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September 16, 2015
New Project: Build a PVC Water Balloon Cannon
Let's add a new weapon to your water fight arsenal and build a pneumatic water balloon cannon. This is an easy project to put together. For about $20 and 20 minutes of time you can return fire across the street, down the street, or even to the next block if you want.
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New Project: Easy LED Jumble Box Creates Colorful Chaos
This easy project shows you how to set up a handful of LEDs inside a transparent container for hours of fun.
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September 15, 2015
Teensy Beefs Up Their Diminutive Dev Board
Teensy, a line of dev. boards that are Arduino compatible and frequently deployed in light and sound projects, announced a new version today.
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This Lucky Kid Got the Ultimate Portal-Themed Room
These parents went absolutely, wonderfully overboard in creating what may be the most intense Portal-themed bedroom ever for their 13 year old.
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Prosthetic Arm Made Real for Amputee’s Kickass Mad Max Cosplay
Laura Vaughn was blown away by Imperator Furiosa in the new Mad Max movie. She knew she had to replicate this awesome prosthetic for a kickass cosplay.
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September 14, 2015
Season Four of ‘Makerlandia’ Is Best Yet
Portland makers are crafting hard cider, straight razors, digitally fabricated puppets, homemade cheese, theremins, circuit boards, and more.
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The Out of This World Air Show
One of the reasons people build scale models is for the suspension of disbelief they can experience while contemplating their finished creations. When you build a spaceship, you have your imagined moments inside that ship. Same with a muscle car. Or a WWII diorama. So it only makes sense, in […]
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5 Life-Changing Accessibility Inventions Made in 72 Hours
Makers hacked real problems faced by people with special needs to create tools that will help improve mobility, independence, and comfort.
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Speedy New OpenROV ‘Trident’ Swims Like a Dolphin
OpenROV's new Trident is a powerful, speedy package that can remotely navigate underwater locations never before accessible.
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It Took 100 Hours to 3D Print This 2-Bedroom Villa
This luxury 2-bedroom villa in the Philippines was constructed with a specialized 3D printer. Its next project? 3D printing low income housing.
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