MAKE contributing editor Bill Gurstelle got a nice write-up in the Telegraph on the art of living (slightly) dangerously: Citing various studies, Gurstelle argues that moderate risk taking has various benefits. Canadian researchers found that managers who took risks were more successful while a German study discovered that people who took more risks said they […]
MAKE contributing editor Bill Gurstelle has a new series of posters available, showing everything you need to know to complete one of his popular projects, including the potato cannon covered in MAKE, Volume 03 and a flamethrower! The posters are now available in the Maker Shed. Each poster is full-color, 36″ high by 24″ wide, […]
HacknMod has a nice round-up of online resources related to making and using ballistic gel. Above is a segment from MythBusters on the subject. DIY Make your own Ballistics Gel
BurnSim ($39) is a solid rocket motor ballistic simulation program (Windows only) now in its third version. In a nutshell, input your motor, nozzle and propellant characteristics and BurnSim calculates the Kn (kilonewton) through the burn and predicts estimated chamber pressure and motor performance. Once your motor design is in BurnSim, you can tweak the […]
Shoulder-fired “spud gun” fires 10″ PVC missiles instead o’ spuds. Stinger Spud Gun [via] Related: Make a Spud Gun Instructions and 3D PDF The SGTC Mega-Launcher Spudgun From the pages of MAKE: From the pages of MAKE: The Night Lighter 36. Launch potato projectiles 200+ yards with this stun-gun triggered, high-powered potato cannon with see-thru […]
