Watch a Master Sculpt a Monster
Chris Johnson sculpts monsters. He incorporates modern digital mixed with traditional sculpting. You’d think his creations were real.
Repurpose an Old Box Fan for a Home Wind Tunnel
Wind tunnels can be used to test airplanes, automobiles, or anything that you want to see how well it passes through the air. Learn how to build your own!
500-meter “Sky Ladder” is Pyrotechnic Stairway to Heaven
Colossal reported earlier this week that Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang (who does a lot of pyrotechnic-based art) had finally succeeded in executing his Sky Ladder piece. Readers may remember Guoqiang from his gunpowder art and that time he filled the Guggenheim with suspended LED-exploding cars. Sky Ladder was realized at Huiyu Island Harbour, Quanzhou, Fujian, […]
Use Raspberry Pi and Scratch to Make Fun Animations
Create a very simple “cat in the box” program using Scratch, a visual programming language with drag-and-drop interface.
How to Boot Up and Configure Your Raspberry Pi 2
The first time Raspbian boots a configuration tool called raspi-config will appear. You’ll use this to make configuration changes to the Pi, and here’s how.
Control an LED with Arduino and a Pushbutton Switch
Learn how to turn an LED on and off via a switch. You probably wouldn’t stay sane if your lamp continuously blinked so lets learn how to control it!
The Easy Guide to Programming a Raspberry Pi with Python
Create a simple counting program using Python, an “interpreted language,” which means that you can write a program and directly execute it.