Excellent April Fools prank: misbehaving shadow
This poor instructor, Matthew Weathers, has no end of trouble with his shadow as he attempts to explain the merits of the book Flatland (which is totally worth a read).
art
Old-school Battlestar Galacticar
Built by Dean Shorey of Rochester, NY, using parts from a post office Jeep and a small chevy block V8. It has a cassette deck and no A/C. Details at Jalopnik. [via Dude Craft]
Featured Maker: Aaron Ristau
Colorado artist Aaron Ristau works in assemblage. His pieces include both functional accessories and pure sculpture.
I create art that compels the viewer to interact. The artwork creates curiosity by blending nostalgic aesthetics, historical references, and function.
My whimsical mechanics and functional lighting assemblages are an intricate integration and redefinition of reclaimed components.
Shown uppermost is his Frontier Cartography Droid (sold), which incorporates a working Sega Homestar planetarium. The body is made from a three-neck flask, the legs from sewing machine parts and clothes irons.
Examples of leverage in kinetic sculpture
Mel Ristau is the father of Aaron Ristau, who’s shown his work at Maker Faire and has a store in the Makers Market. Dad is an artist too, an amazing sculptor. He sent us a link to an article he posted on his blog detailing the basics of load, leverage, and effort as applied in […]
Circuit pumps
Geek chic for sure! PCB shoes by Steven Rodrig [via Adafruit]
This is not a spiral
Slightly off-topic, here, but I see lots of these optical illusion posts on the web, and although some of them are pretty impressive, this one borders on voodoo. I had to run my mouse pointer over the blue traces a few times to persuade myself. I’ve overlaid some big yellow circles on the original image, which you can see, below, after the jump, to save you the trouble. [via Neatorama]
Literal ribbon cable made with conductive thread
Dan Riley made this textile ribbon cable, which has 8 wires made using conductive thread.