Thanks to Bill Bigge, we've got a PDF dimension drawing of our GM10 gearmotor available for download. Thanks go out to Bill and his ruler! Read More...
Wednesday Cool Links: Theremin Goggles, ...
Solar botics
July 31, 2013
Shooting analog pictures, shooting bullets underwater, shooting… theremin noises from goggles, shooting… human-powered helicopters! if that doesn’t make any sense, see the links below:
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Steampunk theremin goggles A wicked build by [Sarah] - theremin steampunk goggles. Photo sensor will feel the amount of light and the slider would adjust the pitch of the sound produced. Check out the demo video! |
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AK-47 Underwater at 27,450 frames per second Shooting a gun underwater in slow motion is (unsurprisingly) hypnotizing stuff, and the comments explain the physics of the process too. |
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Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight Constructed by the team AeroVelo from University of Toronto, the human-powered helicopter won the Sikorsky prize. Ivan Sikorsky was a Ukrainian aviator who was inspired by Leonardo's flying machines early on. And doesn't this helicopter look like one? Also check out the same team's Snow Bird Ornithopter video too. |
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Urban Species: Kinetic Lifeforms Created by U-Ram Choe Korean artist U-Ram Choe treats his kinetic sculptures like living beings, stating that they have their own life cycle. Indeed, they are as complex as living forms, and they come with a manual to extend their life cycle! |
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An open source analog camera you can 3D print at home OpenReflex -a 3D printed analog camera by Léo Marius. Made out of a surprisingly small amount of simple parts, it is compatible with any photographic lens with custom mount ring, prints in 15 hours and assembles in about 1. |
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