Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi contemplate a few of the most interesting stories that made their way through the tubes this week. We’ll learn how old VHS tapes can be turned into a unique filament for your 3D printer, and realize that the best way to learn about a 2,000 year old computer is to break out the hand drill and make one yourself. Hobby grade RC gear and a some foam board stand in for SpaceX’s next-generation Mars spacecraft, and a manufacturer of cheap 3D printers attempts to undercut a popular open source project with hilarious results. Finally, we’ll take a close look at some hidden aluminum boogers and discuss how China’s history making trek to the Moon might be a prelude to the country making a giant leap of their own.
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Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- RC Starship Perfects Its Skydiving Routine
- 3D Printing With VHS Tape Filament
- Hacker’s Discovery Changes Understanding Of The Antikythera Mechanism
- Creality WiFi Takes On Octoprint
- Dead Simple Time-Domain Reflectometry With Just A Battery And An Oscilloscope
- Pi Compute Module Is Love-child Of Raspberry And Arduino
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