Tinkering is in the bloodline
The week of Christmas, 2007, I learned an essential truth about myself. I am born with invention and discovery in my pedigree. I was sitting in my parents' new house holding a small, silver alarm...
Ride log: Ingenious contraption
October 4, 2009 — Today I went for the best ride I've had all season. It wasn't a long ride, only about an hour. What made it such a great ride was two things: I met someone...
DIY: The $10 Trebuchet
For my birthday this year, my gift to myself was taking the day off of work. With that time all mine, the trick was figuring out what I wanted to do with myself. My
DIY: Stebel Nautilus Air Horn
If you've never heard the Stebel Nautilus horn in person, it's difficult to describe. "Loud" is insufficient. Sure it is loud - very loud at 148 db. The two-note tone created by the Nautilus could...