[A mop made out of old socks] [Bike reflectors made from CDs] On Street Use, KK has some nifty pics of improvised street tech spotted on the streets of Thailand. The images are from a book of photographs by Thomas Kalak called Thailand – Same same, but different! Improvisation in Thailand
This bus stop billboard ad spotted in Australia was made using 7,563 individual pieces of dice turned into pixels to form a giant face. Although it probably would have been a lot easier just to print this image, we like the idea of using dice as perhaps a way of increasing the “chances” you’ll get […]
Title says it all, around 4:10 it really goes bonkers.
Bob Dullam made his own Batman tumbler vehicle – you can check out the progress on Superherohype but the photos are now down, so visit DeviceDaily and Gizmodo.
Here’s some info on a custom built “Carbon Dioxide Aquarium Reactor” that combines baking yeast, sugar, water, and tubing. Pretty interesting documentation of the build at the link below. Homemade DIY CO2 Reactor
Apparently even kidney dialysis machines designed for children were too big for Millie Kelly’s 6-pound newborn body, so Dr. Malcom Coulthard (UK) made her a miniature dialysis machine – in his garage. It just goes to show that innovation can still happen at the individual level, even in the medical field.
Check out this tiny BBQ grill made from an Altoids tin.
