Category Archives: Ridiculous

Design idea: Parrot wire strippers

Seriously, is anyone marketing tools like this?

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Word clock from cheapo photo frame

Some time ago, I picked up an LCD photo frame that was on clearance, however it’s screen quality turned out to be quite unsuitable for actually showing photos. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, but I thought it … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Carving

I carved a pumpkin on Friday night during Fall Festivities Night at Hack Pittsburgh, what do you think? For reference, it’s about 1.5 inches in diameter.

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Assembling a drill press

Here you can see how I built a drill press, and consider the vacant spaces on the top of my head. It wasn’t very complicated, so the video is very short… This was really just a quick test. I learned … Continue reading

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Sideways Tetris prototype

This is a little prototype game that I made to answer the question: What if tetris was played on a hill? Tetris theme is as performed by me on a synth. You can download the game here (requires python and … Continue reading

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Proposal: Fire Visualizer

This system is designed to impose a sense of immediacy upon critical tasks that have strong, real-life consequences but unfortunately lack direct visual feedback until it is too late (ie, paying bills on time, submitting applications, etc)

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Lamp Phone Concept

What would the lamp say if it could talk? Will it share it’s deepest secrets with you? Spread gossip about the appliances next door? Do you have to whisper reassuring words to it at night, because it is afraid of … Continue reading

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