The Real Thing – Clean water filtered from Coca-Cola
This art installation from Helmut Smits filters Coca-Cola into clean drinking water – [via] Link.
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NOVA’s DARPA robot race documentary
CNET has a clip from upcoming NOVA DARPA robot race documentary – “In October 2005, Stanford University’s entry won the DARPA race for robot vehicles, which stretched across 130 miles of rugged Nevada terrain. This TV documentary, scheduled to premiere March 28 on PBS, features exclusive aerial video and profiles of the winner and losers. […]
Vintage projects – Free PDF plans
Tons of great vintage projects – “Our goal is to preserve the inspired DIY spirit of the past. Our free project reprints cover farm machines, the woodshop, machine shop, boats, archery and more. These vintage plans come from a half-century ago when do-it-yourself enthusiasts turned wood, metal and old motors into useful workhorses, functional tools, […]
Amateur Craftsman’s Cyclopedia of Things to Make
Slowly over the next few months I hope to scan in this wonderful book from Popular Science Publishing Co. (1937) The Amateur Craftsman’s Cyclopedia of Things to Make without destroying the original. You can find this old book on eBay once and awhile (I did) – it’s a time machine, filled with things like how […]
Robot Hut museum
EarlStirling in the MAKE forums writes – “A very cool website by a guy who has made a huge collection of robots, including lots of movie bots and associated props. He includes super detailed descriptions of his processes.” – [via] Link.
The Axe Manual of Peter McLaren
Clarke writes – “Many of us have only seen a tree chopped down with an axe in the movies, or on TV and fail to recognize the danger or finesse involved in felling even a small tree: A tree can be hacked down in a haphazard, laborious fashion or it can be dropped easily and […]
Mythbusters in LEGO
Kyle writes in about some new LEGO peeps – the Mythbusters! Link. The Mythbusters will be at the Maker Faire, April 22nd and 23rd – Link.
