Atari lives! I’m talking about the old school 2600 systems, the ones that I lost countless hours of my youth trying to beat. At AtariAge you can pick up the latest games released in what can only be called hard core retro vision. Actual new games on physical carts that you plug in to your 2600. No emulation here!
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Category: Cool
Idea Globe or Polar Chalk Board
I love this idea! I’m going to be on the look out for an old globe to do this to.
Don’t have much room for a full white board or maybe you think chalk boards are outdated and take up too much invaluable wall space? Why not build yourself a handy desktop Idea Globe™!
Ingredients:
1. Used classroom globe (in this case my wife bought me one from target for x-mas).
2. Chalkboard Paint
3. Spackle
4. Newspapers
5. Gesso (with squirt of black acrylic paint).
6. Coat Hanger
Directions…
Read more here:
Invention: Idea Globe or Polar Chalk Board
DIY Electric Kenetic Energy Weapon System
Now this is classic mad scientist stuff! The idea is simple, fling bullets at your target. Ok, it’s a little more complex than that but not very much. This is a simplified version of something that’s been popping up in the tech news lately, the DREAD system. I think the version form 1963 could be made from an Altoids tin and an electric motor from a Furby…
Telling Time The Steampunk Way
This is a beautiful take on a regular old alarm clock. It should inspire people to look under the covers and cases for the inner beauty that lurks within (ooo, impressive, eh?).
Check out the video, you can see the light inside.
Bug Light Bulb
Ahh, now this is a cool use for a hollowed out light bulb.
Hey great thread. I forget how I stumbled across it, but looking through the page, I became inspired to make something of my own from an old lightbulb. It’s kind of a retro-Victoriana mad scientist contraption.
I like the clever use of PC jumpers. Very cool.
Christmas Chaos
An now for something beautiful in a mathematical sort of way. Evil Scientist Labs present Christmas Chaos. Simply put, it's a mega high resolution real time ray traced fractal generator system made from coloured lights and Christmas tree ornaments. Look like a veritable science wizard when you absent mindedly put one of these together at the breakfast table on Christmas morning.