Bring your old raincoats to Maker Faire May 3 & 4 in San Mateo and Kendra Stanley of City Bag Trade will help you turn it into a waterproof shopping bag! You’ll be able to find Kendra in the Maker Market area, Booth #905 (next to Recycleworks). Check out City Bag Trade for more info […]
This pixellated water was spotted somewhere on NYC’s Lower East Side, but it didn’t quite evaporate so it’s probably still around there somewhere. This type of art is a pretty nice way to re-imagine the city as if it were a video game, a technique that many different artists have been using lately. [via]
On Dinosuars+ Robots, Mister Jalopy points us to this crazy-cool atomic age fiberglass bike featured on Nostalgia.net. The bike was designed and prototyped in 1948 and sold for one yea, by Bowden, in 1960. 1960 Bowden, Spacelander
Jem Stansfield made an air powered moped from carbon-fiber air tanks and 2 rotary air engines. It can be refilled almost instantly from a compressor and has a range of about 7 miles. This is a great get-around-campus vehicle, even if it looks a bit strange. Read more about the Air Powered Moped Related Read […]
Tiny Birds Organics shares this free knitting pattern for a “soaker”–which, if you’re not familiar with the term, is a breathable pair of bloomer-type shorts used to cover cloth diapers. Knit Soaker Pattern
The Core77 blog has a roundup of tons of different mechanisms and techniques for getting every last bit of your toothpaste (or other gels or pastes) from the tube. I’m astounded by the myriad products available for this, and hence I like the plastic free “rub it over the edge of the counter” instructable best.
Michelle @ CRAFT points us to some great recipes for making your own household cleaning products, including a baking soda/vinegar toilet bowl cleaner and a salt copper polish.
