Warren Seely tore apart his first tractor engine when he was six. When he was about 12, he started making farm equipment out of LEGOs. Warren’s LEGO equipment works just like the real thing — only smaller.
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Beginning Robotics – Solderless Breadboard
If you want to experiment with electronics, an easy way to build circuits is to use a solderless breadboard.
Make an Alcohol Stove (from Soda Cans)
If you check these out on YouTube you will see that there are about a million videos on “soda can” or “penny can” stoves. After watching about an hour of these, I decided this is the one I will try…
A Great Robot Costume
Ciminyjicket created a great robot costume that can be made from scrap wood, cardboard, and PVC pipe. The effect is really great. Here are the build notes… Uploaded to YouTube by criminyjicket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGtiRo7_gc Retrieved Tuesday 4th October 2011 9:28 am…
How Footballs are Made (video)
This video is fascinating. Did you ever think about how footballs were made? I had no idea.
Beginning Robotics – Resistors
If you have ever taken an electronic gadget apart, you have probably seen these guys: This is a resistor. From the name you might guess what a resistor does: it resists the flow of electric current. Resistors are kind of…
Father and Son at First and Last Space Shuttle Launch
I really found this photo amazing.