"The Golden Mean" a giant Jules Verne hot rod snail art car we built in 2008 in my shop "Form & Reform" in West Oakland. Following is the basic process by which we built this amazing art car.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2009.01.05 at 03:02
Autoblog dug up this classic mechanical engineering project from 2006. A team of five University of Toledo students constructed a system to help parallel park a car.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.01.04 at 19:23
While doing serious fruitcake research, (no, really) we stumbled across the Great Fruitcake Toss held every January in Colorado. The particular entry above caught our eye.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.12.25 at 21:23
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal case against three MIT researchers, “the subway hackers”. This happened in October and now the EFF brings news that the students will be working with the MBTA to improve their system.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.12.23 at 10:53
Strapped for cash this holiday season? Replacing an alternator can cost you several hundred bucks at the local repair shop, but it's one of the simplest repairs you can do at home.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.12.22 at 21:12
We were surprised last month when we saw augmented reality being done completely in flash. It hasn’t taken too long to go mainstream though. MINI has incorporated it into a recent German language magazine ad campaign.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.12.13 at 19:50
This is how I fixed my shift cable when my links came loose. What happened was I shifted HARD out of 1st gear, and into 2nd gear. This caused my link to tear.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.12.05 at 14:25
The Ripsaw MS1 is an unmanned ground vehicle built by two brothers in Maine. The tracked vehicle can go 0-60 in 3. 5 seconds with an 80mph top speed.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.12.05 at 05:27
Thanks to a Danish Engineer, you can turn pretty much any car into a hybrid. The addition is made in the form of a bolt on motor. As you can see in the picture, there is a motor that attaches to the rear wheels adding an additional 7 Hp.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.12.02 at 10:37
What's needed: -Free wheel bike (fixed gear will do but not as safe at high speeds) -Straight Handlebars (drop bars/bullhorns with cross brakes are fine as well) -Front brake on right side (if your Right Handed) -Good pear of gloves (optional but reccomended) Skitching (i.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2008.11.29 at 18:09