Confusingly Adorable Lego AT-AT
By Flickr user MacLane, for a recent contest on Lego Star Wars enthusiast-site From Bricks to Bothans.
Month: April 2011
How-To: Glittering Egg Tree
Eggs have long been a cherished symbol for celebrating the renewal and fertility of spring. This year, I used them to create an elaborate seasonal centerpiece for my home- a glittering woodland egg tree.
PorterCycles on Make: Live ep06
Nick Normal visits with Brooklyn-based extreme bike maker William Thomas Porter of PorterCycles, who will be showing us around his workshop. Thomas builds some rather unique bikes including a flywheel powered trike and something he calls The Expert Level, which he classifies as a “french circus bike” and takes quite a bit of practice to ride. Head to https://makezine.com/live/ for show notes.
Bike Basics on Make: Live ep06
Becky shows Matt basic bike function, maintenance, security, and visibility with persistence of vision (POV) bike wheel displays. And Nick Normal from World Maker Faire New York checks in to show off what he carries in his mobile bike repair kit. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 4/13/11. Go to https://makezine.com/live/ for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.
Recipe: Lean & Green Spirulina Smoothie
One of the projects in the new issue of MAKE (Volume 26, on sale April 26th) is on how to create your own Spirulina tank. Spirulina is an edible algae that’s well-known for its health benefits. The project in MAKE teaches you how to make a home algae tank you can build in just a […]
Yale Student Killed in Lathe Accident
Yale Student Killed as Hair Gets Caught in Lathe (NY Times) – horrifying and so sad: As a Yale undergraduate majoring in astronomy and physics, Michele Dufault was used to extreme physical environments. She worked on underwater robotic vehicles last summer as a fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. She also traveled […]
How-To: Cascarones (Confetti Eggs)
Cascarones are one of my very favorite Easter season traditions. Every year, we (kids and adults alike) go nuts, smashing them on each other and shaking confetti everywhere. See how you can make your own cascarones over on Prudent Baby.