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Kerri Brewster
Wolfville, NS
Canada

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Thu, Jul 9th
2009
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You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Toaster Project.

Brilliant! For some reason, Thomas Thwaites decided to build a toaster from scratch. This is no buy-some-wires-and-solder-them-together DIY operation; this is truly from scratch — starting by mining the raw materials. Fortunately for us, he’s recorded some of his progress on video and online (sadly, not the whole project). (via kottke.org)
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What really keeps a train on its tracks? Richard Feynman explains, and it’s a great “aha!” moment. What I love about this clip is that it gets me wondering why I’ve never wondered about this before. And what else I should be wondering about. If that’s whetted your appetite, here’s some more Feynman goodness. (via kottke.org)

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Timebeat: an attractive flash-based clock

from leogeo. It’s also available as a screensaver for Windows or Mac.