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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

Science-themed Tarot deck

Science-themed Tarot deck

Logan Austeja Daniel, Martin Azevedo, and biochemist/jeweler/entrepreneur Raven Hanna of Made With Molecules are the brains behind this beautiful deck of Tarot cards with scientific themes. Suits were commissioned from five different artists: Janelle Schneider (Wands), Kristy Whitehouse (Pentacles), Shari Arai DeBoer (Swords), Tammy Stellanova (Cups), and Kris Johnson Michiels (Major Arcana). The deck’s gonna be available for sale soon, but the exact date is TBA. You can sign up to be notified by e-mail here.

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Lego DNA model

Lego DNA model

The Brothers Brick editor Nannan Zhang, a med student at Washington University in St. Louis, created this DNA model out of Bionicle claws in honor of his research mentor’s 60th birthday. He also created another excellent DNA model that even has a secret message in the helices. [via The Brothers Brick]

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iPad controlled video blimp

New York-based BREAKFAST fitted a BlimpDuino with on-board video and wireless control system and took it out for a spin at a party to interact with the crowd. Everybody’s favorite controller du jour, an iPad, was employed to orient the dirigible and act as a augmented display medium.

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My Favorite How-To Tuesday

I’m taking a trip back in time to one of the first How-To Tuesdays I ever wrote. This bunny project is too freaking cute and beyond simple to create. It’s a great way to practice felting sweaters and sewing wool is super forgiving. The version in this project was created as an instant heirloom for […]

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Bicycle Fetish Day in NYC this Saturday

Bicycle Fetish Day in NYC this Saturday

The City Reliquary in Brooklyn, NY, is throwing a bicycle block party with the Bicycle Fetish Day in Williamsburg: IT’S A BLOCK PARTY FOR YOUR BICYCLE! The Sixth Annual Bicycle Fetish Day takes place on Havemeyer Street between Grand & Hope Sts. “Best of…” Bicycle Contests, “Goldsprints” Stationary Races, Alley Cat Race, Advocacy Groups, Info […]

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