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Build a Nintendo NES PC

Ah, the Nintendo Entertainment System. Brings me back a lot of good memories: Super Mario Bros., Double Dragon, Megaman. It also brings back not-so-great memories. The agony of changing cartridges,...

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Rip, Burn, Copy DVD Movies - The best, simplest way.

This instructable explains how to copy whole DVD movies, including compressing them so they fit on cheaply avaliable 4.7GB blanks.Software needed: (check out www.doom9.net for downloads)- DVD Shrink-...

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How to recycle office paper into blank books

Here I will give a simple bookbinding tutorial using a Japanese stab-binding technique for making blank books from paper that is printed on one side. These books are useful for all kinds of notes, and...

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Handbound Book

Pages last longer, lie flatter, and look better inside a handsome, durable hardcover. When you've completed this bookbinding project, you'll have a durable, attractive, and personalized copy of MAKE...

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Bendy Fabric Postcard - Update: Success!

There's really no reason to send a postcard made of fabric and wire, but why the hell not? You can keep changing the shape of it and keep putting it back to the original rectangular shape. And of...

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Anatomy of a Chocolate Truffle

Delicious home-made chocolate truffles in a variety of flavors, all stemming from one simple recipe.First you'll learn how to make a classic dark chocolate truffle (Steps 1-10):Chocolate ganache...

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A Traditional Jacob's Ladder

A traditional wood-and-ribbon children's toy. Good for elementary school-age kids to do with parental assistance. Though you can find store-bought versions of these lots of places, this...

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5 dollar, 1/2 hour Worm Composting Bin(s)

No flashing lights, bikes, magnets or iPods here. Just worms in a box. Eating. Update: Due to popular demand for information about how to care for worm bins, I'm thinking about writing a small book...

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Paperclip Bow and Q-Tip Arrows

Making a bow and arrow with a couple of paperclips, tape, and a rubber band. Get ready to fire off some Q-Tips.From the bottle-smashing mind of Jesse Hensel.Thanks to all the kids at Zeum for making...

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How to Amuse Toddlers

I've been providing private childcare for infants and toddlers (3 months - 2 years) for the past six years and during that time I've come up with a wide range of activities that I've used to keep these...

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Make your own Gorilla Pod

The title says it all. If your unfamiliar with gorilla pods, they are tripods made with bendable coolant hose also known as segmented hose. They cost $22 to $55 to buy, but you can make your own for...

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Instant Subway Ad Street Art

Professionals are paid thousands of dollars to design the fine advertisements that grace our fair city's subways. The hard work and the ingenuity of the advertisers is demonstrated every day through...

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Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I tested five chocolate chip cookie recipes to bring you what I consider to be far and away the best chocolate chip cookie recipe in existence.  In an exhaustive search to find the perfect chocolate...

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The Skittish Nightscape - Jed Diller and Ken Hoff

This was a 6 week project done as part of the Things That Think course at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The Skittish Nightscape is an interactive art piece inspired by Aparna Rao’s piece,...

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General Tso's (mostly natural) Lozenges

I don't get sick often but growing up I was getting Strep throat every year; luckily I haven't had it for a few years. Right now I can almost feel it coming on so I was looking into prevention/home...

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Make a Butter Candle - Emergency Candle McGyver Style!

Most people wouldn't think of butter as a flammable substance, but in this project they are!  We're making emergency candles that burn for hours .. using some toilet paper, and a bit of butter! Find...

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Minimalist Running Sandals (Huaraches)

Barefoot running, while as old as mankind itself, has experienced a revival of late, in no small part thanks to Christopher McDougall's book Born to Run. Born to Run introduced us to the Tarahumaras of...

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Perfect Soft Pretzels

Nothing beats a buttery soft pretzel. They're pretty easy and fun to make. Playing with the dough and making different shapes is super fun for all ages. But eating them is the best part.By:...

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Top 20 Pumpkin Recipes

Do you love the taste of pumpkins so much that you can't bear to carve them only to rot gently on your doorstep all October? You're not alone. There's a whole world of pumpkin enthusiasts from whom you...

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curly fries

This curly fries recipe tastes just like the fries at Arby's and other restaurants. Honestly. I'm really proud of it. And the best part? I tried my hardest to make it easy to duplicate it so you can...

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A table/bookcase made from a pallet

As it's easy getting hold of pallets, I like turning them into nice furniture. I had the idea of combining a table with a bookcase itself and so planned this. I used: One standard pallet, some venetian...

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Acoustic Vulcan lyre

The Vulcan Lyre, my ultimate testiment to nerdyness. The device one uses when you need to rock out with your Spock out. I must express my gratitude to Michelle my wonderful wife for her help with this...

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Simple Ears for Elf, Vampire, Vulcan etc

Here's how to create a generic 'quick and dirty' set of ears that compare well with the fancy dress shop ones at a fraction of the cost. Traditionally the ears would be sculpted in clay, a mould made...

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