Our website has been upgraded to a new server, so please be kind and forward any glitchs or problems to Andrew.
Wednesday is here again, and so is our Cool Links Post. So... weather has been discussed many times (including edible objects falling from the sky), so have been fingers, toes, days of the week. That leaves us pretty bare in terms of generally socially- acceptable topics. Hmmm, how about sports! Did you see that latest... sports... thing... and stuff! Pretty amazing, huh? Aaaand at this point I would like to be deemed a socially incapable introvert, retrieve to my hole and shoot some cool links at you. 'Cause, you know, browsing the internets is what I do all day:
Just Try and Make Your Own Gun (Coil Gun) Mehdi of electroboom.com is becoming one of our favourite electronics bloggers (make some room, Dave & Chris!). This time, making a railgun in mostly dangerous ways. |
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How to Build a Rainbow Igloo There's still solid two months of snow and ice to be had around this neighbourhood, and although some less than trustworthy shades of snow might not be so great, we thought that rainbow ice might be. So, here we present the national Canadian dwelling of many colours. |
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Sunrise Lamp Alarm Clock For all of us peoples having trouble waking up before the sun, this is a beautifully executed alarm clock that gently wakes you up to the slow fading in cool lights. Extra bonus points for laser-cut frame! |
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50 years of NASA's space food packaging documented Space food! Who hasn't dreamed of eating weird stuff from plastic tubes while floating in zero gravity as a kid? This article is devoid of technical specifics, but still pretty cool to see the progression. |
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The Making of the Digi-Comp II, First Edition We're big fans of Evil Mad Scientist. Not only evil and mad, but they're also very crafty... craftsmen. This blog post detailing the work they put into their "Digi-Comp II" is a fine example of the care they put into their projects. Very nice work, indeed! |
And now, gathering the last scraps of my social skills and capabilities, I would like to announce: see you next time. *avoids eye contact, blushes and runs to basement for shelter to watch funny cat videos*
Our website has been upgraded to a new server, so please be kind and forward any glitchs or problems to Andrew.
Yes! Phones refuse to work and we are currently beating them into submission with a complete trust in our victory over them. Also, just to let you know, we haven't fallen off the face of the planet, we are just very busy getting ready to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, which will take place […]
On Tuesday July 1st 2014 we are closed for Canada Day. We will return to our regular phone calls answering and shipping next day on Wednesday. Happy 147th birthday, Canada.
Well, the first 100 copies of "Junkbots" have officially been sold. But since I can't get enough of signing the inside cover of every book in the office, we're going to have to extend the offer until the ink in my pen runs out. So the Junkbots book/motor deal will last for until at least […]
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