RSSFlying saucer made from old satellite dishes
Merriwether writes in -
One maker's quest for adventure in the wilds surrounding Houston, TX. I also make assorted homemade gear such as woodgas stoves and a home-built MIOX water purifier. Oh, it also shows my brother's flying saucer made from two old, 10' satellite dishes.Merriwether's Journal: Making - Link.
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Jan 10, 2008 08:00 AM
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| Posted by: mathew on January 10, 2008 at 9:26 AM |
Now he needs to make some Pikmin to go underneath it.
| Posted by: m. heart on January 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM |
are those people in there, looking out the window?!
| Posted by: The Thompson Five on January 10, 2008 at 11:06 AM |
Yeah Pikmin! Merriwether should plant a bunch of daisys in a ring underneath.
| Posted by: Casandro on January 12, 2008 at 4:30 AM |
Nifty, but you do know that you can probably buy a real flying UFO from the money you can raise by selling those dishes. (Unless of course the dishes already had dents)
A new 10' dish is usually worth several thousand euros. (By the time you read this this is probably tens of thousands of US dollars)
| Posted by: Peter Brady on January 21, 2008 at 6:18 AM |
Casandro, here in the southern U.S. old satellite dishes are quite common. I have an old 10' dish in my yard that was there when I purchased my house this past year. It has probably been there for at least 20 years. I didn't know what to do with it until now.
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