Rocket Car!
We’re in “Scouts”- As I was reviewing girl scout troops in our area, Amanda explained that she was in girl scouts for a while and lost interest pretty quick, and further relayed that boy scouts got to do cooler projects […]
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Kerbal Halloween Blastoff!
One of very few video games we get to enjoy around here is Kerbal Space Program. It’s actually my wife’s fault as she bought the game for me before D was born. It’s a great way to lose track of […]
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Gravity Battery!
Long story short, I ended up crossing paths with Charlotte is Creative recently and that ultimately led to a conversation with a Charlotte artist for which I agreed to co-pitch a fairly improvisational art installation grant with- mostly because it […]
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Pneumatic Minnow
So this project followed an improvisational demo of buoyancy vs. pressure after noticing a “toy” pipette in a chemistry set D had received and weighing it down a bit with a coil of solder. I rememer a cereal toy tony […]
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Balloon Glider
Inspired by our previous, fairly epic failure, we decided to embark on a more dramatic failure since it will be a few years before we have the opportunity to capture a total eclipse from the air again. This time around […]
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Saul’s New Bike
Every toddler seems to have a favorite “friend”, & Del’s no exception. Although she’s quite fond of Minnie, and Monkey, her favorite is her camel friend, “Saul”. Nobody knows why or how she opted to name him but she’s been […]
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SupaCar
This project is still a bit of a work in progress but the heavy lifting is done. Now that we’re getting to an appropriate age for power wheels, I had the idea to recreate one of the vehicles from my […]
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Smoke Bubbles!
This is an easy one! Add some extra pop! to your bubble repertoire with a containment chamber and some smoke effects. Bubble machines are a dime a dozen these days- you probably already have one lying around just because. Well, […]
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Falcor, The Luck Dragon
Halloween 2019- Falcore the luck dragon, Atrayu, and Bastian. I should write more here later..
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Jumping harness!
We took the ever-popular door jumper rig to new heights- literally! This one’s pretty easy once you get your mount secured. That’s the harder part. For this to be simple and effective you want as high a tether point as […]
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“From a twinkle to a thunderbolt.”
The above is the inscription on the starfield portal we made in Delilah’s room before she was born. It represents the precise moment the stars aligned over our house when Amanda broke the news. Fortunately it was captured and tagged […]
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Hydrophobia!
This simple project ended up being a great way to learn about superhydrophobic materials (and hydrophillic). Basically, we just seized the opportunity to practice some simple CAD and build a small simple maze from lines and curves. Then we printed […]
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Airplane Barometer
Here’s a fun little quickie I came up with while awaiting the big southwest adventure trip. Our first flight to Albequerque had a stopover in Chicago- while at the intial gate I came up with this plan for an improv […]
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TIG-Cast recycled aluminum hat-stamp
My travel collectible is hats- generally everyday ballcap style hats that I wear daily- bonus points for unique features/materials but generally practical, neat hats from around the world/country. I have a majority of US states, and a long list of […]
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DJI Mini2 Dropper mod
I love this mod for a number of reasons, chief among them is that its a bit of a triumph of coding for me personally, although I did cut & paste some of the value averaging this whole program was […]
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Backyard Oasis
Although I’ve acclimated to Charlotte pretty well over the years, I’m originally from Chicago, and the summer heat here is something I’d be glad to avoid. Having said that, I also hate cold water. Consequently we were grateful for a […]
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