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!
We were thrilled by the response we got to our Green Project Contest, part of GE’s ecomagination. We ended up with 83 projects posted, 6634 votes, and many tweets and FB shares. There were a lot of really interesting, innovative, and fun entries, from re-webbing aluminum lawn chair frames with old belts, to a building […]
From reddit user jabo27. [via Geekologie]
Stumbling upon these photos was a strange moment for me. I’ve been playing Borderlands recently, and it had never occurred to me that the monster excavator from the video game might’ve been based on a real-world machine–a real-world machine which, just by eyeballing it, looks like it might actually be bigger than the video game version. Dark Roasted Blend has a good article with lots of deets on the monster machine.
In case you missed it, be sure to check out Betz White‘s charmingly easy hip huggie tutorial. It’s a perfect project now that the holidays are over; think of it as a well-deserved present to yourself. I love the idea of a quick and easy, warm and cozy skirt made from a reused felted wool […]
Flickr user 3D King added this cool setup to the MAKE Flickr pool. See his photo set for shots of the stars taken with the rig.
If you’re looking at it from the correct side, the reflection will always be centered on your eye or, in the case of photographs, on the lens of the camera.
Anthony Pego, aka Reddit user pegothejerk, says, “I built a robot dresser out of end table scraps I found on the side of the road. My nephew is going to freak.”
Pictures of the construction process reveal that the dresser seems, actually, to be mostly built from stock lumber, with the found object serving as base, frame, and/or inspiration. [Thanks, Marc!]
