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Cup Positioning System from MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing
Use a cup to put you in your place. by Cy Tymony
Safe Bamboo Swords from MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing
Padded weapons for play-fighting fun. by David Battino
Remote-Controlled Camera Mount from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages
A street-level action cam that captures video on the move! by Ben Wendt
Easy Boombox from MAKE:
19: Robots
Instant speakers from earbuds. by Matthew T. Miller
Custom Memory Game from MAKE:
19: Robots
Give an old standby some new flavor and create a perfect rainy-day activity when you make your own memory game out of materials you already own.
by Julie A. Finn
Batteries From Everyday Things from MAKE:
19: Robots
Power an LED with lemons or spare change. by Cy Tymony
The Two Person Shovel from MAKE:
18: ReMake America
Double up to get those big digging projects done without a single backache or blister. by Josie Moores
Wind-Triggered Lantern from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge
An LED, a feather, and a spring. by Morten Skogly
Mechanical Image Duplicator from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge
With a few everyday items found in the home, you can make a pantograph. by Cy Tymony
Alien Projector from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech
Shine an alien, large or small, on any wall. by Brian McNamara
Two-Cent Wobbler from MAKE:
15: Music
Mathematically rich thrills from a cheap toy.
by George W. Hart
Tin Can Copper Tan from MAKE:
13: Magic
Copper-coat a tin can, turning it into an aesthetically pleasing, reusable container. by Andrew Lewis
Candy Alert from MAKE:
13: Magic
Devise sneaky uses for high-tech candy packaging and other small toys. by Cy Tymony
Boomerang from MAKE:
12: Upload
Make a real boomerang out of cardboard and foam rubber. by Cy Tymony
Boing Box from MAKE:
12: Upload
Build a fun, one-stringed instrument that packs a mighty twang. by Mark Frauenfelder
Ten-Second Stomp Rocket from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles
Make a juice-bag-powered rocket in less time than it takes to drink it. by Emma Wagstaff
Easy Motor from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles
Make a spinning motor with a minimum of parts. by Cy Tymony
Vibrobot from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics
Make a twitchy, bug-like robot with a toy motor and a mint tin. by Mark Frauenfelder
Origami Flying Disc from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics
Understand Bernoulli's principle of flowing fluids and gases with a paper flyer. by Cy Tymony
Aircraft Band Receiver from MAKE:
09: Fringe
Modify an AM/FM radio to pick up air traffic control communications. by Cy Tymony
Curie Engine from MAKE:
09: Fringe
Changing the temperature of nickel wire turns heat into motion. by John Iovine
Custom Travel-Game Mod from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games
Make a travel edition of your favorite, and otherwise housebound, board game. by Harry Miller
Shaker Flashlight Power Source from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games
Powering small electronics with your muscles. by Cy Tymony
Streamerator 2000 from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games
Launch streams of toilet paper into midair, or completely mummify your friends. by Professor Greg Arius
Paper Water Bomber from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games
Winged origami missile with front-load tank delivers wet payload. by Ewan Spence
Penny-Powered LED from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology
Power an LED with some salty water and $1.21. by Matthew Ruschmann
Magnetic Switches from Everyday Things from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology
Control many devices from afar with the magnetically sensitive Sneaky Switch. by Cy Tymony
T-Shirt Laptop Pouch from MAKE:
06: Robots
Reincarnated tee "iShirt" protects your computer and deters thieves. by Ross Orr
LED Throwies from MAKE:
06: Robots
Make and toss a bunch of these inexpensive little lights to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. by Graffiti Research Lab
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
Turn a remote control car into an alarm system. by Cy Tymony
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Turn a cup into a speaker and a microphone. by Cy Tymony
Wizard Christmas Crackers from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Start the holidays with a bang: make trick crackers that go off like a gunshot and burst into a blinding, sparkling ball of flame. by Charles Neveu
1+2+3: Blimp from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween
Fun for about a dollar: build a simple blimp with the use of helium, a balloon, and a few straws! by John Perez
4-Bit Binary Card Sorter from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween
Make a 4-bit binary sort using a chopstick and 16 3x5 inch index cards. by Nigel Hall
Gauss Rifle from MAKE:
01: Make Premiere
A linear accelerator for studying high-energy physics costs around $5 billion. But you can make one for about 30 bucks with four strong magnets, a wooden ruler, some plastic tape, and nine steel balls. by Simon Quellen Field
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