Incredible gallery of amazing and odd musical instruments, each one also has a sound sample – pictured here, “Due Capi- Italian for “Two Heads”, the instrument is made from aluminum, wood, drum heads, and contains piezo pickups. The Due Capi was invented and created by Oliver DiCicco of the group Mobius Operandi.” [via] – Link.
Clever way of watering a plant, I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for some cheap IV bags and water plants using this method while I travel I think – “This self-watering plant pot’s main feature is a medical drip feed. This unique characteristic allows the plant to be nourished with water and food as […]
Here are a few dandies – what’s new, from the old – over at Modern Mechanix… Sea sickness the “real terror of the sea” may have been solved in 1933 with this auto-leveling bed. Stylish homemade radiation suit for bicycling.
James Clar’s Flexigrid – ” Bendable LED display – Created for the Milan Triennial 2005 with New York architecture company Hariri+Hariri. Embedded into a suit, this interactive display would allow for users to talk to the clothing, having it react in different ways depending on how you talked to it. This would give the clothing […]
Wow, this pedal and electric assisted human power vehicle seats 4 and looks like a lot of fun – [via] Link.
Here’s some art, best viewed from above… Raijin (God of Thunder) made from different varieties of rice [via] – Link. Here’s a 32-acre “Star Trek” maze on a farm in northern England. Last but not least, “rake art” – drawings made with rakes and photographed with a kite (like our previous weekend project) [via] – […]
Hey remember that homemade spy sub? Well, here’s how to build one – “Inspired by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jason built this underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) so he, himself, could explore the depths of his bath tub, swimming pool and beyond. Employing mostly off-the-shelf parts, the ROV is controlled via Visual Basic commands […]
