Posts Tagged ‘DIY’

Sci-Fi IKEA Instructions…(Jar Jar Binks Not Included)

Awesome.

Star Wars

Back to the Future

Jurassic Park

-Link via Neatorama

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05 2011

Spotted In The Wild: A Real Mario Coin Block!

It’s true…they exist:


-via Bit Rebels

Can you handle unlimited coins & 1-ups? Learn how to make your own!

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03 2011

Make A Muppet With Jim Henson Circa 1969

Learn how to make your own mischievous muppet from the original puppet master himself, Jim Henson.  (Or, if you close your eyes you can pretend it’s Kermit giving you the the instructions!)


-via Boing Boing

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09 2010

Hey Ricky Schroder…Your Little Train SUCKS!

Remember that train Ricky Schroder would ride around his house on “Silver Spoons”?  Words can’t describe how much I wanted one of those.  Check out this homemade, backyard roller coaster – it puts Ricky’s little baby-train to shame…

-via Random Good Stuff

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02 2010

3D…Without Those Nerdy Glasses

-via MediaVR

The quasi-3D effect is from a simple technology called ‘wiggle stereoscopy‘, where two almost-identical images are quickly alternated back and forth.  Remember when you were in college and you’d stare at those fuzzy pictures until you saw a 3D image?  This is essentially the same thing, except without the nauseating cross-eyed headache.


-via Blue Swami


-via Hillel Steinberg

***If you want to create your own 3D images (and you’re not afraid of a little Javascript) check out this tutorial.  There are also a few user-friendly iPhone apps that make ‘wiggle stereoscopy’ simple.

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02 2010