Neat Scissors + Knife Combo
Here’s a cool video review of the Fiskars Cuts+More scissors from the folks at Core77. The blades detach for use independently as a knife, among other uncommon features. These are going straight to my wish list.
Month: December 2010
Hovering flapping flight of a 3D-printed mechanical insect
Charles Richter and Hod Lipson created this sweet little flapper that is so robust it can stay in the air for over a minute. This project has focused on developing a flapping-wing hovering insect using 3D printed wings and mechanical parts. The use of 3D printing technology has greatly expanded the possibilities for wing design, […]
How-To: Add headphones to your Bop It
The Bop It memory toy has seen many iterations, always with neat triggers. It’s a fun toy, especially for those with a more tactile memory (I was always great at Bop It and terrible at Simon). But the thing is annoying as hell unless you’re the one playing it, so Instructables user jzzsxm added a […]
How-To: Shadow Puppet Theater
AmberLee of Givers Log shares her tutorial for putting together this sweet and stylish shadow puppet theatre. She promises it’s simple enough to still whip a few up before Christmas, so if you’re looking for last-minute gifts to make, be sure to check it out!
How-To: Looptaggr spraypaints messages over and over
The latest from art pranksters Ariel Schlesinger and Aram Bartholl in Germany is Looptaggr, a simple fixture for a spraypaint can that spins a stencil in front of the nozzle, effectively printing the same message over and over in a line. Photo tutorial included. More: Bike accessory leaves a trail of chalk behind you Tour […]
Vending machine sits where Zoltar once did
In MAKE Volume 21, tinkerer Roger Hess wrote about the working replica he made of the Zoltar fortune teller machine from the movie Big. Perhaps we ought to put Roger in touch with Rye Playland, the location of that particular scene. As you can see from this photo from Scouting New York, a Pepsi machine […]
Altitude testing the Nexus S
Field testing gear can be a hoot. Check out this video of Googlers launching Nexus S phones into the upper atmosphere to test on-board sensors.