For this week’s podcast, Phillip and I are bringing you a new monthly series. Every month I’m going to do a roundup of videos that people send to me and videos I take that just really need to be shared. This is the first one like this! In this video, the following makers are featured: […]
MAKE 09 should be hitting subscriber’s mailboxes any moment now. In this issue, explore the fringes of technology with projects that push the boundaries of physics and reason. makezine.com: Volume 09: Fringe – Link & subscribe (use the code CMAKE and get another $5 off USD, just MAKE blog readers!). More: Volume 09 – Links […]
This weekend, you can learn a few strategies for keeping an egg safe when thrown off a 4 story building. In addition, Paula Kieko breaks down the math and physics for you so you can calculate exactly how fast your egg is going at impact. If you want to have fun and get smarter, organize […]
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 […]
