Tag Archives: Metal

Making Your Own Pen Is So Beautiful It Might Be Worth It

May 4, 2013   Uncategorized
Things I've considered making on my own: a computer, a coffee table, a treehouse, mayonnaise and a few other things. Things I've never considered making on my own: toilet paper, socks, phones and pens. But maybe I should reconsider that last one. Maki...
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These Wooden Kitchen Knives Look Amazing, But Would You Use Them?

April 16, 2013   Uncategorized
This pair of knives are a concept by FDRL, an Ottawa-based design consultancy. There is absolutely no denying that, resplendent in sleek Maple, they're beautiful objects—but who the hell would use them? More »
    


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Reinforce Your Wardrobe With a Industrial-Strength Rebar Hanger

February 28, 2013   Uncategorized
Is all your bad-ass clothing just too much for those flimsy, plastic, run-of-the-mill hangers. Do your pants or shirts, weighted as they are with pounds of pure awesomeness, need something more structurally sound to keep them in order? The "Man Hanger" suits your very strange needs. More »


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Watch How All Those Streets Signs Are Made

February 23, 2013   Uncategorized
I've always wanted to steal a street sign but they're always bigger than you think. Where would I put it? How annoying is it for the city to fix? Wait, how are street signs even made? This video shows the street sign magic factory of New York City and reveals the true anatomy and process of those signs. If you're a fiend for cutting metal and silkscreening and anything in a manufacturing process, this video shows it all. More »


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Watch How All Those Streets Signs Are Made

February 23, 2013   Uncategorized
I've always wanted to steal a street sign but they're always bigger than you think. Where would I put it? How annoying is it for the city to fix? Wait, how are street signs even made? This video shows the street sign magic factory of New York City and reveals the true anatomy and process of those signs. If you're a fiend for cutting metal and silkscreening and anything in a manufacturing process, this video shows it all. More »


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Watch How All Those Streets Signs Are Made

February 23, 2013   Uncategorized
I've always wanted to steal a street sign but they're always bigger than you think. Where would I put it? How annoying is it for the city to fix? Wait, how are street signs even made? This video shows the street sign magic factory of New York City and reveals the true anatomy and process of those signs. If you're a fiend for cutting metal and silkscreening and anything in a manufacturing process, this video shows it all. More »


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Watch How All Those Streets Signs Are Made

February 23, 2013   Uncategorized
I've always wanted to steal a street sign but they're always bigger than you think. Where would I put it? How annoying is it for the city to fix? Wait, how are street signs even made? This video shows the street sign magic factory of New York City and reveals the true anatomy and process of those signs. If you're a fiend for cutting metal and silkscreening and anything in a manufacturing process, this video shows it all. More »


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Finding Iron in Your Cereal Looks Pretty Gross

January 18, 2013   Uncategorized
There is iron in cereal. That's good! But it looks pretty gross. Here's how to find it: soak a cup of cereal in a Ziploc bag with water, mix it up and then rub a magnet over the bag. You'll see the metallic iron trailing the magnet. You eat that! More »


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Crazy Nanotech Skin Can Make Bouncing Balloons of Liquid Metal

January 14, 2013   Uncategorized
Liquid metal technology. That's Terminator 2 stuff, right? Well you better start running now, John Connor, because it's here. A new, flexible, conductive nano-coating lets liquid metal keep its form by transforming under high pressure, and then springing right back. More »


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Crazy Nanotech Skin Can Make Bouncing Balloons of Liquid Metal

January 14, 2013   Uncategorized
Liquid metal technology. That's Terminator 2 stuff, right? Well you better start running now, John Connor, because it's here. A new, flexible, conductive nano-coating lets liquid metal keep its form by transforming under high pressure, and then springing right back. More »


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