Sized Slingshot Fires 80mm Steel Shot
For those of you without metric intuition, 80mm is about pi inches. For those of you without metric intuition who flunked geometry, it’s about 3.14 inches. Which am big. Like, cannonball-sized.
How-To: Ruffle Butt Underwear
Ruffle-butt undies for grownups? Squee! In her latest video tutorial, Lex from What the Craft demonstrates how to make your very own pair of ruffle-butt underpants (or plain underpants, for the unadventurous), and the results are definitely cute. But, unlike the fluffy ruffle-butt underpants of yesteryear, these will still fit in your jeans! Check out […]
El Pulpo Mecanico: A Flame-shooting Octopus Vehicle
I think you’ll all get a kick out of Duane Flatmo‘s El Pulpo Mecanico, a flame-shooting octopus vehicle from this year’s Burning Man. I have to agree with Cyriaque Lamar from io9, who likens this pyrotechnical cephalopod to a video game boss. Anyone out there who wants to ride this contraption has to line up behind me!
How-To: Monster Knee Patches
Here’s a fun way to mend your kids’ jeans when they get holes in the knees. Turn them in to chomping monsters with this fun patch tutorial from Lori over on BlogHer.
A Hat Tip to Eadweard Muybridge
You’ve perhaps seen Eadweard Muybridge’s Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, an early experiment that led to the development of motion pictures. This fantastic knitted cap pattern by Ravelry user Leah B. Thibault perfectly honors Muybridge’s contribution to cinema. Luckily, there’s no need to make anyone dizzy by testing it out; here’s an animated GIF of […]