Thursday, April 10, 2008

Chinese Siege Warfare - Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity

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Too often, when we talk about siege engines - catapults, trebuchets, ballistae, and so forth - we focus on European technology. But it's...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Too Much Clutter in America's Nuclear Attic?

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Several newspapers had this or a similar story in it yesterday: WASHINGTON — The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four nuclear-missile det...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

TV-B-Gone? A good first step

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In this month's Wired Magazine, number 16-04 (I have absolutely no idea what Wired's magazine numbering scheme means) there is an ar...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Making Black Powder

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Make 13, themed around the concept of magic is on the newsstands! It's another excellent issue and includes a PVC air cannon modificatio...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Slouch or no slouch?

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The AP published a story, available here , exploring the growing number of people who are building and making things in their garages and ba...
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Monday, February 18, 2008

Gunpowder Artist Cai Guo-Qiang

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He experimented with various painting techniques that could harness natural forces: blowing a fan over thinly applied paint on canvas; blist...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Catapult and Trebuchet Triggers

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[Looking for more catapult building info? There is much information in this blog on how to build a catapult . Type "catapult" into...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Best of DIY Science and Technology Blog Projects Feb 12

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I am going to attempt to monitor several of the most active DIY science and technology sites for the next several weeks to get an understand...
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Why Science Education is Boring

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This is excerpted from my recent article in Make Magazine. Is there a problem with the way science is taught? Are schools overprotective? Wh...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Dinosaurs and Robots - Cover Boys

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Two of my good friends have their own blogs which I find very enjoyable. So I was certainly pleased to find that these two have decided to c...
Sunday, February 03, 2008

“You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.”

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This post is about the air whistle, (similar to a steam whistle) I designed and wrote about in the last Make Magazine. This PVC whistle i...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Things Blowing Up! - Fun and Not So Fun

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Exploding dump trucks and exploding whales... what cou ld be better than that? It's blogging time again. I'm going to do my best...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

Summer Vacation

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On Vacation for the Summer. . . Welcome to Notes from the Technology Underground. The Tech Underground is a world of edgy, highly kinetic, p...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Bullets and Hammers - A Bad Combination

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Yes, the following seems like a terribly dumb idea. But is it possible that this kid was not stupid but simply so unaware of the danger invo...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Turning Down the Noise

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I work at home and I like that, a lot. But my neighbor has a little barky dog that makes a lot of noise. It reminded me of an article about ...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Book Publishing and the First Amendment

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The editors and writers of Make Magazine (of which I am one) had a lively conversation regarding what news is fit to print. Specifically, th...
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Friday, March 30, 2007

All About Book Promotion

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Book promotion is hard, believe me. Whoosh Boom Splat - the Garage Warriors Guide to Projectile Shooters has been on sale since Tuesday a...
Monday, March 26, 2007

Whoosh Boom Splat - On Sale!

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Hey there readers: On Tuesday March 27, my new book Whoosh Boom Splat -- The Garage Warrior's Guide to Projectile Shooters goes on sale....
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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Jeff Corwin meets Stampy

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Jeff Corwin, my favorite TV naturalist since the recent demise of Steve Irwin, got crosswise with an elephant. The video is quite graphic, b...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

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My new book Whoosh Boom Splat - The Garage Warrior's Guide to Projectile Devices comes out next Tuesday (March 27). I plan to describe ...