George Hart’s geometric sculptures, I really like the floppy disk one – “This is Disk Combobulation I, an assemblage of thirty 3.5 inch floppy diskettes, slotted and slid into each other gluelessly, embodying a precise five-color pattern. Each diskette is penetrated by diskettes of the other four colors. Twelve five-sided openings are each bordered by […]
Land tank, only $20k – “Features: Carries cargo or a crew of up to five internally or on the roof. Piloted from within the armored shell or from an exposed standing position through the hatch. 6hp Tecumseh gasoline engine, top speed 40 mph. Includes head/tail and turn signal lights, trim and underbody lighting. 400 watt […]
Scott J. Franklin’s handblown glass lamp with adjustable brightness, in water – “The WET Lamp is an elegant and playful series of glass lamps with an alluring water-submerged light bulb at its center. Putting an exposed light bulb in water certainly raises some eyebrows, but it also creates an intriguingly simple dimmer switch. When a […]
Chris Jordan’s incredible gallery of stuff we throw out, pictured here, cellphones – [via] Link.
Have your pipe dreams come true and make PVC instruments like the ones the Blue Man group uses, thanks K-milo! – Link. Related: PVC projects – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Csc934 writes – “It needs to be wider for stability. Here’s how it went during one class. The audio is a little rich on the trumpeting sounds, but most of the details about the design are on the recording.” – Build photos and audio. Related: Build your own hoverboard – […]
Ryan writes – “Capacitive sensors have historically been regarded with fear and hostility among hobbyists. They’re notoriously flaky, unreliable, and difficult to design. Further, they traditionally fall in the “analog domain” which is something the casual microcontroller hobbyist can sometimes wince at. They usually require fancy shielding, and are unsettlingly sensitive to changes in things […]
