Sony killed off the Aibo, but if you’re really hard up for some (headless) robot pet action, the TomCat looks pretty interesting – “TomCat is a research quality, quadruped robot that is moves at a speed of two body lengths per second.” [via] – Link. Related: QRIO and AIBO, the memories (huge photo gallery) – […]
This rules – “The problem with water rockets is that you need acres of space to launch them without risk of losing them. It’s hard to restrain yourself when friends come over and do “just a little launch” in front of your house to show them how it works. Inevitably you launch again, increasing the […]
Rick writes – “Boiling eggs that have been wrapped snugly in onion skins, produces beautifully patterned Easter eggs. I never really cared for the usual colourful Easter eggs most people make. They’re too gaudy for my taste. I don’t like the mess involved with making them and I don’t like using all that food colouring. […]
Tonight there is a total solar eclipse 2am PST 03/29/05 in Turkey – here are the ways to watch it — Exploratorium – watch live streaming video – “A total solar eclipse will occur when the new moon moves directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow will fall on the eastern tip […]
Dale writes – “On a visit to my parents in Louisville, KY, I visited a regional state competition for the Science Olympiad where my nephew, Chase Carlson, competed and won in bridge building. His entry weighed 11.5 grams and held 32 lbs (just one pound short of the 33 lb maximum) before it broke. You […]
Will O’Brien on Engadget has a how to on making an external antenna for a GPS – “If you crack open your GPS, you could extend the wire between the antenna and the internal antenna, but the loss from the extra wire would degrade the signal. But active antennas amplify the signal to get past […]
Popular Science’s How 2.0 shows you how to make art with a $30 electroplating pen – “You may not want to rechrome a ’57 Chevy, but you can coat small objects using kits designed for plating jewelry. This $30 plating pen (pmcsupply.com) uses electricity the same as the bumper factory does, just with a couple […]
