Open Knowledge - Photos from the Maker Faire

May. 23rd, 2007

12:28 am - Photos from the Maker Faire

A hang glider simulation. Looked like a lot of fun.

Interior of the quickup camper.

Exterior of the quickup camper

I don’t know how much his poems cost, but I liked his typewriter.

A robotic giraffe. It had sensors on its head that would cause the giraffe to whicker when you pet it.

The bicycle powered carnival rides were my favorite:

The Neverwas haul

The Woz!

An automated Japanese sand garden. Underneath the tray, a magnetic controller moves the steel ball atop the sand, thereby creating an infinite variety of intricate patterns. This photo doesn’t do it justice.

3-D Sugar Printer

Again, this photo doesn’t do these sculptures justice. They are simply simply gorgeous.

Cupcake cars

Meet the tango:

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From:	evillinn
Date:	May 23rd, 2007 07:48 am (UTC)

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completely awesome...on so many levels.

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From:	crasch
Date:	May 24th, 2007 05:17 am (UTC)

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It was indeed bursting with awesomeness.

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From:	sir_montag
Date:	May 23rd, 2007 02:28 pm (UTC)

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Man, wish I could have been there. Looks like it was a blast :D

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From:	crasch
Date:	May 24th, 2007 05:18 am (UTC)

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It was!

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From:	stmachiavelli
Date:	May 23rd, 2007 05:27 pm (UTC)

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Maybe next year.

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From:	crasch
Date:	May 24th, 2007 05:20 am (UTC)

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You can still go to the one in Austin!

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From:	h_postmortemus
Date:	June 5th, 2007 05:48 pm (UTC)

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There are times I wish I was single. or could at least go back in time to my younger self and say "Hey jackass! Get out of the fucking house!"

Oh well.

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