Skeeball Machine Made Entirely with K’Nex
A full-size skeeball game took over a year to make, and is built entirely with K’Nex components.
Month: August 2012
Top Ten Dorm Room Hacks
It won’t be long before our college-aged readers head back to school for yet another year of studying and general devotion to all things academic. To make the next couple semesters a little more geeky, we’re rounding up our favorite hacks that would be perfect for the residence halls.
Gigantic View Camera in a Delivery Truck
Massive wet plate photos are Ian Ruhter‘s specialty. He’s built an enormous view camera out of a delivery truck and is crisscrossing the states capturing moments with silver and light. Each image is rendered on a light sensitive plate treated with volatile chemicals moments before a photo is taken. The bill of materials on some […]
Maker Camp: Coke and Mentos with Eepy Bird
Week 4, Theoretical Thursday at Maker Camp. Create a rocket car that zooms on fuel made from Coke and Mentos, with Eepy Bird.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Maker Camp: Smithsonian and Lee Zlotoff
Week 4, Field Trip Friday at Maker Camp. Go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and see how early humans were the first makers.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Maker Camp: Talking with Adam Savage
A special episode of Maker Camp. We sit down for an hour long conversation with Adam Savage of Mythbusters. We talk about everything from his favorite tools, to parenting, to his love of movies. It’s an intimate fireside chat, without the fire.
Bat-Signal from Thread and Nails
Artist Stephen Ball created this incredible sculpture of the bat-signal from just thread and nails! [via lustik]