Bumper cars are fun, but what if you could ride one in the wild, with a massive engine under the hood? That's what Colin Fuze is finding out as he mods a vintage bumper car.
When Dan Hryhorcoff decided he needed a project to keep him busy during the COVID lockdown, he set out to build a street-legal bumper car. (Video here and below.)
Hryhorcoff's creation merges the playful essence of a 1953 Lusse bumper car with the practicalities of a modern vehicle. — Read the rest
British DIYer Colin Furze is well-known to boingboingers for his crazy projects and his even more crazy/fun YouTube videos. Here's a recent doozie: an over-2-hour-long compilation of building a secret underground tunnel between his house and his backyard underground bunker.
Reminds me of the 1963 movie The Great Escape.
In the last installment of Donald Bell's Maker Update for 2020, he celebrates some of the most creative and clever pandemic and social isolation projects of 2020.
There are some really great projects here, like Simone Geirtz's Proud Parent Machine, Bornach's incredible Astable Exhalation sculpture, Shane Wighton's robot barber, and Colin Furze's Highcycle social distancing bike. — Read the rest
What did I just watch?!
British YouTuber/Madman/Inventor Colin Furze has developed a super powerful potato gun. Wait, scratch that… a semi-automatic potato CANNON. Yes, he's invented a way to power-shoot spuds. Why? Because he needs a "defense system" for his screw tank. — Read the rest
In this video, the crazed maker Matt Denton (who someone in the comments refers to as the Colin Furze of giant 3D printed LEGO) 3D-prints a human-sized LEGO go-kart.
— Read the restMy latest 3D Printed project is this GIANT LEGO Go-Kart large enough for me to ride!
Colin Furze modified his bicycle to maintain social distance on the road.
"I'm keeping 2m apart vertically," he writes.
Dean Harvey is the co-founder of Factory Furniture, the company that created the Camden Bench, a piece of street furniture designed to stop anyone from using it for anything except sitting very briefly; it is the nadir of the "Unpleasant Design" movement, a bizarre response to rising homelessness and hostility to children in public spaces, in which cities and private companies try to shove the problem out of sight by making street furniture as inhospitable as possible.
Colin Furze turned a briefcase into a gas-fueled portable fireplace. Seems that it would be impractical, inefficient, and possibly rather dangerous, but still stately and impressive.
Colin Furze's debut book, This Book Isn't Safe features ten inventions kids can make at home with step by step instructions. Inventions include "Concrete-Crusher Boots," the "Fab Frisbee Flinger," and the "Downhill Racer." Below, Colin's instructions for making the Brilliant Bedroom-Tidy Pulley:
British YouTuber Colin Furze shows off his custom-made beach house, which has not one but two floors buried beneath it. — Read the rest
This year has seen some interesting movement in the world of hoverbikes, hovering platforms that can support a standing human, and drone prototypes large enough to carry people. EUKA has an overview of 8 noteworthy examples.
British maker and video host Colin Furze dug up his backyard and built a fantastic underground bunker under his lawn to save himself from the apocalypse or at least hide out and play videogames, rock out on his drum kit, and chow down on canned goods. — Read the rest
Colin Furze made a nutty electrified "knife that can toast as you cut the bread." And then the butter will go on…like butter.
Boom!
Colin Furze, who made the amazing DIY Wolverine claws, continues his X-Men experimentation with wristworn Pyro flamethrowers; demo above, how-to video below (via Laughing Squid).
Colin Furze is extremely excited about these DIY pneumatic Wolverine claws.
