the plastiki has finally set sail complete with a rotating garden for growing vegetables while hundreds of miles out at sea. more here.

nice work m.i.t

step 1: find seam in bottle.step 2: follow the seam quickly with a hard object (a fork in this case)step 3: gently rock to safety. step 4: imbibe.demonstrated at the OFR editions afterparty by the talented mr. xavier deluxe.

pencil by alexander hulme via it’s nice that

the eames foundation member appreciation day was on saturday and every inch of their case study house still inspires me. sadly, no interior photos allowed but there was plenty of wine and good friends to color our own house of cards with and i got one of the docents to demonstrate the rotating front door [...]

James Howard Kunstler at TED (2004)

from radiolab

i first read about the curta in a william gibson novel and wasn’t sure if it was real or not, wikipedia, monoscope and ebay all confirm it’s existence. “The Curta Mechanical Calculator had 605 parts and required no electricity; it operated by means of a handcrank at the top, earning it the nickname of The [...]

dutch public bike racks with built in bike pumps. genius. via backcountry.com