It’s our Make: Online pal Sean Ragan’s birthday today, and look what his mom made him: a chocolate retro birthday computer! When I inquired as to how it was made, Sean replied: It’s cast in a couple of molds. Apparently the trick is “tempering” it correctly to avoid a dull chalk surface. She has a […]
I’ve always had an uneasy attraction to butterflies pinned in specimen boxes: stunning, but kind of tragic. These wonderful crocheted butterfly specimen boxes solve that problem! I wish I were good enough at crochet to make my own patterns, but here’s a start. [via Aesthetic Outburst]
Jeff Potter is the author of one of our favorite new books around here, O’Reilly’s best-selling Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food. We asked Jeff to put together a collection of some of his favorite cooking gear that he thought other geek cooks might appreciate. Bon appegeek! —Gareth I jokingly […]
By Kristin Roach Aww… so sweet when this little tiger kitty is sleeping, you better hope to never meet him awake. Don’t let that sweet sleepy face surprise you; he’s the fiercest little tiger I know. Materials 10g – Fingering Weight Yarn, Color A 10g – Fingering Weight Yarn, Color B 10g – Fingering Weight […]
Designer Chris Mullin constructed these electronic sunglasses, which detect bright objects in your view and selectively darken them by turning on part of an LCD screen.
This nifty Puff Handle by Z-saw keeps your cutting line visible by applying a puff of air to the cutting site with every stroke. From Core77: As a part of our Hand-Eye Supply duties we test out new product. Yesterday we gave this intriguing Japanese Saw a tryout! It incorporates an internal piston system that […]
When my pal Amy Wilson, a member of the Detroit Derby Girls, posted photos of her completed chocolate Hanukkah dreidels she made for practice this week, I demanded a photo of one spinning on the track (note the piece of parchment paper she placed on the track so that no one would skate over chocolate)! […]
