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Cool Crowdfunding Nov. 22: Landspeeders to Rope Making and Conductive Ink Erasers

The Landspeeder Project see on kickstarter Phoeard see on kickstarter Whisker IoT see on kickstarter Safari Trike see on kickstarter Winglights see on kickstarter Rope-o-matic see on kickstarter  Erasable Circuit Marker see on kickstarter   Filed under: Crowdfunding, General, Hacks

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Check Out the New All-Metal Printrbot Plus

3D printer maker Printrbot continues its evolution into a more mature industrial design with the release of the new metal Printrbot Plus.

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IcosaLEDron: 20-Sided LED Ball

Bored with playing games with a non-glowing ball? Why not build your own IcosaLEDron, a programmable, LED-enabled glowing contraption about the size of a baseball. This ball, as seen on Instructables, features 20 sides that light up as different colors depending on the situation. An ATmega328p board, which is Arduino-compatible, […]

10 DIY Thanksgiving Mason Jar Ideas

Have some mason jars laying around? Make Thanksgiving decorations!

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Why the Banana Piano Makes Sense

Blindfolded, the child sat at a table before a set of toy bricks and another set of cubes. The child was asked to pick them up and sort them, putting bricks on one side and cubes on the other. It’s a simple but useful task for a 3-year-old, one of […]

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Ambulance Drones Could Change The Future For Cardiac Arrest Patients

Cardiac arrest survival rate could rise from 8% to 80% with the help of drones

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10 Terrific Trebuchets

The DIY catapults and trebuchets are as varied in their design methods and materials as there are people in the hurling community.
The age old siege weapon is still being used today in skirmishes on the modern battlefield.

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Eric Huebsch’s Humorous Blinking Rock Sculpture

This blinking rock sculpture by artist Eric Huebsch just can't help but look a little sentimental

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New Project: Solder a “Draailampje” Mini Flip Light

"Flip lights" — turn them upside down, and they’re off. Turn them back up, and they’re on. Here's an easy soldering project that's really fun to use. New from Make: Volume 41.

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DiResta: Inc. Clock Sign

I was asked to design and make the sign/clock for the Inc., a maker space at Solomon Schechter School

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