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Doubleplus clever dentist office flyer

Doubleplus clever dentist office flyer

Have I ever mentioned how much I love it when people post awesome stuff to the web with no background information? Like, just a picture with no annoying words about who took it or where or when? Yeah, that’s my favorite, as it enables me to commit timeless acts of journalism like this: “Somebody, somewhere, made this brilliant tearaway-teeth flyer for some lucky dentist, somewhere, and then somebody else from somewhere took a picture of it. You know, sometime.” [via Somebody-or-other]

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SATIN, a virtual reality spline

Researches at the Politecnico di Milano and a group of other organizations have developed the Sound and Tangible Interfaces for Novel product Design (SATIN) haptic interface. It combines a robotic spline object with a virtual reality display, to allow a designer to physically manipulate and interact with curve lines in a virtual design.

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Floppy disk ceramic tiles

Floppy disk ceramic tiles

Found these ceramic tiles in the shape of floppy disks at the site of Australian design firm ENESS, who made a pretty cool game of augmented-reality Pong played on a whiteboard awhile back, and, I believe, are also responsible for making these. There’s no info about how it was done, however, and the post is titled “5 1/4 inch,” in spite of the fact that these are clearly 3 1/2 inch floppies. Cool idea, though. Anyone have more info?

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How-To: Make a piece of translucent concrete

How-To: Make a piece of translucent concrete

This tutorial by Instructables user nepheron shows you how to embed ordered optical fibers in cast cement to produce a small lump of concrete that will transmit light. It’s based on Litracon, a commercial architectural material that, I believe, invented the concept. I’ve been considering a very similar “cast your own translucent cinder-block” type tutorial for the Make: Projects series for some time.

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8-bit wall hook

Are the main living quarters of your home not as geeky as your office/workshop? Try adorning them with these 8-bit wall hangers (would be a straightforward remake, too). [via MAKE @ Parsons, the my students’ class blog] More: Hyperlink turns cursors into yarn

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In the Makers Market: Glass bell with frame

In the Makers Market: Glass bell with frame

Inspired by the late great American composer and experimental-instrument-maker Harry Partch (Wikipedia), Makers Market seller Johnson Arts created this gorgeous hardwood frame and hung a beautiful glass bell in it. Where’d they get the bell? It’s a repurposed glass sink! Check it out, along with other cool handmade one-offs from Johnson Arts, in their Makers Market store.

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