Cosmic muffin – a boat that was a plane
The Cosmic Muffin was once a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and now it’s a boat (I think that’s an AC sticking out the side)… – [via] Link.
Made On Earth
The Light Sharpener – 12 foot solar collection satellite dish
Rob continues his pursuit of sun powered cooking with a homemade 12 foot solar collection satellite dish, here’s the latest… and a VHS tape too – Link.
Trash can music
Check out Mctracz’s amazing trash can music photos! – [via] Link.
Made in China
A ton of readers sent this in today, a photo essay and narration about the electronic markets in Shenzhen, China… Link & James Fallows’s related story in the July/August 2007 Atlantic – Link.
Giant Labyrinth game for sale
Dave writes – Last year, I and five friends created this scale version of the popular Brio Labyrinth game for Holocene’s Annual Mini Golf Invitational, where artists are asked to create original mini-golf holes. Labyrinth: The Mini-golf Version is just like Labyrinth: the Original Laptop Game, except played with a golf ball instead of a […]
Amazing homemade watches
Interview with Haruo Suekichi, creator of thousands of amazing watches – Link & site.
Contemporary Russian folk artifacts
A reader suggests this book for Makers out there, Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts by Vladmir Arkhipov — Check out this review… – A television aerial made out of forks and a lamp made of aeroplane parts; a plastic colander mended in four different places; one shovel that recycles a `men at work’ sign and […]
