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Watermellon Slim

wetermellon slim Just watch him play Smokestack Lightning.

Made By Hand

Made By Hand
I can’t wait to get Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World
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Modest Mouse Uke Lesson

modest mouse How to play Modest Mouse’s Float On on ukulele.

Mad Mad Dance

mad mad worldMad Mad World Beach Bum Dance. Thanks, Pat!

2009 La Carrera Panamericana pics

carrera 2009COOP is sending back lots of great photos of this year’s La Carrera Panamericana.

Microcar Museum

microcar museum I hope you enjoy seeing all these microcars as much as I did.

Sketchpad Demo

sketchpadA demo of a Stylus controlled GUI CAD program in 1963!

Mr. Ed / Say Say

bill barminski
Brilliant song and animation by Bill Barminski.

High Altidude Water Rocketry

water rockets Do watch this video of some amazing water rockets in action. Catchy soundtrack to boot.

Cars I Have Seen

cars
My friend Pat has a deep interest in automobiles. He has a new car-spotting concern called cars I have seen.

Baloney Detection Kit

skeptic
How to ask quality skeptical questions. Show this to your kids. Via BB.

Surveillance Means Security!

Remixed War Propaganda book.

1972 SSP Lineup

ssp racer Pull that T-stick baby!

Tickler Pineapple Uke Unveiled

ukuleleAmy Crehore has been letting the paint dry on Tickler No.2 for about the last 2 years. It’s now available for viewing, and its a STUNNER!

Seiji Plays Satisfaction

self satisfaction video
A Rolling Stones fan does a nice one-man Satisfaction Cover






Archive for May, 2007

Needle Anaglyph

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

this image is set up for right eye RED glasses.
Stereo nerds! Pull out your 3D glasses.
After I was done photographing some dirt under my stereo microscope the other day, it occured to me that I might be able to make some 3D micrographs. I took one shot through each eyepiece of [...]

Is This a Meteorite?

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

They’re falling all the time

You see, just becuase you’re not awakened at night by a crashing sound, then wander into the living room to see a smoking crater in the floor and a hole in your ceiling that you could drop a refrigeratior through, doesn’t mean that a meteorite didn’t land on your house.

How to Make Concrete Steps

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Got a spot that needs a set of concrete steps? Readymade wood stair stringers make great, easy forms for small concrete stair jobs. Intended for use as a structural part of wooden staicases, they also save you the brainwork of figuring out the proper rise and run when bulding forms for concrete steps.

I’m [...]

Rudy Kill #21

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

rudy

Warning: This Link brings up a graphic image of a dead bird. Please only click on it if you are interested in seeing a picture of a dead bird. Note. I am not celebrating the death of this bird, merely reporting it.

Trashballs!

Friday, May 4th, 2007

There is looking at life’s debris (see finkbuilt masthead), and then there is encapsulating it in one-inch diameter clear plastic balls and selling it in gumball machines. D.C. junkman/artist Christopher Goodwin does the latter with his wonderful Trashball! project.
Mail Order Trashballs
If you’re not in the D.C. area (currently the only city that has [...]