Make: Daily In This Issue... Software Incubator Y Combinator To Begin Funding Hardware Startups Blizzard Hacks: Build a Clever Avalanche Roof Rake Crocheted Bioshock Big Daddy is Poseable, Illuminated, Adorable New Project: Pulverize Your Old Keyboard to Make These Fridge Magnets 20,000 Cups of Tea Went Into This Portrait Like Brain Teasers? This DIY Puzzle "Nails" It More Recent Articles Software Incubator Y Combinator To Begin Funding Hardware Startups Y Combinator, one of the most famous incubator programs in the industry, today announced added support for the growing number of hardware startups they fund. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Blizzard Hacks: Build a Clever Avalanche Roof Rake Those of us who live in areas of the world that get appreciable snow accumulation know the worry of having too much snow on your roof. The snow is bad enough, but add rain and ice into the mix and you have a potentially serious problem literally hanging over your […] Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Crocheted Bioshock Big Daddy is Poseable, Illuminated, Adorable Crochet is generally thought of as a peaceful pastime, making cute “old-timey” figures and patterns out of string. When combined with more modern subjects, like Bioshock’s “Big Daddy” character and lighting, things get a bit more interesting. As creator Nichole puts it, this technique could be called “engineering meets crochet!” […]        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • New Project: Pulverize Your Old Keyboard to Make These Fridge Magnets I always try to find ways to reuse the parts from my old electronics. I had a couple of old keyboards lying around, so I decided to use the keys to make alphabet refrigerator magnets. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • 20,000 Cups of Tea Went Into This Portrait Fancy a cuppa tea? How about 20,OOO? Apparently artist and architect Hong Yi did, but that's just so that she could create a thoughtful portrait of a Malaysian tea vendor. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Like Brain Teasers? This DIY Puzzle "Nails" It It's called the "Tooth and Nail" puzzle, and it appears to be an optical illusion. It is not. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • More Recent Articles Art Hack Day: From An Idea To A Deluge of Ideas Download This Papercraft Left Shark: Make Your Own MVP Transform a Quadcopter Into a Flying Millennium Falcon New Project: Kitchen Geeks: Build This Periodic Table of Spices Rack

 

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