Every year a group of my friends have an engineering Secret Santa. The rules are simple: make something cool for under $20 that requires engineering to complete. In years past we’ve seen Google cardboard VR headsets that are 6DOF, match stick rockets, 3D printed fans that explode when used, 3D printed rockets with cardboard launch […]
Wednesday Links: 3D Weaving, Lasercut Go...
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June 25, 2014
Another Wednesday brings another dose of links. What's new about that? Links themselves, I guess.
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Time-lapse Panoramas We've all seen panoramas like that - but the video at the end of the post is really worth watching (Via Geek.com) |
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3D Weaving Regular weaving is complex, imagine weaving in three dimensions! And the machine that does just that. (Via Notcot) |
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Laser Cut Inspiration Always nice to see what projects you can do with a laser, especially I like the first one, what an awesome and functional way to utilize the rotary attachment!(Via Ponoko) |
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Wireless Charging Pants ...just make sure to not wash the phone while it's charging! (Via Designboom) |
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Math Equations Visualized ... and cast in plaster make fascinating sculptures. Somehow the translation of this totally abstract concept into something tangible is really exciting. Dunno why. (Via Wired) |
Although I missed one week. Sorry.
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