Category: Mashup

Cool Optical Illusions (Video)

The best parts of some of greenpro2009’s featured Illusions. At At 1:19 there are 4 shades of blue going from lightest to darkest (left to right). If the transition point between the shades is covered, our eyes and brains can’t…

Free Design Software for Your Pinewood Derby

Autodesk 123D provides useful tools for making things – for quickly giving shape to your idea, exploring it, and most importantly, making it. 123D free 3D modeling software is integrated with content and making services that work together so you…

The Little Book of Whittling

With a friendly, down-home style, this guide encourages readers to whittle away the hours. Great for beginners looking for an easy way to get started and more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend their time, this instructional…

Robonaut 2 Heads to the ISS (Video)

Robonaut 2 is on his way to the International Space Station this week. Featured in the Super Bowl, Robonaut 2 is a joint effort between NASA and General Motors. R2 is a self powered robot that is extremely dexterous and…

Earth Skills

Have You Ever Longed To Return To A Past Where Humanity’s Greatest Concern Was Survival, When Our Hands Created Life’s Necessities, When The Land’s Raw Provisions Were The Materials With Which We Created Warmth, Shelter, Food, and Tools–A Time Before…