DeCARstruction/reCARstruction: Turning a car into a ball
Not sure what to do with that old gas guzzler? How about turning it into a giant ball? That’s what artist Keny Marshall did with this 1983 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
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!
“At The Mountains of Madness” prop set
Propnomicon has an ongoing project to assemble a set of props from the fictional Miskatonic University expedition to Antarctica from Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness.
Real-time energy monitoring
A few months ago I met Mike Costa at Design Continuum. He had a Chumby on his desk which was set to monitor the energy usage of the building. At the time, he was working out the technical details of the system, and now has posted up some info about the project. Here are some highlights:
Real time power monitoring has been proven to effectively reduce power consumption due to waste. It is intuitive to consider that humans need some sort of feedback in order to recognize the presence of waste. For example if one leaves the faucet open one has sound and sight feedback indicating there is waste. What sort of feedback do we have for electricity? None really, this is why these systems can help with waste reduction
Bullet impacts at 1,000,000 frames per second
I’m not entirely sure who made this video. I have this strange intuition it might be someone named “Werner Mehl,” and that the video might be copyright 2009, and….somehow, that Werner’s website is probably www.kurzzeit.com. Isn’t it weird how sometimes stuff just comes to you?
NYC big wheel race Saturday
With prizes for most original vehicle and best costume, I’m wishing I had heard about the NYC big wheel race a bit sooner…
Cash awards for amateur scientific apparatus designs
In an effort to advance the cause of citizen science, Michael Wood is offering a total of $400 in prize money to anyone who can produce reliable, low-cost (<$100US) DIY scientific apparatus capable of meeting one of four design objectives:
Homegrown Happy
I have recently discovered a beautiful blog called Homegrown Happy. It’s written by a new mother living not too far from me on the coast of Northern California. Jazmin is a new friend, and I love her attitude and her gorgeous family. She also has a very interesting lifestyle. Her home is remote, her needs […]
