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The world’s hardest-working dice fanatic is up to his usual tricks. Barcelona, Spain maker Abraham Neddermann created this excellent hollow die that he calls Structural Integrity. Well…finally I managed to finish this troublesome build. I’d like to state that I used the verb “build” instead of craft/make or others, because in the end, doing this […]
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar.
The humble potato gets a bad rap sometimes, and there is a misconception that it lacks good nutritional value. Not true! According to Wikipedia, “A medium-size 150 g (5.3 oz) potato with the skin provides 27 mg of vitamin C (45% of the Daily Value (DV)), 620 mg of potassium (18% of DV), 0.2 mg […]
The “Tormato!” is a clever and attractive tomato trellis with a spiraling support that supports the weight of the fruiting plant. The main upright support doubles as a portal for delivering water/nutrients right into the root system.
These crayon carvings made in the likeness of the superstars of football are unbelievably cool. Diem Chau carved 66 crayons, in sets for some World Cup press kits. I can’t even imagine the process… I break crayons just coloring with them! Her site, The Pleasure of Tiny Things has great photos of each player, and […]
This is a concept design, aka Rain Drum, from one Dong Min Park, whose personal web presence, if it exists, seems to be eluding me, possibly because it originates somewhere in Asia and is completely orthogonal to my English-language googling.
Another hint that whoever created these images is not a native English speaker: The onomatopoeia he or she has chosen for the sound of rain striking the membranes is “doom,” which is not exactly great marketing, but is pretty amusing, both in and of itself, and because it evokes The Doom Song from Invader Zim.
By Jennifer Perkins Like most red blooded men out there, my husband enjoys an ice cold beer from time to time. Last year was his first Father’s Day so I whipped up a custom 6 pack of beer for him. This year I decided to continue with the beer theme (if it ain’t broke, don’t […]
