MacGyver of the Day: Mad Scientists Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay @ Lifehacker
B00m – I have another post on Lifehacker with a favorite maker(s) I’m profiling each day – today… MacGyver of the Day: Mad Scientists Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay!
Month: February 2010
Holographic head projection music video
Anybody have any guesses how this was done? Neurosonics Live on Vimeo by Will clark, JFB, and Beardyman. Just a little warning, there’s a little bit of swearing at the very end of the video. [Thanks, Jamie!]
Homemade Taffy Recipe
Cindy at Skip to My Lou shares her recipe for making homemade taffy and shows the fun afternoon of making taffy with the kids. I love the photos of them trying to pull and stretch the taffy. It’s hard work!
DIY PVC submarine
Jason Rollette’s remotely-operated submarine packs four 500gph and two 1,250gph bilge pumps, with the bigger ones used for propulsion. Check out his incredibly detailed tutorial for instructions on how to build your own. [via Hack a Day] More: Record-vying transatlantic robot submarine at sea Beached submarine home theater Chinese maker’s homemade submarine
DIY Play Laptop
I love this DIY play laptop made by Amida of Journey Into Unschooling, perfect for little hands and curious minds to play with. Amida writes: I made this laptop out of a discarded panel that I had removed from a play kitchen. The keys were salvaged from a keyboard headed for e-waste and can be […]
How-To: Hanging Earring Display
I’m like jlee1834; I love wearing earrings but I always forget to! Check out this guide to constructing your own hanging earring display; she even used the leftover cardboard that came with her Carcassonne tiles!
Hack your badge at QuahogCon 2010
In a proud tradition of hackable badges at hacker conferences, the fancy folks behind QuahogCon 2010 have designed a really cool looking conference badge. They’ve blurred out some of the key information to help prevent people like you and me (yes, I will be attending!) from getting a head start with writing code for the […]