The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Bunnie (Chumby engineer and all around hardware hacker) got a Nintendo DSi… and took it apart… I couldn’t help myself from buying one of these…and taking it apart. The DSi is pretty cool: it has not one, but two, cameras embedded in it. One faces forward so you can see yourself, and the other can […]
A stick had the honor of being inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. I love what the curator had to say about it. “This toy is so fantastic that it’s not just for humans anymore. You can find otters, chimps and dogs — especially dogs — playing with it.” (Anyone else having Ren […]
Italian duo Eva & Franco Mattes 0100101110101101.org had a show up in June at Dutch gallery Mu called It’s always six o’clock . It features toys and characters taking over other toys and characters, including the piece above with Winnie the Pooh. More pictures, via Buzzfeed.
Unique Game for Party Amusement Modern Mechanix, 1933 – surely to be a Wii game soon…. “SPIKE the Potato†is a highly entertaining game for any party. All that is needed is a single large potato, a number of paper cones and some needles. The paper cones are about 7 in. long and 1-1/2″ in […]
HOW TO – Fool a stoplight into thinking your bike is a car – The Loop Sensor Activator via Core77. A common problem for bicyclists, and in particular for bicycle commuters, is the traffic loop sensor. These are the devices which detect the presence of vehicles to control the sequencing of traffic lights at many […]
LEGO Kitchen crafts @ Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, I like the Brooklyn Bridge napkin holder…
Check out this Instructable on converting an army surplus bag into a bike pannier. $5 at a flea market is a bit cheaper (and cooler) than the commercial panniers I’ve seen. Here are some other DIY panniers we’ve covered: Bike pannier from messenger bag DIY panniers from ammo containers
