Matthias Wandel has the coolest project ever, a binary marble computer – It had occurred to me that perhaps with an insane amount of perseverance, it might be possible to build a whole computer that runs on marbles. My second marble machine was however much less based on logic – more on just making lots […]
Stuart King’s reconstruction of Leonardo Da Vinci’s lathe – Many of Leonardo’s inventions have been put to the test in recent times, indeed a number of them, such as his hang glider have been the subject of absorbing television documentaries. Because it appeared that no one had previously attempted to recreate the great mans lathe, […]
Speaking of Teslas – yikes! Link.
SCA Scot writes – Sara’s uncle Don is a bit of a tinkerer. So, when you’ve got a small-block 400, a trailer, assorted parts and the ability to custom fabricate a 6-inch tall replica of a blender blade out of stainless steel, what do you do with your spare time? Make the world’s fastest margarita […]
Wow, this Tesla coil can play music, it even plays some Super Mario action … The site/maker says This is a solid-state Tesla coil. The primary runs at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range, and is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the tones you hear. Singing Tesla Coil – […]
Wow – Here’s a rad turbine engine go-kart on eBay – This kart is the result of several thousands of pounds and many, many man hours of work and was designed, constructed and operated by a qualified aircraft engineer. Fitted with a MILITARY spec JFS-100 jet engine normally used as a jet fuel starter for […]
Eric made this great “Aquarivision” aquarium, a Vintage TV he gutted and converted to a fish home – Link.
