Mrfixits writes: This Valentine instructable shows a pair of Hearts that unite to become one! The homopolar motor is the simplest form of electric motor, consisting of a battery, a conductor, and a magnetic field. The flat Heart shape is the most basic of homopolar motors. The Heart with legs is the next most simple […]
“iHop” is a toy robot that can hop. It uses two independently actuated arms in order to simultaneously hop and balance in the lateral plane. The “sagittal” plane is stabilized by torque applied to the two drive wheels (note that the wheels are, for the most part, stationary due to the lack of disturbances about […]
Prototype II, 2009 (after US patent no. 6545444 by John Bedini) by Nick Laessing. A quick search reveals that John Bedini’s 2003 patent, recreated here by the artist, was for a “Device and Method for Utilizing a Monopole Motor to Create Back-EMF to Charge Batteries.” [via VVORK]
Hack your brain with the Brain Machine kit from the Maker Shed. Get comfortable, put on the glasses and headphones, close your eyes (the LEDs are bright!), and flick the power switch. Enjoy the hallucinations as you drift into deep meditation, ponder your inner world, and then come out after the 14-minute program feeling fabulous. […]
This mad scientist kit from Christie of A Lemon Squeezy Home is a fun gift idea for the kids in your life. She’s put together an experiment book using a small photo album so you can add future experiments to it. She then gathered simple supplies available from the grocery store for the experiments and […]
Simon, our favorite New Zealand maker, decided to build a better Nerf gun. The pistol is made from 32mm ID PVC pipe, some aluminium extrusion and aluminium pipe, wood for the grip and various pieces of metal and plastic. The main spring is one I got from Bunnings warehouse. This gun should be able to […]
Clever trompe-l’Å“il street art, and photographs thereof, from US artist Cayetano Ferrer. [via Gizmodo]
