Cardboard and junk mail M1A2 Abrams tank
Scott writes – “Two Chicago Based artists, Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes, created this 3/4 size M1A2 Abrams tank out of cardboard and junk mail. You can find more information here” – Link.
Made On Earth
The Treadmill bike
From the same folks who brought the world, the COUCH BIKE – here’s another unusual contraption, it’s a treadmill on a bike, you run and it goes… – [via] – Link. More: Other bicycle projects – Link. Maker made transportation – Link.
Firefox crop circle
The OSU Linux Users Group made a huge crop circle, based on the how-to-like photos you could build one like it (or something) else – “Does the sudden appearance of a Firefox crop circle imply which browser extraterrestrials prefer? We don’t know, but it was still fun to make. Planned in under two weeks and […]
One million pennies
I always wondered what one million pennies would look like in person and what would be a way to contain them all – “This clear lucite case about the size of a refrigerator holds one million pennies and is currently stored at the Jewish Community Center as part of a Holocaust memorial project.” [via] – […]
Powerwheel modded electric trike
BIG_AL writes in with his electric trike made from a Powerwheels kids toy – “this is what happens when i get ahold of a welder. the switch runs to the handlebars and its a momentary on rocker switch that i can push with my thumb. when i get the new battery im going to rewire […]
Kirlian photos – shocking £2 coin!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Riccardomuccio posted up a couple new Kirlian photos, this one is a £2 coin. The high voltage is provided by a small Tesla Coil – Link.
Whales songs into art…
Artist Mark Fischer turns whale sounds into amazing artwork that looks like “electronic mandalas” – [via] – Link. More: AguaSonic Acoustics – Link. Mark Fischer’s art at NEOIMAGES- Link.
