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Making a Paper Ninja Star - step by step instructions
Ever fancied yourself as Joe Musashi (shinobi) or Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)???
Well now you can be just like your favourite ninja with this paper star.
I'll make one and post a pic of my attempt at a shuriken later latter. Ever fancied yourself as Joe Musashi (shinobi) or Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)??? ... more -
How to build a lucid dream machine
Here's an instructable detailing plans for an AVR based device which helps you realize you're dreaming,
Lucid Dreaming is when you are sleeping and dreaming and that you are aware that your are asleep and that you are dreaming, yet you don't wake up. This can be great, giving you full control of your dreams, jumping off of buildings, going into space, whatever your mind can create.
The Lucid Dream Machine is a pair of glasses that you wear while you are sleeping. About 4 hours into your sleep the AVR microcontroller pulse LEDs that shine through your eyelids. This half wakes you up. The flashing lights helps you become aware (in your sleep) that your are sleeping and dreaming, in doing so you become more likely to be able to control your dreams. Here's an instructable detailing plans for an AVR based device which helps you realize you're dreaming, ... more -
MAKE: Blog: The Sciencebarge - NYC
Continuing on the list of things to do, MAKE and learn about in NYC for Makers, I visited the Sciencebarge in NYC, here's a bit about it and my photos!
The Science Barge is a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff.
The Science Barge Education Program focuses on sustainable food production and renewable energy resources. Following an introductory discussion on food systems and the concept of urban farming, students are led through an inquiry-based tour of the Science Barge, focusing on three main topics – food, water, and power. Topics on the tour include renewable energy, Hudson River ecology, reverse osmosis purification systems, pollination, integrative pest management, plant life cycles, hydroponics, greenhouse climate controls, aquaponics, vermiculture composting, oyster gardening, and constructed wetlands.
From May to October 2007, the Science Barge hosted over 3,000 schoolchildren from all five New York boroughs as well as surrounding counties as part of our environmental education program. In addition, over 6,000 adult visitors visited the facility along with press from around the world.
The Science Barge is currently open to the public and located at Pier 84, Hudson River Park (West 44th Street & 12th Avenue). Guided tours of the Science Barge run six days a week at the following times:
Public Tour Schedule:
Tuesday: 4.00pm
Wednesday: 4.00pm
Thursday: 4.00pm
Friday: 4.00pm
Saturday: 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm
Sunday: 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm
Public tours are free and operate on a first come, first serve basis. The tour duration is approximately 45 minutes. Continuing on the list of things to do, MAKE and learn about in NYC for Makers, I visited the Sciencebarge in NYC, here's a bit a... more -
25 do-it-yourself inventions
Some great ideas, and some not so great. The text is in German, but the pictures give you an idea. The spring on chopsticks is good, and I really like the water-wings light, though I wonder how melty it would be. Some great ideas, and some not so great. The text is in German, but the pictures give you an idea. The spring on chopsticks is good, a... more
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Make's Take on Toy Fair '08
My favorite were the Magnaformers. I would love these.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/maformers_make...
also check out this related post:
http://current.com/items/88849332_anytime_is_bug_time My favorite were the Magnaformers. I would love these. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/maformers_make_3d_shapes.html ... more -
Photo tour of Tsukiji
Another stop on the MAKE tour was the Tsukiji fish market, it's one of the largest in the world and it's pretty crazy. You need to arrive before 4am to get a really good experience. There are hundreds of old-style bicycle with roller type brakes, I'm not sure why but they were all the same - they carried out boxes of fish to other trucks and beyond the market. As you move around the market it gets a little dangerous dodging extremely fast fork lifts, the skill the drivers have is pretty incredible.
From the wikipedia:
The market handles more than 400 different types of seafood from tiny sardines to 300kg tuna, from cheap seaweed to the most expensive caviar. Overall, more than 700,000 metric tons of seafood are handled every year at the three seafood markets in Tokyo, with a total value in excess of 600 billion yen (approximately 5.5 billion US dollars). Tsukiji alone handles over 2000 metric tons of seafood per day. The number of registered employees varies from 60,000 to 65,000, including wholesalers, accountants, auctioneers, company officials, and distributors.
I was interested in the tools and gear used for this massive undertaking, here are some of the photos Another stop on the MAKE tour was the Tsukiji fish market, it's one of the largest in the world and it's pretty crazy. You n... more -
Photo tour of Akihabra
Here are some of the photos from our visit to Akihabara as known as "electric town". While there are tons of new electronics stores the real fun was the hundreds of parts shops crammed in to massive buildings. We picked up some rare parts which usually are impossible to find elsewhere or are 10 times the cost. After a long day or parts shopping it was too late to get back to the hotel so I stayed in a capsule hotel, it was $40 and it literally is a human capsule, it felt like being in the matrix... - Here are some of the photos from our visit to Akihabara as known as "electric town". While there are tons of new electronics... more
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Victory garden kits
Victory Gardens 2007+ calls for a more active role for cities in shaping agricultural and food policy. It is a concept currently in development with the city of San Francisco that would provide a subsidized home gardening program for individuals and neighborhoods.
This program offers tools, training & materials for urban dwellers to participate in a city-wide transformation of underutilized backyards— turning them into productive growing spaces.
The project draws from the historical model of the 1940's American Victory Garden program to provide a basis for developing urban agriculture as a viable form of sustainable food practice in the city. Victory Gardens 2007+ calls for a more active role for cities in shaping agricultural and food policy. It is a concept currently in de... more -
Really Cool DIY Site
In the style of MAKE Magazine, this is a great DIY site. Make cool things out of ordinary things.
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Green Laundry
A pedal-powered washing machine. Eco-friendly and you get exercise!
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She's Crafty
Sister publication to Make magazine. More about sewing and printing than electronics and gadgetry. Someone in your house is psrobably crafty. Sister publication to Make magazine. More about sewing and printing than electronics and gadgetry. Someone in your house is psrobabl... more
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