House boat from an old oil tank
Here’s a slightly better house boat, made from an oil tank – Link. Previous: Homemade houseboat – Link.
Made On Earth
Wood glasses
Scott Urban’s handmade wooden eyeglass frames – [via] – Link & Etsy shop.
Rollerblades with tank treads
They don’t seem fast, but could be a good (re)make – Popular Mechanics 1936 – Link.
18 foot tall – tall bike
Terry Goertzen’s 18 foot tall – tall bicycle – “The origins of the feat were innocent enough. Terry’s wife SuAnn had given him a welding set for Christmas and soon he was building bikes, including a multi-layered one. On a whim, he checked the world’s record for tallest bicycle. When he realized he was already […]
Blow Up – Breath amplifiers
Scott Snibbe’s “Blow Up” – “Blow Up records, amplifies, and projects human breath into a room-sized field of wind. The installation comprises two devices. The first is a rectangular array of twelve small impellers, which stands on a table on one side of the gallery. This small input device is electronically linked to a large […]
The Parker Steam Synthesizer
Machineproject writes – “Lorin Parker has a made a delightful minature steam engine that doubles as a synthesizer. Or a synthesizer that doubles as steam engine, whatever. “ – Link.
Kampala mobile phones
Mobile and wireless phone kiosks in Kamapala powered from car batteries – [via] Link.