
Tasering just isn't for 10 year olds, a UK man invented a lobster zapper that some feel is more humane than just tossing them in boiling water. I would like to try this electric lobster they speak of. Looking at the photo, it looks like two big metal plates that "zap"...

Wow, this is interesting... Hobbymedia writes - Yesterday I went to Tokyo MAKE Meeting 04 with Gianluca Martino: a member of the Arduino team. He has been super popular and he really appreciated the Japanese Arduino scene...

MAKE Magazine Man invents electric lobster taser
Tasering just isn't for 10 year olds, a UK man invented a lobster zapper that some feel is more humane than just tossing them in boiling water. I would like to try this electric lobster they speak of. Looking at the photo, it looks like two big metal plates that "zap"....
Source:Make: Online
Posted:2009-11-24 04:00:57 GMT

"Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models"
Interesting quote from today's big education announcement (MAKE is part of it!). Reminds of when Dean Kamen says "We are what we celebrate"... Mr. Obama said academics should be receiving an athletic-like focus...

I've been working on microscope sets for Maker Shed. Until now, the only microscope set the Shed carried was the Thames & Kosmos TK2. That's a decent set, at under $100, but it's still a toy...

The guys at Lumenlab used one of their RoBLOKS 3D deposition printers to print white ink on a black T-shirt. RoBLOKS 3DP **ALPHA**, 3D deposition printing; fun with goo...

MAKE Magazine Putting together a microscope set
I've been working on microscope sets for Maker Shed. Until now, the only microscope set the Shed carried was the Thames & Kosmos TK2. That's a decent set, at under $100, but it's still a toy. We wanted some better sets, so I put together three, which we imaginatively named the Basic Microscope Set, Intermediate Microscope Set, and Advanced Microscope Set....
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Posted:2009-11-24 00:30:00 GMT

MAKE Magazine Two circulating beams bring first collisions in the LHC
An update... Two circulating beams bring first collisions in the LHC. Every time we have a post about the LHC the crazy comes out of the woodwork proclaiming the world is going to end if the machine is operational, it didn't, so let's call a bonkers truce, ok? :) Today the LHC circulated two beams simultaneously for t...he first time, allowing the operators to test the synchronization of the beams and giving...Read More
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Posted:2009-11-23 22:14:28 GMT

MAKE Magazine Lightbulb terraria
Our own Brookelyn spotted this awesome lightbulb terrarium over on Instructables. [via CRAFT] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this!...
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Posted:2009-11-23 22:00:00 GMT

What would you do if you want a jigsaw puzzle with your significant other's mug on it? The standard method would be to have a custom puzzle printed up that features their photo, however Mark Setteducati and Ken Knowlton have come up with a better way: Jicazu...

As part of the US government's "Educate to Innovate" program, they're doing something called National Lab Day, a "national barn-raising for hands-on learning." On the projects page for Lab Day, they have a bunch of Maker Shed kits and a PDF article from MAKE, Volume 15...

Thanksgiving is almost here, so if you're thinking of frying a turkey this Thursday, read through Lextone's instructable for safely doing so. I've never had deep fried turkey; what's your favorite way to prepare a Thanksgiving bird...

MAKE Magazine make: MAKE and National Lab Day. The US gov links to Maker Shed and MAKE magazine! http://tinyurl.com/yd64unf
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Posted:2009-11-23 21:22:25 GMT

MAKE Magazine A puzzle that can be anyone's face: Jicazu
What would you do if you want a jigsaw puzzle with your significant other's mug on it? The standard method would be to have a custom puzzle printed up that features their photo, however Mark Setteducati and Ken Knowlton have come up with a better way: Jicazu. Using 300 generic pieces of varying intensity, their puzzle can be assembled to look like anyone's photo....
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Posted:2009-11-23 21:00:00 GMT















