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• MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup February 5, 2012
  This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw… whole lotta steel from Hufnagel Cycles. ferrofluid close up from Matt Abinante. chuck key from jmillerid. army men bowl 01 from Whamodyne. LaserGlasses from Pete Prodoehl. Just resurrected Mousey the Junkbot! from nitdoggx. Switch from TomMadeO. […]
  Sean Ragan
• How-To: Homemade Astronaut Ice Cream February 5, 2012
  Inspired by Chris Gammell’s post about “trickle down techonomy,” Ben Krasnow posted this how-to video on making your own Astronaut Ice Cream. He used a vacuum pump, dry ice, and various hoses and fittings to freeze dry ice cream that can be easily enjoyed any time you’re out in space or even on terra firma. […]
  Matt Richardson
• Make Whirly Brushbots from Toothbrushes February 5, 2012
  Using little more than a vibrating motor and the snipped-off head of a toothbrush, you can make these colorful and fun brushbots. Check out the Make: Project to learn how to do this quick and fun project. You can buy the kit in the Maker Shed, and learn how to put it together on Make: Projects! […]
  Michael Colombo
• Bringing Xiphactinus Back to Life February 4, 2012
  While developing the second phase of their Cretaceous Sea Exhibition, The Hastings Museum in Hastings, NE commissioned a life-size model of a Xiphactinus from Gary Staab, a paleo artist based in Kearney, MO. The Xiphactinus was a large predator fish that lived in the Western Interior Sea during the late Cretaceous Period and skeletal remains […]
  Matt Richardson