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February 27, 2008
Amuse Friends with chemical stunts
Modern Mechanix 1934
DO YOU like to dabble with chemicals? It was a hobby with Thomas A. Edison during his youth and formed the basis of an education that later brought thousands of new inventions into the world. Far from being a "dry" science, chemistry can be very amusing and entertaining. How many people would believe that you could pour a little drinking water into a china bowl and cause it to burst forth with flames several feet high--without the use of matches?Amuse Friends with chemical stunts - Link.
Related:
Thrilling stunts with a glass-eating chemical - Link.
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Feb 27, 2008 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Retro, Science |
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February 24, 2008
Jumpin cars, sled stoves, battery powered cars and steampunk RC trains...
"Build a comedy ford", old timey version of bouncing suspension once found in rap music videos. Modern Mechanix 1933 - Link.
Sled stove for skating parties, Modern Mechanix 1933 - Link.
Back in world war II people would conserve gas and use battery powered/pedal powered ways to get around, Popular Mechanics, 1941.
Steampunk remote controlled train, retro Crab-Fu! Popular Mechanics 1936 - Link.
All of this and more @ Modern Mechanix - Link.
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Feb 24, 2008 02:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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February 17, 2008
Grindstone attached to bicycle
Clever way to sharpen knives, Science And Mechanics 1936 - Link.
Related:
Knife sharpening tricks (video) - Link.
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Feb 17, 2008 12:00 AM
Bicycles, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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February 12, 2008
Clocks in odd figures show Makers' skill
Case modd'er from Popular Mechanics 1924!-
Showing skill possessed by watch-makers long before members of this ancient craft had advantages of modern tools, a collection of old timepieces owned by an eastern jeweler, provides a n interesting contrast with similar creations of a machine age....Clocks in odd figures show Makers' skill - Link.One was cleverly made in a suit of armor that moved the hands around the chest and opened and closed the eyes and mouth, at every hour. After five and a half years of labor, one man completed an odd mechanical clock containing 298 moving figures, carved from oak with a penknife. They depict various historical scenes. Experts say that the watches in this display of mechanics of a past day are marvels of art and workmanship.
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Feb 12, 2008 05:30 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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February 6, 2008
Kitchen utensils make professional photo enlarger
Photo enlarger made from kitchen gear, Modern Mechanix 1936 Link.
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Feb 6, 2008 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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February 5, 2008
Merry go round airplane launcher
Here's a neat idea from Popular Science 1933, best tested on MythBusters now (they just tested if a plane could take off from a treadmill)... a merry go round airplane launcher, what do you think would happen? At least it would be more fun than most airport experiences - Link.
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Feb 5, 2008 06:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Transportation |
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January 27, 2008
Electric gloves - SHOCKING!
Electric glove from Modern Mechanix 1935 - Link.
The old timey one reminds me of this modern hacky "Tazer Glove" - Link.
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Jan 27, 2008 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, Modern Mechanix |
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January 21, 2008
Anti-hitcher device and roller (tank) skates
Shocking anti-hitcher device, Link.
Roller (tank) skates - Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 12:00 PM
Modern Mechanix, Retro, Transportation |
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Landlubbers hoist their sails and go yachting on bikes
Sail biking! Popular Mechanics 1938 - Link.
More:
Bicycles @ MAKE - Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 05:00 AM
Bicycles, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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January 16, 2008
HOW TO - Build a beer keg radio
Here's how to build a beer keg radio from Popular Science 1938 -
NOVEL as well as serviceable, the beer-keg radio described on these pages will make a useful addition to the furnishings in your game room. It can be used either as an end table or as a refreshment stand, and, since it is an entirely self-contained unit, operated by dry batteries, it can be carried onto a porch or even into the yard when warm summer days and evenings make this desirable. If you build this five-tube set carefully, it will give excellent reception from stations 1,000 miles or more away.HOW TO - Build a beer keg radio - Link.The unusual cabinet that houses the chassis, speaker, and batteries of the powerful superheterodyne circuit, is nothing more than an inexpensive ten to fifteen-gallon wine barrel, which can be purchased from any mail-order house. Making the barrel resemble a beer keg requires simple, inexpensive treatment which will be described later...
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Jan 16, 2008 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Retro, Wireless |
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January 7, 2008
A different kind of "third hand"
A pic from a 1948 issue of Popular Mechanics of a "spring-arm" hands-free calling device.
Flexible steel arm for hands-free calling, 1948 - [via] Link
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Jan 7, 2008 02:00 PM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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Portable neon sign
Protesters! This is what you need to get your message across! A portable neon sign - Might need a 6V lantern cell or 2 (or just EL wire) - Link.
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Jan 7, 2008 04:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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December 12, 2007
Sun-melted sand for roads
Fun idea from Modern Mechanix 1933 - Link.
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Dec 12, 2007 09:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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December 11, 2007
Periscope house
Maybe a good (re)make? -
YOU walk across the green-lawned, palm-hemmed park overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California, and climb the stairs to the little house in the picture above. Your party gathers around a circular rail in the center, the door is closed and at first all is darkness.Periscope house - Link.Then, slowly and as if by magic, the scene you left outdoors a few minutes before appears on the revolvable table in front of you. Colors are perfectly natural. Strollers in the park move about, quite oblivious to their observers.
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Dec 11, 2007 02:00 AM
Imaging, Made On Earth, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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October 31, 2007
Crime-Detection tests for the home chemist
DIY CSI - Link.
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Oct 31, 2007 12:00 AM
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October 30, 2007
Three wheel skates
This look like a lot of fun and could be a good (re)make - Link.
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Oct 30, 2007 10:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro, Transportation |
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October 29, 2007
The Amateur Electrician: Build a telephone
The Amateur Electrician: Build a telephone using a "Ford Spark coil" Modern Mechanix 1930 - Link.
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Oct 29, 2007 09:00 AM
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October 19, 2007
Raise your own silk
It's never too late -- "Here's an easy, profitable, spare time job for several million Americans that can make the U. S. world's largest silk producer." - Link.
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Oct 19, 2007 12:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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October 18, 2007
See through window raincoat
Stylish and functional (might be fun to make a laptop version) Popular Science 1936 -
To facilitate taking notes in the rain, a German newspaper reporter has equipped his raincoat with a window of transparent material. By holding his pencil and notebook in front of him, directly under the improvised window, he is able to see what he is writing, and jot down his impressions regardless of the stormy weather. The inventor is seen demonstrating the practical usefulness of his innovation.See through window raincoat - Link.
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Oct 18, 2007 03:00 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro, Wearables |
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October 15, 2007
HOW TO - Build an electric organ
Popular Science 1933 -
WITH its deep, mellow notes, the electric organ is fast gaining the musical limelight. As a rule, these instruments are large and costly. Yet, for the price of a new hat, you can build a duplicate of a small organ that was featured in a recent coast-to-coast radio broadcast.HOW TO - Build an electric organ - Link.Complete, the original instrument cost its designer, Elmore B. Lyford, a New York electrical engineer, a little more than five dollars. In spite of its low cost, its rich organ-like notes delighted the well-known radio pianists that fingered its keys and its simplicity interested the engineers that examined it. All you need to build the organ is nine 50,000-ohm variable resistances, a .003 microfarad condenser, some brass, a type '74 voltage regulator tube, a socket, and a few feet of insulated connecting wire. For power, the organ uses three forty-five-volt B-batteries.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 15, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Modern Mechanix, Music, Retro |
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