The Oligodynamic Effect: why doorknobs are brass
Did you know that ions of several metals including brass, copper, aluminum, iron, lead and silver are antimicrobial, that is, they kill bacteria. In fact brass is the the most antimicrobial of them all. According to the Wikipedia entry on the subject: Brass doorknobs disinfect themselves in about eight hours, […]
KSW on Boing Boing TV
BoingBoingTV was around NIMBY and the Steampunk Treehouse a few weeks ago interviewing the crews. They posted the Steampunk Treehosue video a few weeks ago and now they’ve posted the KSW one.
WORC Photoshoot: Tahoe
The West Oakland Rocketry Club meet this past weekend in Tahoe. While Ice Rockets and Rocket Sleds were the rockets de jour, in true WORC style we also saw the launch of a vinyl record, a xmass trees, two vibrators, and an ape plane. Some of them even went straight […]
Rocket Science by Edward Tufte
I’m pleased to learn that Edward Tufte, who taught the world exactly how to design data graphics, is also a sculptor. A recent sculpture of his hits a few of my soft spots: it’s huge, steel, and conceptually related to rocketry. It’s titled Rocket Science. Be sure to scroll down […]
West Oakland Rocketry Club: Tahoe
 The West Oakland Rocketry Club (WORC) will be meeting this weekend in Tahoe. While last time our rocket designs revolved around Thanksgiving, including the famous Turkey Rocket (photos of previous events here and here), and the obvious theme this time is Ice Rockets. Photos to come. This event is not […]
More Photos of the Dihemispheric Chronaether Agitator at the Edwardian Ball
Here are some photos of the DCA at the Edwardian Ball taken by the event photographers: www.pixievisionproductions.com and www.theblight.net.
Steampunk Treehouse, KSW, and more on NPR Today!
Hey everyone! Over the past few weeks Cyrus Farivar, an NPR reporter, has been putting together a story on Steampunk, including the Steampunk Treehouse and KSW for NPRs All Things Considered. He stopped by the Edwardian Ball and interviewed me while I was (exhausted) and setting up the Dihemispehric Chronaether […]
Aether Emporium on KSW & The Steampunk Treehouse
Aether Emporium, a steampunk website, has just posted a great interview with Sean Orlando about the Steampunk Treehouse project and KSW. Sean is one of the founders of KSW and the director of the Treehouse project. The article features some great photos including one of the best I’ve see of […]
New Improve Everywhere
My god I love Improve Everywhere. Ever since I hear about them a few years ago I’m always looking forward to hearing about their most recent missions. It’s even fun to just tell people about their missions. I felt their last mission in Best Buy was a bit too mundane […]
DCA: Final Build and Show
Well, it’s been almost a week since the show and I think I’ve finally physically recovered. The 48 hours leading up to the show were exhausting. On Thursday night, with my friend Davids help, I was able to get some LED lights installed under the tray. Because the steam engine […]
The art of Choe U Ram
Choe U Ram is a Korean sculptor who makes some simply mind blowing biomechanical / robotic pieces. Take some time and check out his galleries and the videos of his work on his website.
Biohazard Symbol History
A quick read with the who, when and why of
At the show: Set up
The show was last night. I’m still too tired for a full write up. The piece was a smash success and it will be at the the next two nights of the show as well. Here’s a photo Dick took while I was setting up: […]
DCA: Fabracation 10 — The Patina
Well, one of the final aspects of the piece that was undecided utill the end was the finish. One option was to paint it flat black (the original plan) , another was to polish the steel to a shine (an look I began to like the more I […]
The Steampunk Treehouse on BoingBoing TV
More proof that I excel at making noise. Watch and believe. The next episode I believe will be all about KSW. They also used some of my photos as still in the video.
Steampunk Treehouse and Triaparator video
I can across this on youtube which has some video of the Treehouse and the Triaparator in action.
Finding: Tinfoil Helmets Actually Enhance Mind Control Beams Emitted From Government Satellites
 I knew it all along. On the Effectiveness of Aluminum Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study