Make a Popsicle Stick Bridge (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
The secret ingredient for cool kid’s projects is a low-temp glue gun. It will glue almost anything instantly, including fabric (great for zany fashions or costumes), styrofoam, cardboard, and wood....
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Bridge Over Geeky Waters Part 1
If there is one thing I have learned about my kids, it is that they love to build things. Lego, Magnext, Lincoln Logs, a cardboard box from a printer at work, sticks in the woods, they do not care,...
View ArticleVideo: Inside the $7 Billion Bay Bridge Construction Project
Take a look on, inside and underneath the world’s largest self-anchored suspension bridge in this exclusive Wired.com video. The Bay Bridge is nearing the end of a $7-billion-plus retrofit and...
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AT&T Lacks PlayBook Bridge Support for BlackBerry Smartphone Users
The only way to access e-mail, calendar and contact information on the BlackBerry PlayBook without using a browser is with an app called BlackBerry Bridge, which links Research in Motion’s tablet to...
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Upgrading a Wireless Network With Linksys Products
About six years ago, which is ages ago in technology time, I installed a wireless network for our home. My geek cred is more on the pop culture than tech side, so it was a difficult day. The...
View ArticleIn an Unlikely Echo Chamber, Lucasfilm Captures a Cinematic Gunshot
Benny Burtt, an assistant sound effects editor for Skywalker Sound, the audio arm of Lucasfilm, is inside the new Bay Bridge on a rainy Friday with three other Skywalkers. They’re using a gun to help...
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Bridge Design Defect Drops Ice on Canadian Motorists
More than 280 motorists traveling on two bridges in British Columbia have had their cars damaged by falling ice. The post Bridge Design Defect Drops Ice on Canadian Motorists appeared first on WIRED.
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How Leonardo DiCaprio Inspired a Stunning Bridge That Doubles as a Park
Thomas Heatherwick found a surprising design solution while watching a Leo classic. The post How Leonardo DiCaprio Inspired a Stunning Bridge That Doubles as a Park appeared first on WIRED.
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How to Win at Bridge Using Quantum Physics
Contract bridge is the chess of card games. You might know it as some stuffy old game your grandparents play, but it requires major brainpower, and preferably an obsession with rules and strategy. So...
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You Can Walk on a Bridge Made of 22,000 Sheets of Paper
With no glue, staples, or braces holding it up, the simple arch relies on the force of compression to remain stable. The post You Can Walk on a Bridge Made of 22,000 Sheets of Paper appeared first on...
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