Oil Drum Cabinet
Way too pricey for me, but there’s plenty of detail in the pictures to inform a re-make of this oil drum cabinet.
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Escher’s Waterfall – The Video
Nice forced perspective illusion from YouTube user mcwolles. [via Boing Boing]
Evil CO2inator (CO2 injector for fruit)
Our lab-coated compadres at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have taken on a guest contributor for extra evil, more madness, and bonus science! Rich Faulhaber’s nifty project is a CO2 injector for whole fruit. And who doesn’t want to inject a little carbon dioxide fun into their daily fruit requirements? In an effort to make fruit […]
DIY Snow Stick
Mitten crafter Chris Gorski went on snow patrol this month with the snow storms that hit Michigan not too long ago. He made his own life-size snow stick to track the progress and was happy to report that all projected snow falls were definitely OFF. For all you snow-state residents out there, do you make […]
Sharing Hi-Res 3D Fossil Models Online
Interesting item from Dallas’s Southern Methodist University, where paleontologist Thomas L. Adams and co-workers Christopher Strganac, Michael J. Polcyn, and Louis L. Jacobs have used a laser 3D scanner to produce a high-resolution model of a large outdoor dinosaur track which is a landmark in downtown Glen Rose, Texas. Exposed to the elements in the town square, the track is (very slowly) eroding, and the team’s freely downloadable 3D model is intended to both preserve it for posterity and to facilitate its study by fossil buffs all over the world. Their results are published online in Paleontologica Electronica. [Thanks, Alan Dove!]
Two Cells Enter! One Cell Leaves! Blood Wars!
White blood cells pitted against each other in ‘Blood Wars’ @ Wired UK… Blood Wars is an art-science installation that will pit white blood cells from two different people against each other in a “tournament” that aims to see which person has the strongest immune system. The piece — by artist Kathy High — forms […]
Stardate: Clockwork Skies
Today’s Stardate program describes constellations that are named for tools or machinery.