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!
Meet the Texas Magnum, it appears to be the biggest slide rule in the world measuring in at 352 feet long, weighs 300 pounds and takes three men to slide… [via] – Link. Related: Slide rule guy – Link. Pictured here, the Nuclear bomb effects calculator (1962) and the Bristol Liquids SynchroValve Capity Calculator (1943) […]
Jory Squibb made his own 105 mile per gallon car – “Moonbeam is 79″ long, 52″ wide, and 56″ high. It is made from a 1987 Honda Elite 150 motorscooter in excellent condition and another 1984 Elite 125 parts bike. It weighs 386 pounds unloaded. It cost $2339 in materials and 1000 hours of labor. […]
Royal Society Publishing has a ton articles to check out (free until 2006) it’s a little bit of an effort to learn to navigate about, but the older stuff is worth exploring – “Nearly three and a half centuries of scientific study and achievement is now available online in the Royal Society Journals Digital Archive […]
There is something in the air, and it’s steam… A few Makers sent in some steam powered bicycles, here’s a round up… know of others? Post in the comments. The Roper Steam motorcycle “Bob Jorgensen of Memphis took “Motocycles 1899″ and immediately fabricated the engine that Sylvester H Roper used on his steam motorcycle. The […]
Think you are a serious model maker? Think again. Pierre Scerri worked on this exact replica 1:3 Ferrari for 20,000 hours! It took Pierre 15 years and more than 20,000 hours to build this car. He learned to make glass so he could make the exact pattern lens for the operating headlights. He learned to […]
Atomic Zombie has a great step by step on making your own chopper bike, KoolKat writes – “Kids’ bikes with 20-inch wheels are abundant at the dump and yard sales, especially the cheap steel frame units. These bikes not only take a beating, but they are outgrown in a year or two, so you will […]
Volume, value, and a vw. Could it be true? Could collecting cans in a shopping cart generate a significant income? How many cans could one of those carts hold? And what would those cans be worth at the recycling center? On Saturday morning, we decided to find out. – Link
