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Weekend Project: Telekinetic Pen

Do you like magic tricks? Here's a cool project that turns an ordinary Sharpie into a Telekinetic Pen! It shivers at your very command...or does it?
To download Telekinetic Pen MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the MAKE 13 "Telekinetic Pen" & You can see that in our digital edition.

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Posted by: KipKay on April 4, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Thanks!

@jkiniston - Both! The size allows it to fit in the tube and the counterweight is what makes it 'quiver'.

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Posted by: John Kiniston on April 4, 2008 at 12:36 PM

Nice Video KipKay.

Is the pager motor used just because of its small size or because it comes with a counterweight on it?

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Posted by: brad on April 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM

something new

You know - I love weekend projects. However, it seems that recently they are just rehashes of articles in Make. For all of us subscribers out there - please give us original content! I can do the pen from the magazine!

BTW - Kip - you seem to be hitting your stride with the videos. Thx for listening to feedback and still keeping your own style

brad

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Posted by: Phillip Torrone on April 4, 2008 at 9:15 PM

articles from MAKE

hey brad, for the most part many of the new videos will be from the magazine, it's something we need to do to show the projects in the magazine.

but - don't worry, we'll be doing other ones outside the magazine too, just not for a bit.

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Posted by: Rob on April 4, 2008 at 11:38 PM

Don't talk down to me Kip.

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Posted by: dude on April 6, 2008 at 9:13 AM

Maybe consider a different video service?

Hey folks,

Nice job with the video, not my favorite, but not too bad.

I found what I considered to be a problem of sorts with the end of the video, though...

After your film is over, various featured films (from Metacafe I assume) show up as additional things you might be interested in. Among the related films your particular film brings up include such things as "Makeout Session", "Jennifer Lopez Pictures" and "Maria Sharapova in a Swimsuit". I realize this isn't your fault, but I mean, c'mon, this is Make, not the mormon porn channel. Can we switch services, or at least file a complaint to Metacafe about this?

Thanks,
some dude

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Posted by: Hay-Zeus on April 6, 2008 at 9:34 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahaha...makeout session? Grow up...

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Posted by: Phillip Torrone on April 6, 2008 at 4:28 PM

i'll talk with the metacafe folks, thanks.

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Posted by: Pavel Ushakov on April 6, 2008 at 4:40 PM

Nice

Yes a very nice video :)

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Posted by: zac on April 8, 2008 at 5:53 PM

NICE VIDEO

love it, dude no affence but you are way better at it than Bre!

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