New updateWe've got confirmation from all three Turbot winners! They are: Scott Williams of New Jersey, USA, and... Amin Younes of New York State, USA! Emiel Roumen of the Netherlands! ps: Turbot kit looks like it'll be ready real soon!
Wednesday Cool Links: Laser Experiments,...
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February 13, 2013
Look! Bird (-shaped bullets) made holes in bird... feathers! Well, not quite, although that would have been awesome too. Actually we were doing some nitrogen-assisted laser tests on various regular, i.e. boring materials, such as plywood and mat board. Then I came across some feathers and here's what it turned out to be:
Now that we have attention, let's get distracted by some links:
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Vector Engraved Stipples StippleGen in a program that will convert an artwork into CNC-ready image for use on the Eggbot or in other contexts. What happens if you take that stippled art and laser engrave it? This is what guys at rasterweb did. |
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SolarImpulse Solar-powered plane that can fly day and night without fuel. Sends shivers down my spine, that's how cool it is. |
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NYC Elevation Map by kylemcdonald – Machine Halts FTW Topographical map data interpreted in 3D printing by MakerBot Artist-In-Residence Kyle McDonald. |
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New Infrared spectacles fool facial recognition systems An interesting anonymity tool for anti-facial recognition. Umm... like nobody won't remember this rig on your face? |
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Gadgets advertised in a 1962 issue of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" The MONSTER inside the Black Box. Heh - sounds familiar! |
Well, that didn't make any sense: to attract attention and then bring it to something else... Well, this is how it works these days: attention deficit is all the rage... How about some fruit dip then?
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