Wheels vs. Legs
Here’s a thought about locomotion. This machine morphs it’s wheels into legs. I think it’s a great idea but it might be simpler to outfit the machine with wheels AND…
Read moreHertz hurt
I’m just looking at the gas bill from Montreal my run to Montreal yesterday. The meter on the truck showed 408km (according to the company notes). I estimated around 400+km…
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Read morePop Pop in kitchen
We took the large pop pop engine to the kitchen to run it. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace…
Read moreLarge Pop Pop boat engine
We had limited materials so we wound up attempting to make a coil pop pop engine but then abandoned that and decided to make a larger engine since we had…
Read moreRestaurant made from rail car
Last night I ate with my family at a restaurant that is made of rail cars. It used to be a train station. My mother remembers leaving from that train…
Read morePop Pop attempt 1
Brett and I just tried a few experiments with pop pop boats. I was was hoping I could find an easy way to make an aluminum beer can pop. Blog…
Read moreHow not to travel
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Read moreInteresting locomotion based on waves
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Read morepop pop
I discovered pop pop boats when my friend Slater showed me in the sink in his lab/classroom. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on…
Read moreCorrect driving
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Read moreMotorcycles
I’ve had a motorcycle on and off in my life. I got my first when I was about 9. Very awesome and important experience that I would not change. There…
Read moreA walk down memory lane
Honda Elsinore. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it…
Read moreHigh Output Bicycle
I came across this bicycle drive system I designed when I was a kid. I was able to find pictures of a working model of the drive mechanism (made from…
Read moreDrive to New York City from Ottawa
The drive from Ottawa to New York City is about a days work. If you have any delays at the border or hit rush hour in Syracuse that can stretch…
Read moreA bicycle built for two
When was a kid I was pretty active at making things. I just stumbled across this picture of my friend Bernard Oree and myself with this “Double-bike” we made. I…
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