Several years ago I watched a viral YouTube video that starred Jerry the Dachshund, whose engineer owner had built him his very own automated ball launcher. I had two dogs...
Posted by Dean Segovis
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | 4 Comments
I bought a new scanner recently, and soon found myself spelunking through drawers of old photos from my many misspent years in photography. Some of the most interesting shots were...
Posted by Ross Orr
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
This balsa wood glider catapults up with wings folded back, wings pop open and it gently glides down.
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Kids & Family | 6 Comments
The perfect action scene needs combat, gore, and at least one actor going through a window. Here’s how I shot a scene with all these ingredients, from making the special...
Posted by Zack Stern
Categories: Fun & Games, Photography & Video | No Comments
The BeatBearing is an exciting and intuitive way to make music. Move the balls on a grid, and you change the beat. Music sequencing couldn’t be simpler. Like countless other...
Posted by Peter Bennett
Categories: Music | No Comments
It seems as though nearly everything “high performance” these days boasts some amount of carbon fiber in its construction. Originally used in aerospace, carbon fiber has moved into the mainstream...
Posted by John Wanberg
Categories: Art & Design, Workshop | No Comments
Use a solar-powered motor and a shade to follow the sun, maximizing its energy.
Posted by Thomas Hughes
Categories: Energy | No Comments
Hide a secret flash drive in an innocent AA cell.
Posted by Andrew Lewis
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Add a motor and a track wheel to a toy gyroscope to make it run nonstop and perform tricks.
Posted by Matthew Gryczan
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
Seeking untouched powder? Mod a snowboard into a splitboard.
Posted by Damien Scogin
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
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