April 25th is ANZAC day, which is the Australia and New Zealand equivalent of our Memorial Day.
The Sharpwriter pencil is that one-time-use mechanical pencil that pretty much everyone has used before.
Making ice cream with cryogens stronger than water ice is a fairly common chemistry demonstration stunt.
This project began when I read the following entry [#274] in Volume 1 of Popular Mechanics’ 1913 The Boy Mechanic: The round lead weight for shot-putting or hammer throwing can be cast in a hollow cardboard or pressed-paper ball, sold in department and toy stores for 10 cents.
Let’s say that you were overzealous with your Halloween candy purchases this year (or maybe trick-or-treater traffic was down in your neighborhood) and now you have a big bag or two of candy that you don’t really want to eat.
I’m a great admirer of Jørgen Møller’s Posterhänger design.
This project began when I, myself, realized that deep need–that every man knows sooner or later in his life–which can only be satisfied by a say-hello-to-my-little-friend snow globe.
I really heart coiled cords.
Most cellphones are provided with a very basic wall-wart charger, and you usually have to pay extra for a proper charging dock.
Modern commercial igniters can send a rocket soaring with just a touch of current.
Most people are familiar with the common ball chain “straight coupling” that lets you join one end of a chain to another.
Father’s Day is nearing and it’s time to get a special meal ready for the dad in your life.