Posts tagged: magic
Gravity Defying Chair
By DIY Maven
Is it magic? Is it an optical illusion? A little of both, actually. The Shadow Chair comes from British designer Chris Duffy, and although it looks like it's balancing on two front legs, it's not. » READ MORE
The Little House That Could
By TijuanaTaxi
Meet my first house. It's a little house that's been slightly neglected over the years by the previous owners. When my realtor showed me the house, I immediately knew that this was a serious contender amongst the other fifty properties I'd seen. Upon taking a closer look (and smell), I also knew that this little house was going to be become a second job. Besides the fact that this little house would take a lot in the 'labor of love dept', was » READ MORE
Make an inverted bookshelf.
By DIY Maven
Instructables has a very intriguing tutorial of an inverted bookshelf. The maker, fungus amungus, used a simple wooden shelf and brackets along with the help of some elastic webbing and a stable gun to fabricate the optical illusion. And like all magic, a peek behind the curtain reveals all!
For the entire tutorial, visit Instructables.
The Case of the Disappearing Stairs
By DIY Maven
With a press of a button–and some hydraulic pistons–this staircase folds up and disappears into the wall! Aaron Tang’s “Wall Stairs” save space and prevent guests from wandering into your private regions. Via.
Balancing tricks of the trade
By frithmobilesTRY THESE FUN BALANCING TRICKS
Fork and Spoon Take a spoon and fork and connect them together. Place a wooden toothpick in the fork center, just about 1/4" through the fork. Then balance the fork and spoon, then place it balanced on the edge of a glass. WOW! It is amazing! Even more amazing: at the balancing point (fulcrum) of the toothpick...lift off the gla » READ MORE
