Top 10: Stuff Made From Beer Stuff
Because you might as well have something to show for it. Also: Woohoo! Beer!
Green
A CD, A Nickel, A Paper Clip, and Some Hot Glue
Plus a little treasure from nature. From Mrballeng, Instructables user and craftsman. I have rarely, if ever, seen anyone use pick-up materials so creatively or so skillfully. Hats off to you.
ECOoler Evaporative Cooler Partition
This attractive partition, called ECOoler, designed by Mey Kahn and Boaz Kahn combines two traditional Middle-Eastern elements to create an environmentally friendly cooling system. One part Mashrabiya, an ornate architectural partition made of clay or cement bricks, the other part Jara, a clay jug that acts as an evaporative cooler. It’s comprised of slip cast ceramic tubular tiles that are joined together using common garden hose fittings and connected to a water supply.
Recycled Super Heroes
Fast Company featured this cool Treehugger post about a U.S. soldier who occupies his time by making recycled super heroes.
CD + Suction Cup = Rotary Status Indicator
Clever improvisation from LifeHacker alum Jason Fitzpatrick. No reason you couldn’t adapt the design for non-dishwasher purposes, or for systems with more than two states.
Oil Drum Cabinet
Way too pricey for me, but there’s plenty of detail in the pictures to inform a re-make of this oil drum cabinet.
DIY Snow Stick
Mitten crafter Chris Gorski went on snow patrol this month with the snow storms that hit Michigan not too long ago. He made his own life-size snow stick to track the progress and was happy to report that all projected snow falls were definitely OFF. For all you snow-state residents out there, do you make […]
