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!
Zmatt writes – Inspired by the PVC KAYAK, I thought I could build one up making it differently with a simple design that I have used previously in a small 1.5 foot boat which I built out of Plexiglas. I also plan on attaching a trolling motor with 34lbs or thrust to the rear of […]
Here’s DIY bamboo bicycle trailer you can email for the free plans… – Materials You’ll need eight lengths of material capable of withstanding bending and compression, tubing or angle iron are ideal. You also need eight “spokes” that are good at taking tension. These could be wire, chain, or steel strip. Exoticists could use Titanium […]
Talbotron22 shows you how to make SUPER CATNIP… isolation of nepetalactone from catnip – At least two thirds of domestic cats “enjoy” the effects of Nepeta, a.k.a. “catnip.” But do they it enjoy it enough? If humans were able to isolate the active ingredient in catnip, could we not use it to become omnipowerful CATGODS? […]
Here’s how to turn old cans into serving trays – Link. Related: House of Beer Cans – Link. How Many Cans? How Much Money? – Link. It’s all made from cans… – Link. Art Of The Can – Art made from Red Bull cans… – Link.
Hand warmers contain sodium acetate – here’s how to make your own “hot ice” and bit about how it works [via] – Link.
One of our frequently featured makers was written up in the Littleton Independent, congrats! Ever since Sean Slattery was a boy in Newton, he loved trash day. Or better yet, the evening before, when his neighbors would put out the stuff they wanted hauled away. He would get on his bike and pedal around the […]
Monica Resinger of Ruby Glen shows you how to take old T-shirts and use them to crochet yourself a round rag rug. You can also use this same pattern to make potholders or coasters. Link.
