Harriet the Sheep and Hayden the Haystack Pattern
Anna from Mochi Mochi Land just posted the pattern for Harriet the Sheep and Hayden the Haystack pattern. I don’t know what it is about that Hayden, but I really love that little haystack. Link.
Month: January 2008
Solar Ark makes its solar calculator cousins run away in fear
The “Solar Ark” by Sanyo is a 630 kW solar energy-collecting building built using over 5,000 solar panel rejects that were rescued from the scrap pile. Located in Gifu, Japan, the Solar Ark generates over 500,000 kWh of energy per year and it features more than 75,000 red, green and blue computer-controlled LEDs lit up […]
Arducopter: Arduino helicopter control
Jason @ Hackzine write – A recent Arduino -vs- Basic Stamp discussion over on the DIY Drones site really caught my eye. Jordi makes a nice argument for the Arduino, showing off the current state of his Arducopter, which you can see in the video above. Built using a low cost electric heli, an Arduino […]
Jean octopus
This giant octopus chair is made from a bunch of pairs of jeans, awesome remake potential! – [via] Link.
CCD ring – Jewelronics
We’re rapidly approaching a time where some of the best electronics will ultimately make the best jewelry. Here’s a CCD from a Canon camera mounted in a ring. De Beers will be opening a booth in Best Buy any day now, you heard it here first – Link.
Blood pen
Bob Partington’s “Blood pen” – the pen is part of a series @ the Bread and Butter, Untitled Exhibition in Barcelona Spain, January 16th – 18th – [via] Link.
Whittling is easy
bf5man writes – Remember the Gever Tulley Ted conference talk about dangerous things you should let your kids do? Well, letting them have a pocket knife was one of the things. Here’s some projects I’ve scanned from a vintage book to get them some cool projects to whittle! Whittling is easy – Link.