Maker — Woody’s World
A Q&A with the inventor of a pirate-scaring noisemaker, a helicopter for every garage, and a way to hack gravity itself.
Month: February 2006
Dive, Darn It, Dive!
It’s a matter of sink and swim at the 8th international autonomous underwater vehicle competition.
Electric Avenue
The street-legal electric car of the future is coming – not from Japan or Detroit – but from your neighbor’s garage.
Made On Earth — Spatial Education
George Sanger’s homemade Leslie speaker — which he first built out of a punctured paint can and record player — taps a polyethylene drainage device to get a sound he describes as “one of the most organic, spacious, and beautiful there is.”
Tips and Tricks
By makers, for makers.
Made On Earth — Sonic Fabric
Throughout history, music has played an important role in our social, political, and religious rituals. It’s been used to express the most elusive of emotions and situations: love and loss, conquest and oppression, joy and mourning. You name it, there’s a piece of music that will fit it. And now, the music can fit you: Alyce Santoro has created a series of products that allow you to wear your music and listen to your clothes.
Made On Earth — LoCost Sports Car
Now midlife crises don’t have to be quite as expensive. Ron Champion’s cult classic, Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as £250, has spawned a host of clubs devoted to doing just that.
