The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Phun
Andrew Salomone writes: This is a portrait I made of Abraham Lincoln’s face using a Scrabble board game and following the official rules used in Scrabble tournaments in order to do it. It’s also a reference to a painting by surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. He says he’s working on this piece for an upcoming show, […]
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of “exergaming” @ Boing Boing Gadgets – wow, this is really comprehensive! After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo’s Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. But Wii Fit is hardly […]
Every office should have a Ping Pong door. Although productivity would go down by at least 80% once this door is installed. No word on price yet, but this should be a fairly easy project to remake for your home or office. Read more about the Ping Pong Door
Instructables user dpearce1 made a solar-powered motorized trike, and an instruction set to go along with it. From the instructable: The purpose of this project is to build a vehicle that: -Provides free, ‘green’ transportation for short distances (<10 miles), thus it must never plug into a wall socket, or emit any pollutants. -Charge while […]
How-to on building scenery for a slot car racing track. HOW-TO: Creating Professional Slot Car Scenery [via]
A reinvisioning of a classic that adds a touch of (nearly) danger – “Simon Stabs…” is an interactive game that provides ‘harmless’ platform differs from a typical knife skill game with a real knife. It consists of two gaming platforms with wooden knives as ‘switch’ to press six ‘buttons’ in the space between each finger. […]
