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September 9, 2014
Perpetual Churn at Kickstarter
The chance to build two perpetual motion machines in just two weeks? Not every project on Kickstarter deserve your dollars.
Stark Industries and the Iron Man of Maine
Cosplay artist, maker, tinkerer, and inventor Thomas Lemieux (aka The Ironman of Maine) made a huge splash at World Maker Faire in New York last year. Not one to repeat himself, this year he's coming back with a Stark Industries twist on another pop culture icon.
Inland Empire Mini Maker Faire October 4th (Call for Makers)
Check out California’s newest Maker Faire, the Inland Empire Mini Maker Faire held at the Vocademy Maker Space in Riverside California on Saturday October 4th from 10:00am to 6:00pm. If you have a cool project you’d like to show off to the world then check out their Call for Makers […]
How Crayola Crayons Are Made
The Crayola Crayons factory makes 12 million crayons a day, in 120 different colors. Here's how they do it.
Bass Cannon – The Portable Party
Adam’s Science Website puts it like this: Bass Cannon is a party on your shoulders. A weapon of mass destruction. A thing to make your neighbors angry. Bass Cannon is a mono audio system with a pair of x-pass filters, a powerful amplifier and suitable drivers. It’s composed of an […]
September 8, 2014
Why Educators Love Maker Faire 2014 ( + their tips!)
Chad Ratliff shared with us this video (above, by Trevor Przyuski) of a professional development trip he and his colleagues took to Maker Faire 2013. Schools are back in session, and we’re getting ready to throw open the gates to Maker Faire, hands-down the best hands-on learning-palooza for teachers everywhere. […]
Simple DIY Self-Watering Planter
If you really don’t like the task of watering your plants, you can make a super easy DIY self-watering planter!
Sea Creatures Inspire Bottle Design
Inspired by diatoms and radiolarians, a new bottle used biomimicry as a basis for its new design.
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