We're very excited about the release of the second in our line of DIY Science books, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, by Robert Bruce Thompson.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.30 at 20:28
in this prank I will show you a funny prank that will make the victim go completly crazy!!! but after the prank is done dont let them drink the water!!!! what you need: glue (instant glue works best) a water bottle (one that is being used works best) a victim
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Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.04.29 at 12:12
A simple tool to lasso a snake which you can either let go or kill. SUPPLIES -About 4-5 feet of PVC pipe -Thick nylon rope HOW IT WORKS Apparently because this device does not give off any heat, the snake can't detect it.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.04.29 at 11:32
YouTube user kwakhed23 pushed out this video showing before and after imagery of the Moon. In the "before" part of the video, you can see the effects of the atmosphere warping the Moon's image as it passes over the frame.
Via Hackszine | Posted on 2008.04.28 at 23:19
Lenore, of Evil Mad Scientist Labs, glimpses the pattern that connects in a spool of monolithic capacitors:
These capacitors. . . exhibit the opposite spirals of phyllotaxis that are probably most familiar from the face of a sunflower.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.28 at 22:28
A little trick I found to easily and cleanly remove pages from books. InstructJS. load(['imagespot'], function () { var spot =.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.04.25 at 01:09
The FLARE system is a modular dynamic display for building facades that acts like a "living skin" to allow the building to "communicate" with its environment.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.24 at 10:17
Windell, over at EMS Labs, takes a break from experimenting with hardware to play with his food, geeking out over the strange and cool properties of the Nelumbo Nucifera, also known as the Sacred Lotus (amongst other names):
Any plant fiber running down the length of the rhizome would be trimmed down to an inch or so when we cut the rootlet to size.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.23 at 15:23
In celebration of my favorite planet, I'd like to open the comments up to any and all Earth Day hacks, links and activities. Think of it as an opportunity to quickly catalog a list of ideas and tools that can be used for the other 364 days of the year.
Via Hackszine | Posted on 2008.04.22 at 04:01
One of the most enthusiastic responses we've ever gotten to a Make: Blog post was for the video of French radio ham Claude Paillard's built from scratch vacuum tubes.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.21 at 14:38