Computer gaming rig from aluminum pipe
Don Sturrok made this loungy, immerse computer gaming rig out of an Ikea chair, aluminum pipe, and Kee Klamp and Kee Lite fittings from Simplified Building Concepts. Computer Gaming Chair Becomes Reality
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Herbed Yogurt Cheese
“Full of flavor and low in calories” … yes please! Sara at The Herb Gardener has a simple, delicious-sounding recipe for herbed yogurt cheese. We’re getting some spring-like weather here in Northern California, and the chives in my herb garden are growing in a vibrant spring green. I’m going to make this! I just need […]
Mr. Bond, your jetpack is ready
According to a piece on GOOD: A New Zealand outfit called Martin Aircraft Company is going to start selling commercial jetpacks for about $75,000. They’re 200-horsepower dual-propeller packs that can “reach heights of up to 2,400 metres and top speeds of 60mph” and don’t require a pilot’s license. Look for pill food and robot butlers […]
Laser-mapped subterranean passages
La Subterranea is a project that uses a laser to map out underground tunnels. La Subterranea [is] an ongoing research project which takes its name from a tunnel and viaduct system running underneath and through the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. As riverbed, vehicular thoroughfare, and the historical back alley to the city, La Subterranea has […]
Guitar Slide from a Wine Bottle
One interesting historical example of upcycled crafting is bottleneck guitar– or as it is now widely known, slide guitar. The unique resonant sound of slide guitar was originally formed by playing with a glass bottleneck over one finger and running the slide up and down the strings. While the materials for making slides have evolved, […]
It lives! The lamp lives!
The half life lamp by Joris Laarman is apparently powered by living, bioluminescent hamster cells.
Retro-Style Running Shoes from Old Tires
By Andrew Salomone A few years ago a friend of mine brought me to a little town in Mexico to see the Tarahumara race. The Tarahumara are an indigenous people who live in a massive canyon and run incredible distances in sandals, called huaraches, made from old car tires. When I tried to wear a […]