The Real Thing – Clean water filtered from Coca-Cola
This art installation from Helmut Smits filters Coca-Cola into clean drinking water – [via] Link.
Retro
DIY Flash diffuser
Here’s a template and instructions for building a reflector/diffuser for your camera’s flash. The downloadable template fits Nikon’s SB-600 but is easily adapted for other flashes – Thanks Matt! Link.
HOW TO – Extract DNA from anything living
Here’s how to extract DNA from peas (or just about anything else) using meat tenderizer for enzymes, water, rubbing alcohol, salt and a blender – Link.
MIDI ControlBox
Jason made a pretty slick MIDI control box – “The sequence of building my custom MIDI ControlBox to control Ableton Live or Logic Pro. Utilizing a Doepfer Pocket Electronics MIDI DIY kit and a TRESPA 4mm faceplate – I enclosed it in a box that an old deviation voltmeter had once inhabited. It’s cool because […]
Interactive Simon Says game
RadioRental writes – “I dont quite recall how this game evolved but the main motivation behind it is to improve cognitive processing and attention by getting the players to focus on a sequence of drum hits and then repeat that sequence. Players can use either dance-dance-revolution mats or a custom built 4-pad bongo style controller. […]
HOW TO – Make gameshow-style hand buzzers
Nick writes – “Here’s a a small tutorial for fabricating gameshow-style hand buzzers (in this case, used for the PC game “You Dont Know Jack”, played on an emulated arcade cabinet).” – Link.
A short history of Aquatic Ambulism
The Athanasius Kircher Society has a brief illustrated history of the quirky devices people have invented over the ages to walk on water. – Link.
