Next time one of your gadgets breaks don’t toss it in the trash, engineer and construct a housing so that it can’t break again. At least that is what Russell Jones, an engineering student from New Jersey did! “The aim of this project was fairly straight forward. The keychain ring on my Corsair 1GB Flash Voyager USB drive from Newegg broke, which left the poor thing prone to be left
At first glance I thought this rolling road made by Haas Automation and Jacobs Engineering was a picture of a toy car on an inverted belt sander. “The one-millimeter thick continuous steel belt will roll at over 180mph, and features sensors under the bed that can take readings at each wheel. At top speed the wind tunnel fan will circulate 2.85 million cubic feet of air per minute! The facility
Sulfur Hexafluoride is an interesting gas, it basically has the oposite effect of helium. It is heavier than air and when inhaled it makes your voice deeper. Does anyone know where to get this stuff? One more video after the jump. “Because the gas has a high density (over five times denser than air), it can be poured into open containers, like beakers and fishtanks. Moreover, light objects, e.g.
Who said building and testing rocket motors in your basement is dangerous? “This is the first static test with our homemade tar/oxygen hybrid rocket motor. James Turner and myself (Eric Stackpole), and two of our friends, Jeff Bernard and Caleb Lesher did this project last summer because we wanted to learn more about how rocket engines work. We built the rocket in James’ garage in Humboldt County, CA completely
The Hula Hula engine starts quite slow and looks like it would vibrate tremendously however as it picks up speed it looks like everything balances out. First thing to do after running this engine would be to make sure you still have all of your fingers. “This is a steam type engine running on compressed air.It self starts itself.This was named by the hula style action as it runs.
If you are looking for a good laugh, Hector the humping robot is just the ticket. 🙂 Also have a look at the humping dog mod, it only operates when data is being transfered to the USB drive. Video after the jump.
I love the concept of this chair set, but the price took me by surprize! What would you pay for this chair set? I am thinking that it would be worth about $500 to me… “The Obelisk Four powdered coated aluminum frame chairs w/white cushion and table stacked into one piece made out of woven polyethylene. It’s very durable on the exterior and interior, so it’s built to last.” Via:
