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more about #diy more comments → Bootknife-Jackson: io9: i volunteer my time to build and test a prototype from these designs if you fund it. for journalism! more » TheBirthOfCool: I'm stuck on page 7. Fold tab C into slot F, sliding plasma solenoid into reactor D. It looks like I've got two extra inertial dampeners and no door ... more » Klebert L. Hall: So... this guy can build a fusion reactor for $60K, and all he can think to do with it is build a flying saucer? -Kle. more » Purple Dave: Why? I'm pretty sure it's because I have absolutely no interest in abducting rednecks. more » fudgenuts002: "Oil prospecting on Jupiter's moons" ...So that's where the dinosaurs went? more » extra: Bah. I built one few years ago but the constant spinning gave me a headache. Plus the smell was really bad. I made mine from cheese. more » 5AMfrenchtoast: I would love an episode of mythbusters dedicated to them building a bunch of the bullshit online blueprints that are floating around like this one. more » Dirk Anger: This is a joke, right? I'd never let anyone who says "G-forces are simply not a factor with this shielding" build anything that moves and has people ... more » Im_your_Huckleberry: I am making a UFO also, everbody who wants one can just wire $60,000 to my offshore Caman account and I will send you "real working plans." Oh, by the... more » omnibus_spiritus: Well so much for my UFO idea. Back to my plan of building a time machine out of a telephone booth! more » PistachioWildebeest: I for one welcome our Average Joe antigravity overlords. more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Man, it sure would be nice if this really worked. more » ParryLost: And yet, oddly, the person who wrote all this is not riding around in a UFO of their own... Now why might that be. :P more » GodofMonkeys: This is how I'm able to maintain a summer home on Altair-6. Of course, now every Mulder out there is going to build his or her own and go tromping al... more » EdificeComplex: I am. I'm just waiting for Paul Reubens to become available for voice recordings. more » -
#diy
Why Aren't You Building Your Own UFO Yet?
Do you know why Richard Branson was in such a hurry to unveil SpaceShipTwo last week? It's not because he loves cool toys — it's because he was worried an inventor who's created a personal UFO would steal his thunder. More » -
#spaceporn
Secrets Of Astrophotography's Biggest Rock Star
Thierry Legault, the 47-year-old French engineer, may be one of the most famous amateur astronomy photographers in the world. But what's really striking about his images is how busy they are, teeming with stars, unlike other astrophotographers' stark simplicity. More » -
#spaceporn
You Could Capture Photos Like This From The Open Sky Near Your House
This image of the Orion Belt gained the ultimate honor: Astronomy Picture Of The Day, but astro-photographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo started out as an enthusiastic amateur. He gives Wired a tutorial on going from drab night-sky pictures to cosmic revelation. -
#spaceporn
A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
Two MIT students managed to snap this incredible picture of our planet by spending just $150 on a Canon camera, a weather balloon full of helium, and a styrofoam cooler. The camera reached 93,000 feet before crashing to Earth. [CNET] -
#robots
Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle
Artist Lyle Rowell combined bits of cars and motorcycles to create Lrry-1, an animal-shaped vehicle that breathes fire as it stomps through the streets of Italy. More » -
#legodune
The Dune Playsets Lego Never Made
Wish your childhood involved Lego playsets depicting the sandy deserts of Arrakis? Now you can enjoy the childhood toy that never was thanks to two Lego fans with a penchant for building Fremen and sandworms. More » -
#inworldwar
Indie Science Fiction Film Tackles Virtual Reality And The War On Terror
The upcoming indie science fiction film In-World War combines a DIY ethic, virtual reality, the War on Terror, and the loss of identity into a globetrotting dark comedy. Ah, so that's where all the originality in movie-making went. More » -
#craftingdangers
When eBay and Steampunk Don't Mix
Crafting may be a staple of Steampunk's DIY culture, but as Jane Vogelein explains, it's definitely not the safest pastime that any forward-thinking cultural throwback could enjoy. Well, unless they had a hazmat suit handy. More » -
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#batmobile
Fan-Made Batmobile is Ready for the Gotham Streets
When Batman Begins introduced the movie-going world to the Tumbler Batmobile, many an auto aficionado lusted after Batman’s ride. One fan, though, decided lusting wasn’t enough, and has been building his very own working Batmobile, complete with a V8 engine and Batcessories, in his garage. More pictures after the jump. More » -
#architecture
DiY Public Library Is a Low-Tech Beauty
A new library in Casanera, Colombia shows us what humankind might have built with sticks and stones if they'd never discovered bricks, steel, and electricity. The Villanueva Public Library was built on a modest budget, designed by a bunch of university students in Bogota. And instead of importing fancy, expensive materials, builders used local timber and stones from nearby rivers to lower transportation costs. Then, instead of hiring experienced construction workers, they trained local people to build it. More » -
#spaceporn
A Lightshow Worth Freezing Your Ass Off Over
The super bright Comet McNaught loses its tail among the Southern Lights during a geomagnetic storm over New Zealand, in this photo from Minoru Yoneto. Comet-hunting requires a good telescope, a "Dobsonian reflector," and the willingness to freeze your ass off for hours. But then occasionally you get amazing photos like this one. There are tons more comet pics over at NightSkyHunter.com. [Night Sky Hunter]
