Spluch writes – This is a scale model (approximately 1:900) of the Sydney Harbor Bridge assembled by Brian Sheehy from Sydney, Australia in 1984-1985. 9,734 matchsticks and split paddlepop sticks were used in its construction which took a period of 6 months and 420 hours to complete. Carpenters and P.V.A wood glue were used in […]
Lentilinux kitty fishing writes – [Here’s] a turbocharger based mini turbine which combusts wood rather than hydrocarbon based fuel… Sounds like an instant outdoor winter weather Canadian in-pool heater to me! NT/6 Wood Burning Turbine – Link.
Jrambow writes – I thought this was really cool. It’s a drum and bell machine I saw at Bangalore’s Bull Temple. You can see the motor to the left and how it’s connected to the drumsticks. It wasn’t going, unfortunately — would be fun to see it at work, and to see how you adjust […]
Matthias writes – I hadn’t actually planned on building a second marble machine, but in March 2000 I had an idea for building a better marble elevating device, plus I had enough time on my hand to actually build a machine using this principle. And this is the machine I built… What inspired me to […]
Dutch design house Demakersvan created a very clever wind powered outdoor lamp — An outside lamp drawn from our home surroundings. The gently sweeping Dutch windmills were actually perfect generators of their own. With that in mind, we made this lamp. With every breeze it stores energy, enough to enjoy every summerevening untill forever. Contemporary […]
This is coolest thing ever, a real 1940 Ford turned into a scale model, complete with paint! A lot of effort went into making this. Ed had the idea and my ’40 was picked because most of the big parts are black (DP 90) and is still a project, so it was posible to use […]
No, it doesn’t shred hamsters – it’s an installation from artist Tom Ballhatchet. As the little critter runs on the wheel, it powers the shredder to make more bedding, or at least that’s the concept – [via] Link.
