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Mad Quickies
Mad Quickies 8.1
A 3D printed plane. Tiny worlds in a bottle. The Batman Equation. Repurposing a personal glucose meter.
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Anti-Science
Sounds Like … But Isn’t
Quarks? Big bang? Spaghettification? Seriously, who makes up this stuff? For example… Red Sprites Sounds Like… Little woodland creatures who…
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Mad Quickies
Mad Quickies 7.25
A crooked forest in Poland. Mobius cakes. Mushroom cloud lamp. A camera lens chess set you can rent for $9000…
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Mad Quickies
Mad Quickies 7.18
How to scan negatives on a flatbed scanner using a piece of shiny cardboard. Grains of sand in extreme closeup.…
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Astronomy
The Astronomical Cost of Playing the Lottery
Two things came to my attention recently. First, the James Webb Telescope is on the chopping block. And second, Americans…
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Mad Quickies
Mad Quickies 7.11
Superhero garden gnomes. A bouncy castle dolmen. Facehugger pillow. Natalie Irish – Painting With Her Lips
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Geekery
Guest Post: River’s Song
Here’s a guest post by Blue from Hello, The Future!… We are currently in the middle of the fifth annual…
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Mad Quickies
Mad Quickies 7.4
Blown glass ray guns. 555 timer footstool. Optical illusion alphabet. Ctrl-Alt-Del cups. Solar Sintering (3D printing using sun and sand).…
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