Sunday, February 10, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, February 10, 2013, 16:15
February 10, 2013 - This is a recipe for a twist on a familiar British favourite - the sausage roll - except these are rolled up into spiral buns, with mustard baked inside them.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
By Mike on Saturday, December 8, 2012, 23:54
Several projects on this site have made use of recycled plastic - so I thought it was about time I documented the recycling process in video form.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
By Mike on Sunday, November 11, 2012, 22:49
This is a project to try to make a small working model Stirling engine - designed to run off a small heat source such as a candle or cup of hot water.
Friday, September 7, 2012
By Mike on Friday, September 7, 2012, 19:39
When I go camping, or when I cook foraged food in the field, I've often wished for a little pinch of some kind of spice or condiment, only to have forgotten to bring it.
So I set about making a compact, all-purpose spice kit, containing a basic, but dependable inventory of seasonings, that I can keep packed and ready to go.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
By Mike on Saturday, August 11, 2012, 23:01
Back when I was a young lad, we didn't have computers, video games or the Internet
Instead, we had to play in a shared multiplayer fully-immersive actual-reality environment called 'outdoors'. Here's one of the things we used to do.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
By Mike on Sunday, July 1, 2012, 21:53
It's often said that you're less likely to cut yourself with a sharp kitchen knife than you are with a blunt one.
On the face of it, that sounds like it shouldn't be true - but in fact, it probably is...
Friday, March 9, 2012
By Mike on Friday, March 9, 2012, 08:24
Here's a video tutorial on an effective way to fire-roast a red pepper, using a plumber's blowtorch!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
By Mike on Sunday, February 12, 2012, 23:28
Here's how to make charming little hanging lanterns from LED tealights - this is a great fun craft - quick to make - and the end result is safe for kids of almost any age
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
By Mike on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 23:38
Just a tiny nugget of interesting science - well, I think it's interesting, anyway...
This video details how, when heated, pumpkin seeds spin under the pressure of steam jetting out of them - exactly like a steam jet engine - the first ever steam engine, in fact.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, February 27, 2011, 20:22
The objective of this project was to make a life-sized humanoid hand that can be controlled with wires or cables - and hopefully to achieve fairly realistic finger movements and grasping action.
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