Red Alert Tesla
If you’ve played Command and Conquer: Red Alert here’s a “real” Soviet Tesla coil, watch out Allied soldiers! – Link.
Made On Earth
Stamp keyboard
Jake writes – Andy sent me a couple of shots of his beautiful stamp decorated keyboards. He write that he’s made about 10 of these beauties. Each of his keyboards are made with the stamps of a single nation and often commemorate a royal coronation or celebrate a particular sport. Andy’s friends and family are […]
Tesla coil super mario duet
Steve Ward and Jeff Larson constructed these two solid-state Tesla coils, then programmed them to play the Super Mario Brothers theme. Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The music that you hear […]
Solar hat fan keeps you cool
This baseball hat has a solar panel on top and DC motorized fan on the front with a nice ventilation hole cut in the bill. Very handy for a summer day or also useful for walks through well lit bakeries if you want the full aromatic experience. Solar Fan Cap – Link
Turn your old scanner into a camera of sorts
Here’s a nice hack that shows you how to convert your outdated scanner into a cheapo digital camera that can “scan” its surroundings. Pretty interesting images result from the process. Building a scanning camera from a flatbed scanner Link
A world made of Spam makes us appreciate it more
This world map made of Spam looks tasty doesn’t it? After the proliferation of Spam as a ration by the US Army in WWII, this disgusting substance has invaded the rest of the planet as a standard source of meat. From the site, apparently “Spam’s diasporic nature is symbolic of America’s ongoing influence on many […]
Stainless steel spiders from stolen scissors
Check out these fantastic spider sculptures made from TSA confiscated scissors – [via] – Stainless steel spiders from stolen scissors Link.
