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!
Created for Burning Man 2006 by Industrialus Design, this Ridable Mechanospider is freaking amazing, check out the video of it in action! [via] – Link. Related: Autotelematic spider bots (photos) – Link. Spider-wiper (Giant automated spider) – Link. Mechanical spiders! – Link.
Adam Savage (MythBuster) who did an awesome mold making article in MAKE 08 chimed in on an Ask Mefi coke cooling question, here’s how to cool down that soda, fast – he writes – “That would be about 20-25 minutes in a freezer. If you put it in a bucket of ice, that would halve […]
My friend I-Wei sent this one in – wow!
Lots of car posts today… John writes – “Here are instructions (and pre-compiled PDF) for making an automotive message book. It fits in the glove box and has 14 standard large-font messages printed forward and reverse (for reading in mirrors) like “Your tire is flat”, “Your high beams are on” or even, simply, “Sorry.” I’ve […]
BusinessWeek asks, can we build an open source car? “Inspired by Linux, the OScar project aims to build a car by tapping the knowledge of a volunteer team. It won’t be an easy ride, but their journey is important… So here’s a question: Can open-source practices and approaches be applied to make hardware, to create […]
Wires99 writes – “This is the Neuroti-Kart. (PsychoKart was taken) Homemade electric go-Kart. Design goals: electric powered, quiet, fast, capable of doing donuts in my street. Home run! “ Thanks Gnomic! – Link. Powered by 4 12 volt car batteries and the frame was made from Home Depot gas pipes… Nice work. Related: Build your […]
I’m not sure where most of these photos are from (post if you know in the comments) but it’s a pretty good collection of chopper bikes – Link. Related: Bicycles @ MAKE – Link. Chopper Bikes – Link.
