As far as DIY weaponry goes, Joerg Sprave of the Slingshot Channel knows a thing or two about turning otherwise random objects into near-deadly projectiles. Among his expansive portfolio of ingenious solutions for surviving a zombie apocalypse, the Slingshot Zombiehammer with Skull Ejector and Skull Splitter Zombie SlingSword are surely weapons that you don’t want…
How are vinyl records made? Have you spent nights awake just pondering that? Well, let’s put your mind at ease. It begins with a metal flat disc and a coat of lacquer, and ends spinning on a turntable. Boom. Done. The Vinyl Factory provides a glimpse on how they make records in a 60 second video montage of their manufacturing facility.
Like many other designers and engineers who work in front of the computer all day, robotics engineer Mike Parris was tempted to leave the office environment for good in favor of working directly with his hands. At the time, Parris was working as a robotics engineer at Carnegie Mellon developing the technology that would later…
With so many cool things coming out each week, it can be hard to wade through all the rock-awesomeness. With ‘Cool Tools’, we’ve done the hard work for you. This week we saw an insane custom BMW K100 featuring artwork created using 3d models, a Dieter Rams-inspired redesign of the men’s classic shaving razor, an…
You know, Mother’s Day is coming up, and there’s one thing yo’ mamma (or future mamma) really, really wants… You’re not going to guess are you? … No? Ok, it’s a 3D printed self-watering planter. Don’t act like you knew that.