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Grey Tape or Muffler Tape

Submitted by AussieJohn
This stuff is amazing and has saved my bacon a number of times. I've used it for fixing all manner of things--from its intended purpo... Read More

A Real Flight Tracker

by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith
A few weeks ago, I was preparing to leave a dinner party to pick up my sister at the airport, when Artur Bergman suggested I check Fl... Read More

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Call for Entries for art.tech Event at The Lab

CALL FOR ENTRIESart.techart.tech is a 5-day festival of art, performance, sound, workshops, demos and lectures. It focuses on cutting-edge artistic ex...Read more

'Tinker School' - type engineering camps for kids

Hi guys,Does anyone know of any other similar organisations to Gever Tulley's fantastic 'Tinkering School' ( http://www.tinkeringschool.com/blog/2005/...Read more

Zero Pollution Metal Goods . . . . new Solar Parabola Dish

For starters .... Cooking with Semi - Focused Sunlight at 350 - 500 degrees F, go here: www.sun-and-ice.de For making valuable * * * * ' Eco' Solar Pa...Read more

Toy solar car project stalled

Newbie trying to build a simple solar car but the small electric motor won't turn when connected to panel.I have a fair sized solar panel:Volts = 18.8...Read more

Looking for out of the box ideas for an automatic wastewater pump

I have a salt water aquarium that has a device called a protein skimmer on it. Every day it filters out some of the nastiest gook you can imagine int...Read more

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