Fold my shirts and eat my shorts

In Australia we have kangaroos as shopping trolleys, in Japan they have Kung-Fu laundry maids!



Try it out, I'm actually thinking of either becoming a laundry worker or moving to Japan it is that good!

It's never too late to start playing an instrument

Many people I speak to wish they had started playing an instrument when they were young.

It's never too late to start playing an instrument!

Record a Pirate

No longer getting enough adrenalin from stealing music off the internet? Now thanks to gadgets.qj.net you can try your hand at pirating records:

1. Make a box with wooden sides and cement on a glass base making sure it is airtight.
2. Place the record in the box with the side to be recorded facing up. Mark the centre hole with some window cement.
3. Mix Silicone ("smooth on" oomoo 25 or oomoo 30) for at least 3 minutes and pour into the box by starting at one corner. Fill the box to about half a centimetre and make sure that it is even. Sit and dry for 6 hours.
4. Peel off the silicone once dry and cut off any excess around the edges.
5. Turn the silicone over and pour liquid plastic ("smooth on" task #4), ensuring that nothing spills over the circle made from the record, and also brushing or blowing out any air bubbles.
6. Once dry carefully loosen the new record from the mould and use a drill to make the centre hole marked with the window cement.
The mould is reusable so if you want to give some copies to your friends just repeat the process!

Lego Fantasy

Memory lane is coming back in late 2008 thanks to the new "Lego Universe" project.

“By merging the online world of social interaction with the LEGO concept of play, LEGO Universe will provide our community with an entirely new way to experience LEGO and connect with other players in a fun and imaginative setting.”

Promises include customizable characters, the complete Lego collection and expansive community and collaborative features.

Hooray!

The Freshmaker meets his Soda Pop

What happens when you mix mentos, diet coke and two crazy scientists:

Time-Lapse Graffiti

German Artist Lichtfaktor is exploring new creative materials through a much less destructive interpretation of graffiti:



Want to try it out yourself? Well Lichtfaktor has been kind enough to let us in on his technique...

The Basics:
To get the best results you need a tripod
The exposure should be around 10-30 sec (or longer if needed)
Be sure to stay in front of the camera while light writing
To avoid overexposure set the camera to about iso100, and close your aperture as much as possible. if there is still to much light you might have to use a nd-filter
Experiment with filters and light reflection materials

Basically you can use different types of lights depending on the effect you are looking for:

• xenon - warm golden light
• LED - thin precise lines
• cold cathode - thick line
• flashlights
• biking lights
• flashing LED's
• fireworks