Make your own imitation Floam…
Ellen writes “Children have been clamoring for Floam, a micro-beaded modeling clay that has been heavily and attractively advertised. Unfortunately, people who have ordered Floam report long delays and deceptive business practices. Instead, make your own Floamâ„¢-like clay in whatever quantities and colors you like. We found several anonymous recipes online. My husband Keith Golden tried three different recipes, then refined the best one. The result is virtually identical to Floamâ„¢ (except for smelling better).” Link.

The RFID-Zapper is a gadget to deactivate (i.e. destroy) passive RFID-Tags permanently. The development-team presently consists of two people. Goals are a proof-of-concept and the construction of at least one functioning and appealing prototype, as well as a documentation of the project, so that everyone can build an own RFID-Zapper. Thanks John! [
Here’s a flickr photo set of an instruction manual in english of how to make your own
On Slashdot I saw that
Matt writes “The stereoscope used lenses to make each eye see a separate image. It was wildly popular. In some ways it was the first “television,” found in the living-rooms and parlors of every self-respecting European and American family. 168 years later, the same basic principle is still used to create 3D movies and photographs. Here I’ve created my first stereo pair”
Remember the cool Bluetooth enabled POV project (spells words in the air with light) that Mikey Sklar