Usually when you see a time-lapse sequence the camera is stationary. Adding camera motion to a time lapse-shot adds noticeable depth to a scene. Maker Derek Mellott built this motion control unit for his DSLR from a cable management tray, BBQ rotisserie motor, and TI graphing calculator.
The hands of the Manifold Clock are connected with a colorful piece of tyvek that fans out and curves as the minutes and hour tick by. Simple, elegant, entrancing, and awesome. [via Core77]
Fraser Ross made these neat muscle wire plant sculptures, that come to life when you breathe on them.
Great tutorial by Ron of From the Warp. Almost great enough to start me down the WH40K rabbit-hole again. Must…resist… [via toycutter]
I’m a little late to the party, on this one; wish I’d heard about the 2010 Zombie Safe House Competition before the deadline back in August. There were only four entries, overall, but I think the winning SS Huckleberry, shown above, would’ve been hard to beat regardless. Looks like they’re planning another contest for 2011. [Thanks, Mel!]
Prosthetics with style… Bespoke Innovations is a San-Francisco-based firm founded by industrial designer Scott Summit and orthopedic surgeon/engineer Dr. Kenneth Trauner. Bespoke is using rapid prototyping to make a product with surprisingly little competition in the marketplace: Personalized prosthetics that not only work well, but look freaking cool.
Not much detail, but I love the look of this handmade TV-B-Gone Flickr user nausk! submitted to the MAKE Flickr pool.
