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Tiny Intricate Paperclip Weapons

Tiny Intricate Paperclip Weapons

If I may wax pedantic for a moment, here’s a rather striking example of the remarkable creativity that can result from radically limiting one’s options. “What is the coolest thing I make using all the myriad resources available in the world?” may be a stultifying proposition, but picking something ready to hand (“What is the coolest thing I can make from just this pile of paperclips?”) is a more manageable and, in my opinion, often a more interesting and enjoyable process.

Bouncy Camera for Kids

Here’s an absolutely brilliant use of Sugru – an air-drying silicone clay. The inventors have created an Instructable showing how to make a digital camera fairly indestructable for kids. Check out the abuse this thing takes with nary a scratch: Brilliant! I’m considering doing this to all my electronics now.