DIY Batman Tumbler
Bob Dullam made his own Batman tumbler vehicle – you can check out the progress on Superherohype but the photos are now down, so visit DeviceDaily and Gizmodo.
Made On Earth
Build a DIY CO2 reactor
Here’s some info on a custom built “Carbon Dioxide Aquarium Reactor” that combines baking yeast, sugar, water, and tubing. Pretty interesting documentation of the build at the link below. Homemade DIY CO2 Reactor
DIY dialysis machine saves baby’s life
Apparently even kidney dialysis machines designed for children were too big for Millie Kelly’s 6-pound newborn body, so Dr. Malcom Coulthard (UK) made her a miniature dialysis machine – in his garage. It just goes to show that innovation can still happen at the individual level, even in the medical field.
Tiny Altoids Tin BBQ Fits in Your Pocket
Check out this tiny BBQ grill made from an Altoids tin.
Classic camp stove and lamp galleries
Mister Jalopy of Dinosaurs and Robots points us to these cool collections of classic camping kerosene lamps and stoves. Having spent the better part of my youth hiking and camping, I fondly remember a lot of these models. Spiritburner.com Motoshi Makino’s Classic Camping Collection Other awesome stove/lantern collections via Spiritburner.com
Southstar makes the Vegas strip look tame
The “Southstar” by Josh Goldberg and Glen Duncan is a 9 foot tall LED sculpture shaped like an asterisk with 5, 6 inch panels of 36 LEDs on each spoke. The panels alternate between orange and blue colors and are controlled by a VU meter circuit, gating power to the LED panels depending on the […]
Film integrates itself onto grain silos
This video shows a site specific film called the “Image Mill” projected onto 81 individual grain silos that are each 30 meters tall. The film was shot in such a way so that the contours of the silos are integrated into the picture to create a more realistic image landscape. Watch the video and you […]