Papercraft strandbeest is a great rainy day project

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Here in the Midwest it sometimes seems like Spring will never, well...spring. We get that “April showers bring May flowers”, but nearly all of the last month has been cold and rainy around these parts. While things are improving, we think it’s always good practice to have a few fun projects at the ready, just in case your plans with the kids get rained out. We think that Hackaday reader … [Read more...]

Papercraft gyroscope

papercraft-gyroscope

Although spring keeps trying to break through the winter doldrums you might be looking for just one more weekend activity before the outdoor season begins. Grab the kids and give this paper gyroscope a try. It's not an electronic sensor made of paper, but the modern equivalent of a spinning top. The frame remains stationary while the center assembly spins at high speed, keeping the whole thing … [Read more...]

Ghost external VGA display hack

Certain OS installers cough*osx*cough don't like the on-board displays on some machines. [Ziddan] posted a paperclip based work around for them on the eeeuser forums (originally posted by [mugan] on insanelymac). Apparently by shorting the pins, the video card will report that there is an unknown external display attached. … [Read more...]