Made On Earth

Need DIY version. This Aqueon fireplace by Heat & Glo actually uses regular water to create fire. Ordinary tap water (preferably distilled) is supplied to the fireplace through a pipe or tank, a 220 volt electrical service then separates the hydrogen and oxygen atoms through electrolysis, the Aqueon ignites the hydrogen, and ta-dah, fire! The oxygen is then added for color and brightness, while the rest is released into the room. It doesn’t require venting because it doesn’t produce any harmful emittents like carbon monoxide — just water vapor. Link.

This might make a good DIY project…Kanista is an excellent exemple of sophisticated German design. Made out of an authentic unused petrol can, the handbag comes with a broad shoulder belt ripped from a car seat belt [via] Link.

This kid is the luckiest kid in the world, I don’t even have a MAKE poster. Or perhaps this is a very tiny kid, in a miniature house and this is a regular sized MAKE, then that kid is not so lucky. Link.

A 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet in a walk-behind snowblower? This custom unit blows the snow back to where it came from! It features heated handle bars (with engine coolant), full instrumentation with monster tach, hydraulic drive wheels and a host of other gotta have blower ‘Bling’ Link. Thanks Roland!

…the Iceless Beer Box, an overly complex and undeniably superfluous solution to a minor problem. The importance of the coldness of beer has been well documented. The Internet community has witnessed prior attempts to tackle the lightly-pressing issue of quickly chilling beer below 0°C. Significant advances over previous work include the capacity to chill several bottles simultaneously and construction from widely available components. Link.

A series of photos (many photos) showing how to create a fake Ferrari out of an Acura NSX. The seem to have used a tiny toy car as the model for the whole project, excellent. Link.

Dan Corkery writes “Being the geeks that we are, we always come up with some sort of project to bring up to the lake and play with. This year, two weeks before vacation, we decided to build an Underwater ROV. For those not familiar, an ROV is a Remotely Operated Vehicle. Generally “real” ROVs cost anywhere from $8,000 up to Millions of dollars. We had two weeks and a $100 budget. Usually they have high-resolution camera systems and high powered thrusters to maneuver. We had two weeks and a $100 budget. However, the results were pretty good”. Link.