Creepy scarecrows
Here’s a slideshow of homemade & mannequin scarecrows that inhabit many of the rice fields in Japan – Link.
Made On Earth
Wooden writing automaton – wood robot from the 19th century – Karakuri Ningyo
Here’s a video of an amazing 19th Century wooden automaton that writes kanji on a sheet of paper, at the end you can see how it works… – [via]
Intense recasing – electronic, musical sculptures
Mike Ford makes amazing musical sculptures with a retro twist! [via] – Link.
Giant Minesweeper made from 38,000+ Pixelblocks
Wow, this is the iconic Minesweeper game made with over 38,000 Pixelblocks ($900 worth!)… [via] – Link. Related: Crazy LEGO/block projects @ MAKE – Link.
12 Pikachu circuit bent orchestra
There isn’t a sound sample -yet- but check out these photos of a 12 modded Pikachu circuit bent orchestra! [via] – Link. Related: Kaseo’s Circuit Bending Gallery (JPN) – Link. Circuit bending @ MAKE – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Circuit Bending – Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start […]
DIY Alien Invasion
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Jcruss69 made an out of this world Alien invasion “haunted house” (and entered it in the MAKE & CRAFT contest) check out the complete photo set, outstanding work! – Link.
From weapons of war to great coffee
BBC has a short article on a maker who turns discarded weapon shells into coffee machines… – “In his workshop in Mekele, just 120 km from Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, Azmeraw Zeleke is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines. Most of the shells are left over from the 1998-2000 war between the […]