Sewing machine jigsaw The Tico-tico Singer
Very cool – a sewing machine jigsaw! Thanks Xenu!
Made On Earth
Cathedral of Junk
Once a bible school teacher, now a full time maker Vince Hanneman is the owner and creator of the Cathedral of Junk in Austin Texas (in the lo-co area, also called lower congress). Tons of “junk” are donated to this 3 story pile of worship, he estimates there are over 700 bicycles part of the […]
Amazing orrery
My friend Chris commission a custom made orrery from Fayetteville, Arkansas based artist and craftsman Eugene Sargent, it’s stunning. Chris writes – It was several months in the making, but the waiting was worth it. The Orrery has arrived and it is absolutely stunning. Eugene did an amazing job, and I think he had fun […]
Amorphophallus Titanium (video)
Remember that crazy Amorphophallus Titanium plant we posted about? The one that’s called the “Corpse flower”? Cool Hunting has a great video with the staff at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden along with some time lapse of the blooming – “A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or “the corpse flower,” is a rare […]
Zorbing – human-sized hamster ball
Ok, who wants to help bring Zorbing to the USA? This looks awesome – “Zorbing – effectively throwing yourself down a slope in a giant ball – has become the latest extreme sport craze to sweep the world.” [via] – Link. Pictured here, people inside zorbs, zorbing down the hill in Rotorua. Related: Zorb – […]
Maker of the day – Richard Hull, Homemade nuclear fusor
Today’s Maker from our new book Makers – Richard Hull, Richmond, Virginia. Homemade nuclear fusor. “Oh, fusing atoms is easy,” claims Hull with a slight Virginia twang. Well, OK, not that easy. First you have to find a way to generate over 20,000 volts of electricity. Fusor enthusiasts live for the brilliant purple light that emanates from the reaction — an indication that the hydrogen gas has passed into a plasma state and that neutron radiation is on its way. “With this project, you can be killed in so, so many ways!” Makers: page 94. View photo! See previous Makers of the day here. View sample PDF. Click here to get Makers the book before the holidays!
Pakistan cars & buses
Gigantic gallery of Pakistan cars & buses, automen writes- The most striking thing in Pakistan is the vision of trucks and buses completely covered in a riot of color and design. They might spew diesel fumes, they may take up all of the winding, narrow, under-maintained road one is trying to negotiate, but they are […]
