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U-G-L-Y Your Bike

By Rick Polito

Rick Polito

Rick Polito is a newsprint refugee and a freelance writer posing as a slacker in Boulder, Colo.

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April 1st, 2013

To deter thieves, camouflage your bicycle as a piece of crap while keeping it a first-class ride.

Swing and Wrong-Way Bikes

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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March 25th, 2013

Trick cycles from Cyclecide.

Spirits Guy

By Benjamin Tice Smith

Benjamin Tice Smith

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March 25th, 2013

How Lance Winters went from basement moonshiner to celebrity vodka distiller.

Rolling Solar

By Ben Shedd

Ben Shedd

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March 25th, 2013

Turning a junker into a sun-charged electric vehicle.

MakeShift — Hot Electrical Problem

By Lee D. Zlotoff

Lee D. Zlotoff

Lee D. Zlotoff is a writer/producer/director among whose numerous credits is creator of MacGyver. He is also president of Custom Image Concepts (

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March 25th, 2013

The creator of MacGyver challenges you to stop an electrical fire from raging.

Drawbot Love

By Bre Pettis

Bre Pettis

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March 25th, 2013

How a bunch of us made our own drawing robot.

Citizen Science — DIY ECGs

By Dr. Shawn Carlson

Dr. Shawn Carlson

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March 25th, 2013 3

Track your ticker with a homemade electrocardiogram machine.