Rubber band

RC Hot Dog Cooker

RC Hot Dog Cooker

Have you ever thought that there must be a more exciting way to cook hot dogs than flipping weenies over a grill? With this simple RC hack, you can cook your favorite summer grilling food while driving your RC car around the neighborhood, and be the envy

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Infrared String Bass

Infrared String Bass

In this project we’re going to take inspiration from Len Keeler’s original Elastic String Bass. We’ll pick it up (no pun intended) and run with it, adding multiple strings for different tonal qualities, etch our own printed circuit board (PCB), and of course, demonstrate the instrument. First we will breadboard the basic version of this […]

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Carbon Fiber Primer

Carbon Fiber Primer

It seems as though nearly everything “high performance” these days boasts some amount of carbon fiber in its construction. Originally used in aerospace, carbon fiber has moved into the mainstream and can be found in luxury automobiles, mountain bikes, and sports equipment. Some laptops and cellphones even use printed decals to simulate this lightweight material’s […]

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