I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 420 views • 11:27

In this video I am going to show you how to make "zero alcohol stove".

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 396 views • 4:51

YouTube description: Watching paint be made is so strangely soothing. Thanks to M. Graham paints: http://mgraham.com/ (via digg)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 27 views • 1:58

Enterprising Aussies have started using a common potato, a torch, and some Borax to smelt their gold dust and nuggets into ingots.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 247 views • 7:11

GiraDora is a patent-pending human-powered washer and spin dryer to increase the efficiency and improve the experience of hand-washing clothes. The user sits on top of the drum-like appliance and pumps... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 94 views • 1:01

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 258 views • 7:16

Using a toy Mustang, a trailer with weights attached, and a conveyer belt. This shows why you should always ensure your trailer is weighted towards the front, unless you have a giant hand available to catch you. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,544 views • 27 secs

Hello World’s Ashlee Vance paid a recent visit to Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik to see the next part of the green energy story. He found a start-up called Icewind that is building a new type... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,360 views • 3:09

Another, albeit better, ~50 min documentary on the traditional smithing process of creating the blade of a Japanese sword.. This video is a thorough and fascinating look into a very old and highly evolved... continue reading

posted by oblio70 8 years 5 months ago • 31 views • 48:59

Zapata Racing has achieved the dream of mankind and offers you the first video of Franky Zapata flying on the innovation Flyboard® Air. The Independent Propulsion Unit represents 4 years of hard work... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 609 views • 2:25

This is a new development of the Vantablack process (just out of the reactor). It's resulted in a coating so black that our spectrometers can't measure it! Even running a high power laser pointer across... continue reading

posted by cricket 8 years 9 months ago • 840 views • 27 secs

YouTube description: The model is made of paper except of one transparent plastic cover. It could also be from paper, but it is possible to see insides now. Even though that the model works in some... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months ago • 32 views • 2:22

Global Knives Australia - Knife Sharpening With Mino Tsuchida

YouTube Description: HOW IT WORKS - Bamboo Scaffolding (via LiveLeak)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,676 views • 3:51

YouTube Description: A novel corner joint that goes together three ways. http://woodgears.ca/puzzles/3way_joint.html

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 987 views • 7:20