Notes from the Technology Underground

The Technology Underground Blog: Extreme Tinkering and Radical Self Expression Through Technology This blog covers events where things that go whoosh, boom, or splat are featured. On-Topic examples include events that have rockets, pulse jets, tesla coils, magnaformers, homemade subs, pyrotechnics, railguns, catapults, etc . . .

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Backyard Ballistics NEW EDITION now available

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Well, it's been 10 years since Backyard Ballistics has been published. During that time, I've had a lot of new ideas for proje...

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Ow, this makes my brain hurt. . . . Rotating Snakes Optical Illustion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka of Japan. More how and why this illusion work...

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News: Now I am a contributor to Gizmodo, the world's most popular gadget blog! Here's post number 1: First post: SUGAR HIGH h...

Friday, August 12, 2011

Announcing the winners of the Practical Pyromaniac Clerihew Contest!

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The winners have been selected in Chicago Review Press’s Practical Pyromaniac Clerihew Contest. The Practical Pyromaniac is a new book fr...

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William Gurstelle: Named to Wired Magazine’s Smart List, William Gurstelle is a bestselling author, registered engineer, and professional speaker. The author of Backyard Ballistics, Absinthe and Flamethrowers, and seven other books, he is recognized for his particular talent for making science and technology accessible, intriguing, and – most of all – fun to all readers and audiences. Having sold more nearly half a million books, he is one of the world’s most widely read authors on science and technology. In addition, he is a contributing editor for Popular Mechanics and Make Magazine. He is a frequent contributor to Wired, Popular Science, and a book reviewer for the Wall Street Journal. He has been heard on NPR’s Science Friday and Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, and has made numerous appearances on PBS, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. William and his books have been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the London Daily Telegraph, Popular Mechanics, USA Today, and scores of other newspapers and magazines

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