HOW TO – Light Bulb Bud Vases
If you’re looking for a way to recycle old light bulbs after switching over to CFLs, Craftershock points us towards this tute by Veronica Peterson showing us how to turn them into hanging bud vases!
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!
Run your car on trash
Wow: All Power Labs has converted a Honda Accord to run on trash: We may not yet have a flux capacitor for time travel, but we do already have the equivalent of “Mr. Fusion”, which if cleverly applied, will enable you to run your car on everyday “trash”– today. This “magical” device is called a […]
Clean a toilet with Coke
I’m not sure what’s more disgusting, that a toilet can get as nasty as the one pictured, or that you can clean said toilet with the fluid you typically flush down your throat. According to wikiHow, you can just pour the tasty beverage over any stubborn stains or lime deposits, let it stew for a […]
Powering Down: Q&A with Saul Griffith…
Powering Down: Q&A with Saul Griffith… Forget about a new gym membership or diet. The most important New Year’s resolution for 2009 may be slimming down your energy footprint. Saul Griffith, a MacArthur genius grant winner and president of Makani Power, believes that a mass movement is necessary to avert catastrophic climate change. To that […]
Giant head made from snow
This giant snow sculpture was spotted in Switzerland and resembles the country’s most hilarious TV psychic, Mika Shiva. The head is over 2 meters high and would probably scare off most onlookers with its crazy smile. via PieceOPlastic
Next Dorkbot SoCal, Jan 10
My friend Thomas Edwards, Dorkbot DC founder and former Overlord (now living in LA), wrote to tell us about the next Dorkbot SoCal meeting on January 10, featuring three bio-inspired artists. Deborah Aschheim (above) creates works that blur biology and technology, exploring concepts of memory, architecture, and neural networks through drawings, sculpture, writing, installation and […]
Plastic bottle greenhouse
Here’s a beautiful greenhouse that’s like a wish list of sustainable construction: rammed earth, recycled plastic bottles, straw bale, and rainwater harvesting. Check out the Blue Rock Station site for books describing the greenhouse and their other projects. (via Ecofriend)