Art from the US Naval Observatory
The US Naval Observatory has a ton of hi-res scans and photos of artwork, globes, clocks, telescopes, and other historical objects, the astrological drawings are incredible [via] – Link.
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Fish piloted vehicle
Somewhat like the roach controlled robot from MAKE 02, this fish controlled vehicle navigates around as the fish pilot swims to different locations in the bowl – [via] – Link.
Junkboat fleet – The Miss Rockaway Armada
The Miss Rockaway Armada is a theater group building a floating fleet of junk/recycled boats, taking then down the Mississippi holding workshops and performing along the way – “We’re building this boat entirely from salvaged materials. Wood dumpstered and begged from construction sites, buckets of screws donated by kind crew members, rope found on the […]
iPod heaphone earrings
Oana sent in these “earphones” er, headphones – earrings.
HOW TO – Make your own movie poster
Here’s how to make your own “Pirates of the Caribbean” style movie poster with a few photos and an image editing application like Photoshop or GiMP – Link.
Mario made from glass
This fellow took a picture of Mario to an artist in Mexico and one hour later he had a Mario out of glass (video) – [via] – Link.
Slip ring power connector in action
Stephan writes – “I just finished the show in which I used the slip ring connectors. They worked great for my purposes (fluorescent light tubes). I had them running for about two hours straight and no power cut outs. This means the rotatable connection is pretty solid. I also tried running an mono audio signal […]
