These homemade wireframe trucks from Cameroon, Africa use a large steering wheel to maneuver a small car on the road. Really simple construction here, built from found materials and junk, but pretty inspiring nonetheless. via Street Use
Gunk on Floor (where do people get these names??) put together a great Instructable on making a spy periscope – it’s a classic kid’s project.
Lots of pics of the Seattle Power Tool Drag Race in this Flickr Pool. Seattle Power Tool Race and Derby 2008
Here’s a collection of 8-bit art made with colored Post-It Notes. This is an art form I’m sure Staples and OfficeMax really hope catches on… Post-it Note Art: 8-bit Edition [via Hack n Mod]
Daniel Carnes writes in to tell us about this cool wooden RC tank built by Matthias Wandel. The site has lots of pictures of the build. Matthias also makes other super elaborate wood works.
Matt Kirkland peels back our illusions about cute robot toys, via Bot Junkie. The machine inside the ghost?
Natalie @ Craft found this fun tutorial on making a Super Foam-erator – a great easy (and messy!) kid’s project for out in the yard.
