In DESIGN

Behind the Design: The Hand-crafted Morgan 3 Wheeler Makes Motoring Massively Fun

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Sure, at the right angle it looks like the backend was cleaned off by a semi trailer truck barreling down the road, but the reinvigorated Morgan 3 Wheeler is the three-wheeled car that three-wheeled, leather-wearing man-dreams are made of. Don’t doubt yourself if the Morgan 3 Wheeler rings a bell. The company has been kicking quads to the curb since 1910–Your grandpappy probably had a few Popular Mechanics centerfolds of the little beastie up on his walls. Jeff Glucker of Hooniverse is a fan too, and had the chance to drive the car around the rolling hills of sunny Southern California.

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In FAB

Pyro Board: An Audio Visualizer Made From 2500 Individual Flames Using Simple Rubens' Tube Physics

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For the science and audio geeks out there, you might already be familiar with a Ruben’s Tube. Invented by German physicist Heinrich Rubens in 1905, the tube uses flames to demonstrate the relationship between sound waves and sound pressure that is passing through the tube. It is also commonly used at hard rock concerts where flames are an absolutely necessity.

The Pyro Board from Aarhus University School of Engineering student Sune Nielsen and his pals uses the same principal of the Rubens’ tube to create an incredibly awesome audio visual display in a condensed package. Can we get an Instructable or a Kickstarter project Sune?

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In CULTURE

'Better': Apple's Short Film Illustrates a Cradle to Cradle Product Lifecycle in Honor of Earth Day

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Having been criticized about their contribution to e-waste in the past, Apple has been working tirelessly to reverse their image and set themselves more in line with what is the environmental equivalent of their design ethos. Released by Apple in honor of Earth Day today, ‘Better’ aims to show Apple’s commitment to putting the Cradle to Cradle sustainability model in action.

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In FAB

Behind the Design: Hand Carved Fishing Lures

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For the past two years, John Kiminas has been pursuing his dream of making fishing lures for a living. Having absorbed as much information as he could over this ‘research and development phase’ as he calls it, he is finally bringing his handmade lures into the world starting with a Kickstarter launch. Thankfully for us, he also shows us just how a lure goes from a solid block of wood to a finished product.

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In RADIO

SolidSmack Radio | Ode to the Trumpet

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This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’ve put together a solid list of tracks featuring some great use of the trumpet. We’ll start with ‘Fake Empire’ from The National and work our way through some Cat Power, Typhoon, Beirut, Of Monsters and Men, and others before wrapping up with ‘Dress Up in You’ from Belle & Sebastian.

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