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EL wire deep-sea fangly fish

EL wire deep-sea fangly fish

Rob writes – “I made an elwire angler fish for my sister for her birthday. Some inspirations were the big neon angler fish sign in Akihabara, an episode of Strongbad emails, and another elwire angler fish on the Cool Neon site.” – Link. Related: Make a Glowing, Wearable, EL-Wire, Blinky Light – Link. EL wire […]

SRL San Jose 2006 Show (photos)

SRL San Jose 2006 Show (photos)

Incredible photos from The Survival Research Labs show in San Jose – taken by Scott Beale (Laughing Squid) Link. Congrats to the entire SRL team! More: In MAKE volume 07 we profile Mark Pauline. For nearly three decades, Survival Research Laboratories has redirected the technology of industry, science, and the military to create the most […]

Gravitram One

Gravitram One

MAKE Flickr photo pool member Oskay writes – “Detail photo of Gravitram One at OMSI in Portland, Oregon. This is an amazing rolling-ball kinetic sculpture that has been running approximately continuously since 1973. It’s made (mostly) of 1/8” diameter copper-coated mild steel welding rod, brazed together in a simple, yet remarkable fashion. You could watch […]