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I found a new app: Percolator. Pretty cool! Happy New Year's to everyone!
I found a new app: Percolator. Pretty cool! Happy New Year's to everyone!
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These guys take found item recycling to the max. This isn't exactly the most useful application for recycling, but if the stuff is going to be around for the next couple of thousand years, it might as well look cool.
iPhone 4 Hipstamatic: Helga Viking Lens; Pistil Film; Flash off
Theo Jansen is really cool. If you dig around in the corkboard here, you can find another video about him. He makes amazing kinetic sculptures from PVC pipe, and has a wonderful artistic point of view. I just discovered this old TEDTalks podcast via Taylor Browning's site. Fantastic stuff, check it out:
This is just too cool. As soon as I saw this, I thought, "Math Craft!"
Images taken from http://www.ppugartist.com - Paul Pugliese Art & Design
Just when I thought I'd scoured the internet for every cool existing PVC project, this thing came up.
Much more complex than I had to make it- that's why I posted it. I think it looks cool...
With about ten bucks and some imagination, you can make some cool stuff.
This is pretty cool here. They're using PVC pipe to make new legs and feet for amputees. Instead of paying thousands of dollars, an amputee can now get a new limb for $25.
This is actually a forum page, but they're discussing making you own finder scopes and medium power telescopes. There's a lot of information here.
This shows how to collect rain water for future use from the roof of your house. Very cool setup, but be careful not to break the law while you're doing it. I know that here in Colorado, it is actually illegal to collect rain water without a permit. Scary, huh?
This guy shows how he made a hidey hole for his sharks in a 300 gallon aquarium. Very cool.
This is all I can say. He shows step by step. The Picture speaks, I be quiet.
This guy is serious about home made dart guns. He's got some cool ones on here.
This is really cool. He goes pretty deep into the principles of magnetism before actually showing how his generator comes together and works. Great information.
This is a stock photo from a stock photo bank. It's just cool.
Gem from Tron Legacy wears a lot of makeup, making her character a perfect candidate for a cool Halloween costume. If you want to look like Gem, take a look at this Halloween costume guide to learn how to apply makeup that makes you look like her.
This Halloween, give your nails that special seasonal touch with a cool pumpkin design on them. If you're going for a full set, carved jack-o-lantern nails are a great idea because you can paint different teeth onto each one.
Having a cool set of Halloween nails can really set you apart at this year's party. Find out how to paint Freddy Krueger nails in this tutorial. You'll need several different colors of nail polish to be able to paint the nail correctly, as well as a delicate touch.
I'm sorry. I'm trying to avoid the Halloween kick, but this is the only holiday I actually like.
This lady has a simple, easy to follow how-to for making cool PVC picture frames.
This guy has figured out a really cool way to make a personal combination safe from PVC pipe. This is the ultimate stash box, and it can be scaled up or down to a variety of sizes.
Waste not, want not. As we approach global peak water, now is a good time to learn to use less where we can and to re-use whenever possible. These guys show a cool way to avoid water wast in an air conditioning system.
Here's a quick video of a cool looking caterpillar walking. I didn't have any macro lenses with me at the time...so this is at about 300 mm (35mm equivalent) from about 12 to 18 inches away.
This is really cool. I tried it and it works pretty well for the price. It isn't as good as the winning prize, but can help you get to it!
This is what happens when grad students start playing with PVC pipe. This stuff is really cool for prototype robotics applications. This article is a how-we-did-it as opposed to a how-to, but if you've got all of the crazy instrumentation and software that they do, you can start to play on levels that a lot of us (myself included) can't even imagine.
This is a cool thing that shows how to make a remote controlled submarine with a camera attached. If you live near a large body of water, you should make one of these.
Not all of these are PVC, but there is some serious design action going on here. This is not your average. A lot of the projects out there, mine included, have a childish, do it yourself-ish feel to them. These eleven designs are slick, beautiful and professional.
DIY Photography has an interesting tutorial on creating a focusing mechanism/lens for around $4. Combine two PVC pipes of different radiuses with a magnifying glass. Cool project.
It's not actually a working telescope, but it is a cool model to show kids and Hubble image enthusiasts what the telescope actually looks like. Includes printable skins so the texture map looks like the actual satellite.
Now there are times when I just post a video because its cool, but this one here bought tears to my eyes. A mix of the two greatest games? WOOT.
This guy has a lot of cool projects, and he's one of my influences toward seeing what else this pipe can do.
Just came across this image in Google, and thought it was cool. It's from what was apparently the first ever Human vs. Computer Showdown in Toronto back in 2006. Former world Scrabble Champion David Boys, of Montreal, was defeated by computer super brain "Quackle".
Saw this while going through some Minecraft 1.8 how to guides on YouTube. These guys are a bit silly with their accents, but it is a pretty cool video of how to use the bow and arrow in the new release of Minecraft.
This is my little girl 4yrs old. And one crazy day off with dad today!!! I think it would have been better with just her in the photo, but she insisted that I be in the photo (after 3 shots) this is the result!! I am lucky to have some cool kids. #giveawaytuesdays
Used the FX-Camera application on my Droid X. Love the polaroid effect on photos. This is a self portrait of myself. Trying to keep cool with this heat! Good luck everyone with the giveaway contest!
Scribbly is a cool looking stylus for your iPad; you can pre-order for £10.
Shelfari is a cool free widget that allows users to install a virtual bookshelf with custom picks on most blogs and social networks (Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress.com and more). Appears to be owned by Amazon; check it out.