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Cool, check out the Maker Faire Showcase video. Nice hat Phil! (Are you going to wear it at the faire?)

Yes, make to check out Zedomax at Maker Faire. We will have live blogging where you can get yourself on Zedomax!

We will have some fun stuff like USB Mouse Prank and USB Games.

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Check out this cool Felixtimlock Electric Go Kart!

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Holy cow, check these guys out, they made cool homemade rockets that almost resemble powerful bottle rockets!

This is the first static test with our homemade tar/oxygen hybrid rocket motor. James Turner and myself (Eric Stackpole), and two of our friends, Jeff Bernard and Caleb Lesher did this project last summer because we wanted to learn more about how rocket engines work. We built the rocket in James’ garage in Humboldt County, CA completely out of parts we got at the local hardware store. We had previously done a little over 20 tests with polyethylene, but none of them came close to this having much power (note the shaking of the camera when the rocket fires.)

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Also check out this kid who made his own rocket launcher.

I remember buying these rope lights for Christmas last year for a DIY project but never got to finish it because I didn’t have any good ideas. But here’s a simple rope lighting that you can follow just by lookin’ at the pics.

These are two lights made out of rope light in the form of the traditional knots known as the “monkey’s fist” and “Turk’s head”.

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Cool, check out Al’s Quick and Dirty Headcam. He says it’s simple and it works.

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Oooh, check out this cool simple homopolar motor made with a standard AA battery, magnet, and some wires!

If you want to check out some real industrial motor stuff, make sure to check out our DIY with some industrial steppers.

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Check out this nify mini-nibble for $20 found over at the Tool blog. Tool blog? That’s cool…

This tool would be great for many nifty DIY projects.

Unique blade and handle design requires less cutting effort than conventional snips. The metal is held firmly by the die while the movable center blade cuts. Starts from a hole as small as 1/4″. Jaws are made from heat-treated tool steel and are replaceable in seconds. Cuts up to 16 gauge aluminum, brass, and copper or up to 18 gauge mild steel. Made in France.

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Too bad I couldn’t make it to the Web2.0 Expo in San Francisco this year, but I drove by it and took a picture. (Yes, is that a Porsche Cayenne? I want one!!!)

I was too busy starting some new businesses but hopefully I will have more time to blog soon.

Check out the video by Eric Schmidt from Web2.0 Expo.