India's Human Powered Ferris Wheels

India's Human Powered Ferris Wheels

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• India's Human Powered Ferris Wheels
• Military Technology Used to Create Video Game Drone
• DIY Digital Combination Clock

India's Human Powered Ferris Wheels Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:00 PM PST We have seen it before (previous post: Human Powered Ferris Wheel), but it never gets any less amazing. Talk about resourcefulness. No need for electricity. Use humans to power your ferris wheel (if you had one sitting around... I wish I had one). Via Make, "At the Hindu Swasthani Mela festival held in Kathmandu earlier this month, I spotted a small ferris wheel that appeared to be non-functional. It consisted of four octagonal open-air cages and a simple metal frame. When two kids climbed into one of the octagons, though, a man got up on the other side and started jumping up and down ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How To Build a Skateboard Ramp How to make a backyard wrestling ring How to rig up skimboarding in your backyard How to build a backyard snowboard ramp How to level a backyard ice skating rink

Military Technology Used to Create Video Game Drone Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:00 PM PST An iPhone-controlled drone unveiled at the recently held CES is expected to revolutionize the world of video gaming. Called the AR.Drone (AR stands for augmented reality), this new product will literally bring video games to the streets. Via Daily Mail, "The flying saucer-like AR.Drone's creators gave a demonstration near their company's offices on the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris... One of the ten engineers who has spent four years developing the drone tapped a button on his iPhone to lift it off the ground and make it hover near the dark waters of the canal. Then he tilted the phone ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to use video games to improve your brain How to make a video game in one minute with FPS Creator How to get paid to play video games How to play video games to learn languages online How to record video games to your computer with Dazzle

DIY Digital Combination Clock Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:45 AM PST Ever wondered how a digital combination lock works? Instructables member Nino123 is kind enough to demonstrate the inner workings, with a step-by-step HowTo on building your own. "You can connect it to anything from 1v to 400v (or maybe more that depends on the RELAY), DC or AC, so you could use it to control another circuit, or even to electrify a fence! (please don't try that, really dangerous)…" Previously, Crack a Master Lock - Mathematically, No Shim. ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to crack a combination bike lock in under 30 seconds How to crack a combination lock How to crack a combination lock with 100 possible combos How to crack a master combination lock How to break a fortress combination lock in 12 seconds

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