As I explained to AutumnLotus in this post, I have always wanted a tail. And I thought I was all alone until I found out these instructions on how to build an animatronic tail that wags. Also check out video and Tiger Tail How-To. Awesome. picked by MissWinkle 3 months ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Cambodia and Vietnam are going to build a $100 million golf course straddling their border in a region heavily bombed by U.S. forces in their anti-communist war in the 1960s and 70s. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Chivelstone Parish is shelling out about $200 to build a throne for visitors to stand on to get a cell phone signal in England's East Prawle Village. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Engineering students at Ohio's Cedarville University have built a car that gets 2,000 mpg, but you wouldn't want to drive it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Build small 3D scenes and buildings using this isometric constructor. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

you need : bamboo, epoxy and hemp fibers on all the joints, some bicycle parts, and to be smart picked by wildminou 4 months ago

The so called "Swarm-bot" can assemble itself out of many smaller modules to suit a variety of tasks. The more modules it uses, the more versatile (and smarter?) it gets. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

Info and specs on all Batmobile versions (and the Tumbler). Includes extensive pictures of members who are already building full 1989 batmobile replicas. 1966 version specs here.

Inspired to post by suebe's Batmobile auction post. picked by beckinacea 4 months ago

Students from OSU's Radiation Physics Laboratory built and successfully launched a cosmic radiation detector this summer that, carried by a helium-filled balloon, reached 104,000 feet in altitude. The detector recorded radiation levels at the varying altitudes -- information that will be used by NASA to develop instrumentation for space flight. picked by Dork 3 weeks ago

CSIRO scientists in Victoria are aiming to be the first in the world to develop a genetically modified chicken immune to the killer bird flu. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ever wondered how much it would cost to build a working, life-sized Gundam robot? picked by DemureArt 8 months ago

We've all heard that conversations in a room cause the windows to vibrate slightly. Using a laser you can detect and measure those vibrations allowing you to convert them back into sounds. Now you can build your own. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Man-made islands are found across the world, including in Hong Kong and Dubai. However, none exist in open-sea conditions similar to those off the coast of Tel Aviv. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Big discussion at work got me looking. You can actually build your own (working) fusion reactor. Have a minor sun in a box in your bathroom! picked by steelshooter 1 year ago

The Spaceward Foundation launched a 2007 Beam Power Challenge competition where the teams could compete to build a Space Elevator. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

A game where you have to build balls according to the pictures. Quite easy (when you know what to do) picked by maxriter 10 months ago

Rob Dyrdek just wants to build skate spots and skate plazas that represent the urban settings that are sought after by skateboarders. When asked about trespassing to skate certain spots, Rob replies No-it’s not! “Everyone that doesn’t know anything about skateboarding is always like, `Isn’t that half the allure?’ No! We’re not doing it to skate! picked by BWallaby 1 month ago

From personal experience this takes about 3 weekends to build. It could be used for reptiles, a terrarium or any other sort of critter. Directions are simple enough to follow. picked by Phildo 2 years ago

Not Boo.

A slideshow of images of bees building a honeycomb inside a glass belljar. So you can see them at it. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago