Here’s a messy dissection of a Magic 8-Ball. Really, don’t taste the blue fluid – sheesh, I can’t believe they did that. And I love the idea of modding one. If you were careful, you could repackage it and give it as a gift.
Dinosaurs and Robots points us to this incredible set of photos showing how exhibits are prepared at the American Museum of Natural History.
One of my favorite things about the Internet is discovering people’s collections of things. This time it was erasers. ErasersWorld is a chatty and thorough look at the author’s collection; Joy of Erasers has more of a blog-type tone, including coverages of other people’s erasers and industry news. I also found this BNET article on […]
I’m sure I owe my fascination with glass eyes to my grandfather, who lost an eye when he worked on the railroads and had a glass replacement. His visits meant nervously brushing my teeth while keeping my eye on his, staring out at me from its glass of water on the bathroom counter. I found […]
Here’s an interesting video with John Woods about the LED signs in Times Square. Via BoingBoing.
When I was writing my TiVo hacking book, my favorite part of the entire project was taking apart two TiVos (a series 1 and series 2) and trying to figure out what everything did. I tested components, poked around inside the code, did countless Google searches on chip manufacturers and parts numbers, looked up patents, […]
Tim Hunkin is known for his automata – the Disgusting Spectacle at Maker Faire 2007 was inspired by one of his pieces. He’s also a talented explainer. You can find entertaining explanations for a huge range of topics at his site, Rudiments of Wisdom. Related: Tim Hunkin’s giant automaton clock for the London Zoo The […]
