Check out this amazing two-foot tall, 44-pound Dalek birthday cake from Stacked Cakes in Canberra, ACT, Australia. There are some great in-progress pictures on the Stacked blog. [via bonniegrrl] Related: Dr. Who Birthday Cake TARDIS Cake
The NXTStep’s Brian Davis wanted to throw something over a waterfall. Why not a NXT, and log some data? Brian put a NXT brick in a segment of PVC, along with a 3-axis accelerometer from Mindsensors and a LEGO sound sensor. On a recent trip to Niagara Falls, I was fascinated again with this huge, […]
Deborah Schlegel whipped up this charming tutorial for a zombie pincushion. If the brain-seeking undead aren’t your thing, she also has instructions for a cupcake and turtle.
I like Herman Miller furniture. You might remember that from a lecture I attended earlier this year. After getting to know some of the folks at the company this year, you realize (if you hadn’t already) that Herman Miller is a think tank of design lovers and people looking to solve problems. Considering Herman Miller […]
I will be helping to broadcast “Ask an engineer” tonight – should be a great show! ASK AN ENGINEER – SPECIAL GUEST AMANDA “W0Z” WOZNIAK 8/21/2010 10pm ET! By popular demand – “Ask an engineer” Saturday night – 10pm ET with special guest Amanda “w0z” Wozniak. w0z was on a few previous shows (our most […]
Ecouterre shows off 7 unexpected ways to recycle old denim jeans in a stunning photo gallery. Two of my favorites are pictured here. Above are denim Converse sneakers made by an Australian jean company. I love how they show off belt loops, pockets, frayed edges and more. You can recreate this look with our All […]
More great wall animation by BLU! BIG BANG BIG BOOM: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end. More: Combo: A Collaborative Animation by Blu and David Ellis
