This fellow makes “things in jars” and gives them away – creepy cool. The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. Where did I find it? Is it an internal organ? …The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpy, acryllic paint and rubber cement. The liquid inside the jar is diluted Coke. This is the third Thing in a Jar I’ve made. For some reason I’m always compelled to give them away as gifts. Link.
Ultimate Barbeque – HEMI- Powered 345 horsepower, 5.7-Liter V8 Grill. This is the ultimate grill, short of adding in a jet engine. It can cook 240 hotdogs in 3 mins. This was all part of a “What can Hemi” contest. [via] Link.
At Algoma University the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program are not quick to accept theory without proof. As a result, Professor George Townsend offered extra credit to anyone in his forth year Computer Networks course who could take up the challenge of implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium – Bongo Drums. Eight weeks later, the first public demonstration was given to the class by using a simple ping packet. With a blinding 2bps speed, the class sat patiently as the packet was received in roughly 140 seconds. [via] Link.
IFM founder and CEO Maggie Orth, moderated the panel on Extreme Fashion at Siggraph 2005. In her presentation she described her tufted creations, showing images from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, where her work is included in the Extreme Textiles exhibition. The pom-poms are essentially soft switches, made entirely out of fuzzy textile. They are UL rated and ready for market! [via] Link.
This might be cool idea for other projects too. In this project, Home Depot is responsible for the plant in two ways: first, an unconditional guarantee to replace any plant they sell, for up to one year; secondly through an implied cybernetic contract. [via] Link.
Everything needs to be rack-mounted. I don’t know what possessed me to build this other than the fact I have some fascination with rack mount gear. It’s my goal to rack mount ever nintendo console made. I used a Game Genie to interface with the main board on the Nintendo. Thoes extra IDE cables are good for something. Link.
Here’s another one I’d like to do homebrew version of…Emergency Afterglow Lighting combines scotopic phosphor blend with non-radioactive after-glow phosphor blend to provide uninterrupted illumination in critical interior areas during low-light and no-power conditions. Even if bulb breaks, glass pieces will continue to glow up to 12 hr after power goes off. This 100% bomb-proof fluorescent lighting can also be detached and used as portable emergency light source. Link.
