Homemade Flaming Lightsaber Is Actually a Very Clever Flamethrower
Allen Pan has created the closest thing to a real lightsaber that we’ve seen to date.
Continue ReadingAllen Pan has created the closest thing to a real lightsaber that we’ve seen to date.
Continue ReadingCheck out the sweet animated GIFs that Raleigh, NC photographer Shane Deruise put together for us from his shoot, for the MAKE Volume 35 “Playing With Fire” spread, of engineer Everett Bradford showing off his wrist-mounted “Pyro” costume flamethrower.
Continue ReadingOur podcast interview this week is with William Gurstelle. He’s a contributing editor to MAKE and his books include Backyard Ballistics, Adventures from the Technology Underground, and Absinthe and Flamethrowers.
Continue ReadingSebastian Neitsch, Jan Bernstein, and Woeishi Lean teamed up to make this Kunstrasen robot, which uses a miniature flame thrower to draw graphics on your (or someone else’s) lawn.
Continue ReadingWe’re not sure how, but this family has managed to combine two opposite forces to create this giant chimera of a fire-breathing snowman.
Continue ReadingWait. Strike that! Reverse it! It’s an “anti-mosquito flamethrower.” By one Johannes Vogl. [via Boing Boing]
Continue ReadingOK, my awesome meter has kind of overloaded on this one. Everett Bradford’s “Prometheus Device” is a hand-mounted appliance that shoots, like, real fire. It looks, you know, dangerous, and all, but it’s so cool I don’t really care. And he’s done a great job documenting the build, although obviously no one should attempt this who doesn’t know what they’re doing. Amazing work, Everett. Thanks!
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