One of my favorite exhibits at Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 (held last weekend) was Alex Andre's Metamorphosis Project. It's a six-foot-diameter spinning disc with a hand crank. The disc is made of clear glass and mirrors in alternating quadrants. You stand on one side and line up your nose with a person standing on the other side. As the disc spins, you see a rapidly flickering image of your reflection and the other person's face. The effect was hallucinatory – I not only saw my face merge with the other person's face, but I also saw faces pop in and out that looked nothing like either of our faces. These videos give you just a small taste of the trippiness. I hope you get a chance to experience it yourself one day.
Face morphing mirror at Maker Faire 2013
One of the last RadioShacks is inside a literal shack in remote Alaska
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E-bike balances on circus balls
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Man lost eyeball to cancer so he made a replacement that's a flashlight (video)
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This Apple iPad 8th gen might just be your soulmate
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Create your own kitten surfing sensations
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