When a loud mouthed guy on a bus in Hong Kong wouldn’t shut up he never expected that he would become a fad that has swept Asia.
[via Real Tech News]
The Museum of Unworkable Devices
Freaky science dosen’t get any better than this:
This museum is a celebration of fascinating devices that don’t work. It houses diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature, remaining optimistic in the face of repeated failures. Watch and be amazed as we bring to life eccentric and even intricate perpetual motion machines that have remained steadfastly unmoving since their inception. Marvel at the ingenuity of the human mind, as it reinvents the square wheel in all of its possible variations. Exercise your mind to puzzle out exactly why they don’t work as the inventors intended.
[via Core77]
Photo Paper Pinhole Cameras
My brother told me about these a few years ago but I have lost the link until now.
To simplify these cameras as much as possible I made them out of the 11×14 inch photo-paper itself. There is no film in the camera because the camera is the film. Like a salad bowl made of lettuce leaf, and consumed with the meal, the camera doesn’t exist after its utility is fulfilled. There is no machine. It is more of an arrangement than a thing.
Who needs a camera when you have photo paper? This technique produces some pretty nice effects.
[via Photon Detector]
The Venture Bros Season 2
Ah, the The Venture Brothers are back on Cartoon Network! I remember seeing the first season and realized that I’d struck Adult Swim gold. If your not familiar with the series, it features the Ventures, a super science family that fights super villains in much the same way that our old friends the Quest family did. That is, if the Quest family was totally dysfunctional. The good Dr. Venture is not a doctor at all (he never finished university) and lives off the genius of his dead father. His kids, Dean and Hank have agood intentions of fail at being adventurous in just about every way. The family body guard, Brock Sampson, has a violent streak a mile wide and enjoys exercising his license to kill. The series is wonderfully crafted in the style of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons and the writing is top notch. The first season was great and the second looks to be even better.
Making Put-Put Boats
I saw this today on Flickr.
The put put boat is a steam powered boat. In this use, they are hand made from either baking pan aluminum or flashing. The boiler is made by cutting and flattening a soda can, folding it, then epoxying in two straws.
I remember building these when I was a little kid. It’s a great way to learn a bit about steam power. And what floats and what won’t. 🙂
Doraemon x Kitty on Flickr
Just sharing the cuteness. Good Photoshopping job if you ask me.
Doraemon x Kitty on Flickr – Photo Sharing!