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April 29, 2008
HOW TO - Cross the Tebo River
Tim Mowrer made this video documenting the technique used to cross Batang Tebo in central Sumatra, Indonesia. One tethered man swims across and ties a rope, then gear and people cross while attached to that rope. Tim and his team have been researching various ways to improvise rope bridges across this dangerous river which floods to twice its normal size during the rainy season. They were influenced by this site about rope bridges. (Thanks, Alex!)Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 29, 2008 07:00 PM
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April 25, 2008
Turtle wheels
Jim @ Bamboo Turtle writes -
Little Bit, a young Eastern Box Turtle was hit by a car in September of 2000. Her shell was crushed and she was left partially paralyzed. There was no way she would ever be released to the wild as happens with most successful rehabs. I repaired her shell using velcro strips epoxied to anchor points on her carapace. After some weeks Little Bit seemed to have made a full recovery except for the use of her hind legs. So some wheels seemed to be the way to go. Some lightweight model airplane wheels on a wire frame did the trick. The removable wheels were secured by a velcro strip epoxied to her plastron. The velcro strips on the carapace were removed after four months. She was eating, drinking, and exploring all the rooms of my house. Eventually she was able to move around outside as well. She lived until early in 2002 when she died unexpectedly (and suddenly). After all she had been through I did not have the heart to order any kind of post mortem from the local vet school. I simply said goodbye and thanked her for what she had shared with me and others who met her.
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Apr 25, 2008 10:44 AM
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The Uno - Segway meets motorcycle
MotorcycleMoto magazine has a great article on The Uno - a one wheeled-looking motorcycle. Thanks Daniel!
The 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto has always been heavily influenced by the American V-twin crowd and highlights some of the area's top custom builders who have on display a fine array of one-off custom machines.
This year's show, however, had one very unusual one-off custom, the Uno. The orange and grey coloured Uno made its first public appearance balanced on its two side-by-side wheels and its footpegs. Looking more like it should have been ridden by George Jetson as he pulled up to his space platform, it looked out of place amid the other custom creations in the building. Perhaps that's why it garnered so much attention.
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Apr 25, 2008 07:01 AM
Made On Earth, Transportation |
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April 23, 2008
Air powered moped
Jem Stansfield made an air powered moped from carbon-fiber air tanks and 2 rotary air engines. It can be refilled almost instantly from a compressor and has a range of about 7 miles. This is a great get-around-campus vehicle, even if it looks a bit strange.
Read more about the Air Powered Moped
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Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Apr 23, 2008 01:00 AM
Green, Transportation |
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April 22, 2008
Monowheel
Nice looking pedal powered Monowheel by Ben Wilson! More @ benwilsondesign.co.uk via Gizmodo.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Apr 22, 2008 10:00 AM
Green, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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April 18, 2008
Cardboard boat race this weekend
Here in Tempe, AZ, we're having a "Rotary River Rally," or cardboard boat race. It's never too late to register a boat, and it looks like so much fun. The pre-event boat show is today, and the regatta starts tomorrow morning. This is the 9th year they're running this, so it makes me wonder how many cardboard boats are at the bottom of the lake! (Thanks, Matt!)
Photo by Flickr user bigcoyote33.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 18, 2008 12:00 PM
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April 17, 2008
Ghostbusters Ecto-1 restoration / recreation
Incredible set of photos of a Ghostbusters Ecto-1 restoration / recreation for an upcoming video game via BoingBoing Gadgets.
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Apr 17, 2008 09:59 AM
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Electric skate board moves mountains
This electric skateboard combines an off-the-shelf mountain board with a brake addition, a 300w scooter motor and two 12v batteries to power the ride. Pretty nice construction with a detailed how-to to boot!
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Apr 17, 2008 07:00 AM
Instructables, Transportation |
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Air-powered scooter
Air-powered scooter leaves city centres cleaner via Gizmodo.
An inventor has created what he claims is the world's first motorcycle powered by fresh air.Jem Stansfield says his converted Puch moped produces cleaner air than found in many town and city centres and so can actually reduce pollution.
"It actually fires out cleaner air," said 37-year-old Stansfield, who used to be a sheep herder.
The University of Bristol aeronautics graduate fitted the Puch with high pressure carbon fibre air cylinders used by fire fighters as breathing apparatus in burning buildings.
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Apr 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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April 16, 2008
Students build a 2,843 MPG car
A high school team from Evansville, Indiana built a 2,843.4 mile per gallon car with a three-wheeled, combustion-engine design. The car won top prize at the 2008 Shell Eco-Marathon held in Fontana, California. Pretty nice ride, although being that close to the ground might not work so well for potholes.
2,843 mpg? High school team takes the prize
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Apr 16, 2008 07:00 AM
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April 10, 2008
Illuminated frame helps you catch your train
Tom Lee made this transit alert frame using a web script and an Arduino board. from the DCist:
Tom Lee configured D.C.'s metro schedule to alert him to when the next train will be available from his house; all packaged in a nifty frame. "So if there's enough time left to catch the train, the backlight is amber. If there isn't, it's red. And if it's the 60 seconds in between those two periods -- the time when I really need to get going -- both lights are illuminated.
Now if New York can just get its train timing worked out, there'd really be a trend going!
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Apr 10, 2008 09:00 PM
Arduino, Electronics, Transportation |
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Model Panzer tank is made from a generator
Just put a slow-moving vehicle sign on this, and it's good to go. Will Foster made a half scale Panzer tank for playing paintball. He recycled a broken generator he got from his part time job, and turned it into this. He drives it around his parents neighborhood, obviously scaring the locals. Via Geekologie.
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Apr 10, 2008 07:00 PM
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April 9, 2008
The Rezistor - World's quietest Vespa
Portland scooter enthusiast Jake Stept has converted a Vespa into an EV and even built super-bright LED headlamps for it. He documents his efforts on the V is for Voltage boards.
The Rezistor - World's quietest Vespa [Thanks, Tim!]
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Apr 9, 2008 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Transportation |
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April 7, 2008
Teen's EV projects
Andrew writes on his blog:
Welcome to Greenflight EV, a source of information on all of my electric vehicle-related projects! My name is Andrew. I'm 17 years old, and I've always had an interest in vehicles of any kind. I also have a "do more with less" attitude, and a concern for what the petroleum industry is doing to our society and our environment. I want to show how easy it is to convert to electric, and how practical these vehicles are for everyday driving.
Gawd. And to think when I was 17, I was at work on a different type of alternative fuel experimentation involving matches and baked beans.
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Apr 7, 2008 12:00 PM
Green, Transportation |
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Homemade trucks
Wonderful collection of homemade trucks & tractors @ Streetuse.
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Apr 7, 2008 09:00 AM
Arts, Transportation |
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SUNN : Solar powered car
At least this vehicle will not cause a debate about the source of the electrical power. You know, the one about electric cars still getting their energy from the grid. The SUNN is completely solar powered, and as the inventor states; "You get infinity miles per gallon". Now, if it only had the styling of the Tesla.
Read more about SUNN - The solar electric car kit
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Apr 7, 2008 03:00 AM
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April 4, 2008
College kid makes 1/2 scale Tiger tank
College student, Will Foster, built this amazing half-scale Tiger tank. It even has an air cannon for shooting rounds of paint balls. I would not want to be against him at the next paintball skirmish.
Via Techeblog - 1/2 Scale Tiger Tank
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Apr 4, 2008 02:00 AM
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April 1, 2008
Hybrid Air Force One
How Stuff Works has a great April Fools article about how the fry-oil hybrid Air Force One jet works. My favorite parts are the "lead-acid battery main housing" and paint job.
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Apr 1, 2008 07:00 PM
Transportation |
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March 28, 2008
Xeni joins the cupcake 1%-ers
There's something divinely surreal about giant cupcakes tooling around with human heads poking out of their centers. We had the cupcake cars at last year's Bay Area Maker Faire and I had a laugh every time they trundled by the MAKE booth.
In this BBtv video, Xeni rides with the Cupcake Cutthroats (shiver me sprinkles!) and gets a guided tour of their motorized muffins. Think: Russ Myers meets Hostess.
Cupcake Cutthroats: muffin-shaped electric art cars gone wild
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Mar 28, 2008 01:00 PM
Maker Faire, Makers, Transportation |
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Excersize and make mixed drinks
We don't condone drinking and driving here at MAKE, but we do like projects that combine domestic kitchen appliances with transportation devices like this "Bicycle Mixer" project from Berlin. Watch and learn how mixing drinks can actually get you into shape.
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Mar 28, 2008 10:00 AM
Transportation |
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