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2012 Maker Faire Detroit
July 29, 2012
12 Slides
Lifesize Mousetrap always big crowd pleaser at Maker Faire.
Takes consensus for seven people to ride this bike.
Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm uses common household materials and dripping water to generate 20,000 volts of electricity.
Hay baler an important agricultural innovation.
Interociter, circa 1974, a component of laser light shows.
Mechanics of the body also explored at Maker Faire.
Water-cooled single-piston 6-hp gasoline generator built by International Harvester in 1909.
Lifesize Mousetrap always big crowd pleaser at Maker Faire.
Mind Flame triggered by firing neurons in brains of concentrating participants.
R2D2 among Star Wars characters at Maker Faire.
Startup company Goalster carving hockey pucks into drink coasters.
Vacuum tubes converted to art.
Mad scientist element fits well at Maker Faire.
Mad scientist element fits well at Maker Faire.
The Maker Faire, a celebration of innovation and creative energy, is being held this Saturday and Sunday at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI. Some 460 "makers" are participating, and about 25,000 people are expected to attend. The event travels the U.S., cultivating both the fantastical and the familiar.
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