Solar death ray (for hot dogs)
This looks like an old satellite dish covered with foil – to cook hot dogs [via] – Link. Related: Solar Death Ray – Link.
Made On Earth
Breath Control Car
Matthew Irvine Brown’s “Breath Control Car” project – ” This is a standard remote control toy car with a mouthpiece the player blows into to control steering. The car measures controlled change – blow gradually harder and it steers to the right; blow gradually softer and it steers to the left. At least 80% of […]
Giant Atari 2600 joystick
Multiplayer Atari, using a giant joystick from artist Mary Flanagan… “Inviting users to play classic arcade games by collaboratively moving on and controlling a 9-foothigh joystick (modelled after the 1980 Atari 2600 one), Mary Flanagan highlights the spatial and social role of the interface. The joystick itself becomes a social sculpture and territory for inter-personal […]
Solar death ray (for cooking hotdogs)
Nym writes – “Some folks from the Alternative Energy Zone have built a giant solar death ray for… cooking hot dogs. You can try it out for yourself this year at Burning Man if you head over to AEZ. Warning: Do not look into beam with remaining eye.” – Link. Related: Made on Earth from […]
Wooden ball speed cycle wheels
Hmm, seems like something worth (re)making, I wonder if they’re better than pneumatics for dirt – Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link.
PlayPumps – Kid powered merry-go-round water pumps
These merry-go-rounds use kid power to pump water in developing countries, so far 700 PlayPumps have been installed in South Africa – “While children have fun spinning on the PlayPump (1), clean water is pumped (2) from underground (3) into a 2,500-liter tank (4), standing seven meters above the ground. A simple tap (5) makes […]
Motorcyclette has speed, comfort
This “Motorcyclette” from Modern Mechanix 1932 reminds me of a mini version of the 225-horsepower gasoline-powered monowheel – I’ll see if I can dig up any plans for this – Link.
