This wall-mounted flyer titled IN CASE OF NUCLEAR ATTACK was produced by the city of Portland, Oregon, some time between 1981 and 1985. Thanks to step #7, I now know the international stick-figure symbol for “Comfort the dying.” [via Geekologie]
Here’s another method for cutting glass bottles, by Mike is bored: How to cut a wine bottle with acetone and a string.
Radio hacker and swing dancer Greg Charvot is at it again with his latest restoration, the Retro Boom Box. His local swing group was in need of a portable radio to use for impromptu Lindy Hopping, so he outfitted a 1940’s radio with modern batteries that they could use while on the run.
I’m digging this giant sand printer by Zana design (no direct link). Who wouldn’t want a giant wheel that they can push around on the beach and leave a message?
The model itself is extremely sophisticated. It packs, among its other components, a HiTechnic gyro sensor, presumably to help it stay vertical, Segwaylike. As an added bonus, the video itself is very slick and engaging. Both are the work of Greek Lego fan NeXTSTORM. [via TheNXTStep]
It was just last summer when I first wrote about the details of my modest craft room on a cart. But I thought that I should throw it up again as part of our craft room theme. I have a wonderful workspace with bright windows and an inspiring view, but it doubles as my dining […]
We’re going to try something out – a lot of makers use “Processing” to make cool interactive art and projects, but there aren’t the same type of high profile examples (source) in the same way there are Arduino examples, so my pal Mike Rosenthal (founder of the BLIP fest) sent along this cool example. If […]
