Math Monday: Light Still Sticks
The Museum of Mathematics’ Glen Whitney shows you how to build an octahedron and more with light sticks, rubber bands, and paper fasteners.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Light Wave: Playing with Light
Light Wave is a two player game and art installation I created. The game is simple. To begin the rally, hit a pedestal with one of the foam mallets. If your partner’s hit is timed correctly the rally will continue. The harder a pedestal is hit the faster the signal travels and it doesn’t slow down until a winner is determined. You may think that tennis or pong skills would serve the player well, but I found that players with experience in rhythm games like DDR or Guitar Hero usually won.
Flashback: Make a Shibori Dyed Bedspread
Make a beautiful Shibori-inspired dyed bedspread with this simple DIY technique from CRAFT!
Recipe: Kale Mango Smoothie
Give yourself boost of healthy—and, more importantly, tasty—greens with this kale mango smoothie recipe!
Paper Resistor
Instructables user science4u used this simple arrangement to create an ad hoc paper resistor — a strip of heavy paper with pencil lead limiting the flow of current, with precisely spaced paperclips serving as leads. Desperate for a 10K? Draw your own! [Thanks, Laura!]
Funny Pregnancy Announcement Printable
Anything that makes me laugh out loud on Monday morning is a good thing, and I thought this free pregnancy announcement printable was absolutely hilarious.
Amigurumi Fiddlehead Ferns
Fiddleheads are in season now, but these amigurumi fiddleheads by flickr user Enchanting Stamps’ are good year round.