Having an egg drop is like having your own egglympics. It will stretch your friends minds to think in new ways, bringing about a revolution in advanced thought… what I mean is that it’s fun to break stuff. It’s best to use what you’ve got around… only have a weight limit if you have a […]
Tim writes – Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage popular in Russia, China, and elsewhere. The culture forms a leathery skin called the “mother” that floats on top. This week’s Instructables TV episode shows how to wrangle the jellyfish-like “Mother” and make Kombucha 5 gallons at a time. This method produces a fizzy carbonated kombucha […]
Tim shows you how those Aquaskippers work and how to take one out for a spin… The “Aquaskipper” is a human powered hydrofoil made by Inventist.com . It’s similar to the original Swedish Trampofoil, which is no longer available. There’s also one called the “Pumpabike” from South Africa. They’re also called “hull-less watercraft” and “flapping […]
With a trebuchet, you can smash your enemy’s castle or at least fling the heads of enemy spies into their courtyard. In the old days, the most important metric of a trebuchet is that it can fire farther than your enemy’s archers can shoot their arrows! In this podcast you’ll see how to build a […]
A trebuchet is kind of like a catapult, but it’s optimized with a sling and a hinged counterweight to make it more effective. Download the pdf to learn the basics of making a paperclip trebuchet and a medium sized trebuchet that can throw eggs. Cut your lumber,l drill holes, and screw it all together! Add […]
We featured Clocky in MAKE 03 of 2005, it’s an alarm clock that makes cute noises and runs away from you in the morning when you need to get up, it’s like an annoying pet, in a good way. It’s shipping now and we’ve purchased one to kick around (literally)… We have some photos of […]
ThinkGeek has a fun blood type testing kit for $9 – “…a few drops of blood, a little water, and the special card are all you need to find out what blood type you are. In just a few minutes, you’ll have a card which will show you which antigens you have in your blood […]
