Join Pipe Organ Chair
How 2.0: Pipe Organ Chair from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.
Don’t you just love the idea of convergence device? Well, the Pipe Organ Chair definitely sounds much better than a fart, but it does take a whole different of expertise level other than a healthy amount of beans on an empty stomach to come up with a symphony.
This is a pipe organ chair that plays a tune when you sit down (insert your musical furniture joke here). I built this as the encore to the Word family’s musical playroom. This isn’t the easiest DIY. So if you’re not up to the challenge, just sit back, relax, and enjoy my silent movie debut.
Head on here to read up on how it is done, but enjoy the video above in the mean time.
The SNES Controller that is 40in long and works
If you’re tired of using your Wii to get a workout, you might try something a bit bigger. This SNES controller is fully functioning and 40in long. Which means you’re going to have to work a little harder to get through all of your favorite classic games. Having to reach that far across and effectively press down on the buttons would probably prove to be more challenging. If you look closely you can see the normal sized SNES lying on the enlarged version. Which only makes this giant reproduction look even bigger.
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NASA Papercraft
NASA has an awesome section on their website made for “kids”. I’d like to think that what they meant to say is “kids at heart”, just so I can justify why I love it so damn much. They have some really cool goodies and even some awesome modeling work for us gadgeteers.
When I came across these papercraft models of NASA spacecraft, I thought to myself “Where the heck have I been living, and why haven’t I given this a go yet?” These free papercraft models can be downloaded in PDF form and printed out right from home. The images on the NASA site lead us to believe that these models are actually pretty accurate.
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DIY Music Box
Most of us will know of music boxes as pleasant pieces of home decorative items that tinkle the day away while you take a break from all the rigors of the office. Folks who have a penchant for something different might be interested in the DIY Music Box that is capable of accepting any punched paper “score”.
This is the ‘big brother’ version of the Music Box Set. It has 20 notes instead of 15, so it can play 2.5 octaves. As a music box, it is quite a bit bigger, at 14.5 x 7 x 2.75cm high. Again, like the smaller music box, it just plays the white notes, and does not play sharps or flats. Included is the Music Box, one pre-punched strip which plays Romeo and Juliet, 2 blank strips, and a hole punch, so that you can create your own tunes! The strips are 66cm x 7cm.
You can pick up this alternative music box for £15.99.
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RC Floor Sweeper
Inject some fun into your house chores with the RC Floor Sweeper – a device that is guaranteed to get the kids scampering after you, asking for dibs on getting the floor cleaned. The reason is simple – one end of an electrostatic dust mop has been connected to an RC car, letting you clean your room in record time without having to walk around (at least until the range between the remote control and car is too far apart). This will take care of minor dust bunnies and all, but it won’t do nuts for stains on the floor. Other drawbacks include not burning any more calories and you’re polluting the environment with more batteries.
Source: American Inventor Spot
Interesting use of a tree stump
What happens when you chance upon a tree stump? Well, I’m pretty sure that’s a weird question to ask as most of us will just walk by without giving it much further thought. Somebody else went the extra mile, however, coming with a brilliant idea to make use of old tree stumps. Instead of removing it (and hence taking up a whole lot of time and incurring costs for the local municipal council), you can always use a chainsaw to turn it into a refreshing cooler. Carve yourself a hole in the middle, place a heavy duty garbage bag, fill it up with ice and throw in your favorite cans of lager and you’re good to go.
Source: American Inventor Spot
Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot solves Rubik’s Cube
How do you make a Lego Mindstorms robotic kit solve puzzles independently, without the need of an aid computer? Just ask Hans Andersson, the designer behind the Tilted Twister, an autonomous robot which was made using nothing but pieces from the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit.
A set of ultrasonic sensors detect when you place the Rubik’s Cube on the Tilted Twister. The Lego bot can then calculate the moves needed for a solution and executes the proper movement. And the coolest thing about it all? It does this all on its lonesome.
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The Russian steampunk mouse
Steampunk is one of those trends that makes me extremely sorry that I haven’t the slightest bit of crafting skills to make my own steampunk gadgets. Purely because steampunk is usually very expensive, so unless you can make your own most of us will never get our hands on any of our own. This one was created by a Russian modder who posted his project in a forum for us all to drool over. He’s nice like that. He even crafted a box to display it in. He doesn’t give a single bit of fun details on how long it took or what he used.
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