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!
In MAKE 07 we showed you how to grow your own mushrooms (set up a home Mycology lab), and a bunch of MAKE readers sent in this great forum site “Mycotopia”… tons and tons of activity and resources there to check out… – Link & check out their photo browser. Pictured here, found mushrooms from […]
Remember that mystery cool see-through VW bug we posted awhile ago? Well, looks like one of our MAKE readers figured out where it’s from… (A company called Broukservis JaÅ¡ko). Thanks Proscriptus! – Link. Related: Make made transportation – Link. Mod Your Rod: A collection of car hacks and mods – Link.
A human being may strap this to themselves very soon, ing.petz writes – “Andreas is designing and building a turbine-powered personal flying suit. In principle this is going to be similar to the well-known “Bell Rocket Belt”, the difference is the power plant and controlling of the unit. While the “Rocket Belt”, originating form the […]
MAKE group member PeterCD shares the rebuilding of a Royal Enfield Bullet spoked wheel, he writes – “Rebuilding a spoked motorbike wheel, this involves lacing the spoke pattern and for Part 2, truing the wheel. This particular pattern belongs to the Royal Enfield Bullet. Before starting it’s a good idea to take photos of the […]
A MAKE reader sent in this interesting boat, it seems to be a bit of a mystery, anyone know more? Just…eD writes – “Here is a boat photographed by someone near Ilwaco, WA. The crew was dressed as civilians but would not say a word about the boat or where they were from.” – Link. […]
Here’s a gallery of motorcycles, some from over 100 years ago, one is made from wood, many of them have ornate details and a few look like the homemade bikes we have posted here… – [via] – Link. Related: Bikes @ MAKE – Link. Maker made transportation – Link. Motorcycles @ MAKE – Link.
Ken sent in this hand painted band-aid skateboard, he writes – “I had an urge to put together a skateboard and had this idea for deck art. Irony comes together with a cheap blank deck and some paint. “ – Link. SKATE @ MAKE: Spotted on the Playa – Self-balancing skateboard – Link. Skateboard Slingshot […]
