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!
Gigantic gallery of Pakistan cars & buses, automen writes- The most striking thing in Pakistan is the vision of trucks and buses completely covered in a riot of color and design. They might spew diesel fumes, they may take up all of the winding, narrow, under-maintained road one is trying to negotiate, but they are […]
Herr von Slatt has posted a new piece detailing his dashboard revamp, rewiring, and new lighting for his ongoing steam-powered car project. In other Jake news, there’s a wonderful interview with him on Bostodelphia. Steampunk Car Project – Progress Report – Link Related: Jake’s steamcar project, initial survey – Link Herr von Slatt’s car carrier […]
In response to our item about the commercial TDS (total dissolved solids) water testing tool, somebody sent us a link to this homemade meter, which tests for TDS, EC (electrical conductivity), PPM (parts per million). EC/TDS/PPM Meter On Limited Budget – Link Related: Testing your own drinking water – Link
Todd Stiers has made one awesome looking, and sounding, electric motorcycle. Let’s hope this becomes more of a “normal” thing to see riding around the streets. Now, let the debate about the batteries and the source of power begin. – Link Related: Make Podcast: Todd Kollin’s Electric Motorcycle – Link Marque Cornblatt – DIY Electric […]
On the DIY projects blog Mavromatic, Danny Mavromatis writes about a home water tester he just bought: Recently my brother-in-law had a reverse osmosis system installed for their drinking water. The installer left him a water quality meter which is a digital TDS meter that measures the Total Dissolved Solids in the water. What this […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Nick shares his remedy for sneaker draftiness – Biking in NYC winters can be very cold and windy. It’s easy to wear a million layers on almost every body part, but we can’t usually add layers to our feet. The solution: wind-proof toes, made from dead innertubes Reusing bicycle waste […]
Put a Gummi Bear into molten potassium chlorate and the results are impressively violent (e.g. candy bear screaming is involved). And you thought microwaving Peeps was fun. Gummy Bear in molten potassium chlorate – [via] Link
