Mad Quickies 4.19

It’s the Friday Quickies! Surf’s up!

• Remember the Tetris building at MIT? Well, in response to the Boston tragedy, they did this. We’re keeping a good thought and reaching out to all in the Boston area, especially the people from Skepchick and the Lab.
• This is so awesomely cool. A Graphic Biography of Darwin.
• Need a Bat in Glass Dome Workshop? Of course you do. Morbid Anatomy can hook you up with this and myriad other Wunderkammer oddities.
• At Frog Design… Examining China as an idiosyncratic nation of Makers.
• The imagination of playgrounds … at Design Observer.
• Goodnight, Storm Thurgeson 1944-2013.
• Printable constellation map at Mr. Printables. {via @NoisyAstronomer}.
• Paydirt! The Mathematical Films of Manfred Mohr. Found via It’s Okay to be Smart.
• In a world of lists, this one is pretty unique. 15 of the most fascinating looking fungi in the world.
• At Hacked Gadgets: Rave Shades LED glasses … and why not?
• You guys- I LOVE Laura’s Game of Thrones recaps. This is 3.3 Walk of Punishment. And it rocks!

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Wringing out Water on the ISS – for Science!

What happens when you wring out a washcloth in zero-G? Col. Chris Hadfield answers this! {via Maggie}

from the page
CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield performed a simple science experiment designed by grade 10 Lockview High School students Kendra Lemke and Meredith Faulkner. The students from Fall River, Nova Scotia won a national science contest held by the Canadian Space Agency with their experiment on surface tension in space using a wet washcloth. Credit: Canadian Space Agency/NASA

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Makr Shakr!

Please tip your robot bartender.

from the page
A robotic bar offering the crowd a taste of third industrial revolution!

Makr Shakr is a robotic bar, able to prepare approximately one googol drink combinations based on crowd input. People will be able to design their own drinks learning from the recipes of others, and leaving tips for the next designer, through their handheld devices. The digital design system can also monitor the individual’s alcohol consumption, promoting responsible drinking. Makr Shakr aims to show the “Third Industrial Revolution” paradigm through the simple process design-make-enjoy, and in just the time needed to prepare a new cocktail.

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Featured image is an excerpt from Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri) by Dan Molter.

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