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Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
You can't beat a fully functional $7 electric guitar. I dare you to try.
Hohner Rockwood guitar.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 16, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)
$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)
$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)
$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)
$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)
$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)
$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.
$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)
$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)
$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)
$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)
$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)
$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)
$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)
$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19±)
$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)
$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.
$2.00: Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)
$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)
$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php
$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)
$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3)
$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$2.99)
$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04±)
$0.50: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$.50)
$0.50: action figure, Avatar, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$±3.33±)
$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94±)
$0.50: action figure, ±Shrek±, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$8.11)
$0.50: action figure, Fantastic Four, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$±4.99±)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)
$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)
$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)
$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)
$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)
$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)
$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)
$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.
$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)
$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)
$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)
In trying to "decide" the proper standoff clearance of the handles I felt it was necessary to allow for the customers hand(s) to wrap/grasp underneath the handle for full functionality.
He-altered the ergonomics-wanting only.75" of space- too close IMHO
Functional art quilt.
Measures 17.5 x 17.5.
Colors inspired from the retro color combo of Avocado Green and Harvest Gold.
Meant to either hang on the wall or displayed on a table.
Made from 100% cotton fabrics from Robert Kaufman's Kona collection.
Trendy? Or too early for boots?
Doll: MS Roller Skate(?) Chelsea (?)
Outfit: SIS Pasrty Kara 2 Wave(?)
Shoes: MS random(?)
From the first rolls testing out an Olympus SPn with some dust in the lens.
Camera: Olympus 35 SPn
Lens: Fixed 42mm f1.7 G.Zukio
Film: Delta 100
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
This double row of white metal fences is designed to keep animals, cars, and people off the tracks as Amtrak trains zoom through the tiny village of Galien, Michigan, several times a day. The building in the background is currently the home of the storefront Galien Missionary Church. When I was growing up in the 50s & 60s it housed the Swem General Store. The store was on the first floor and the proprieters, Encell and Violet Swem, lived on the second floor.
The Ural 4350 is used primarily as a transport truck, but the Eurusian Army also uses a number of other versions – including a recovery version and a multiple-rocket launcher platform. The 4350 can also be seen in civilian use, most commonly as a fire truck, garbage truck or logging truck.
Credit goes to Otto for the idea of using inverted ladders on the truckbed.
Mysterious gadget dug out of a kitchen drawer at my mother-in-law's. Does anyone know what it is? I do, but only because I was told. I wil post the answer later.
WIKIPEDIA
(Thanks to RPOH's comment about sugar loaves, I found out that these are really sugar nips.)
Before the introduction of granulated and cube sugars in the second half of the 19th century, the domestic consumer purchased sugar in the form of a sugarloaf, or at least a part of one, and pieces were cut from it by hand using sugar nips, pliers-like cutters.
April 2012 Scavenger Challenge #9. Show us a unique, functional gadget which others might not recognize.
Taken with iPhone 4S.
music: Angelo Badalamenti - Le voyage du rjve
from the great movie "The City of Lost Children"
(crochet seed is available)
Hadramawt Valley, Yemen.
Elegant and functional buildings, many of them hundreds of years old, are closely packed into a small area. There is a defensive wall surrounding the town. The houses are built of sundried mud bricks and rendered to withstand rain. The render needs to be maintained religiously, otherwise they fall down because of rain damage (note derelict building front left). They are very cool and spacious inside. The animals (goats and donkeys) are housed in the ground floor. The houses have a roof terrace for alfresco dining, which is possible most of the year.
This is an old shot taken with my Sony p&s and edited in Picnic. It is nearly three years since I visited the Yemen. I went with a company that organises small group travel to countries off the beaten track. Originally, there were six people in the group, but some tourists were kidnapped in north Yemen the month before we were due to leave, so all but two of us cancelled.
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
GONE - This rack is functional and attractive, and it can also be picked up and folded almost flat. The light, maple-colored wood lets it play well with mid-century furniture, much of which uses this tone.
Port San Luis. One "clarity" cranked up a few notches in light room. Otherwise straight from the camera.
Whilst it would never win prizes for looks, tamping machines in all their derivations play a vital role. Volker Rail DR73946 is seen just east of Castle Donington whilst tamping the new connection for the EMG sidings.
Stoneware with a celadon glaze by Anne Byrne of B's Pottery Studio on Saltspring Island. Purchased at the Saltspring Summer Market in 2010.
Even though this was just meant to be an experimental vehicle at first, I've actually become quite fond of it.
21 May 2019 - OECD Forum
From Territorial to Functional Sovereignty: Competition in the Digital Age
Speakers : Claire Casey, Managing Director - Foreign Policy Analytics
Mathilde Mesnard, Deputy Director - OECD
Jacques Bughin, Director, McKinsey Global Institute; Senior Partner - McKinsey & Company
Nicolas Colin, Author, Hedge : A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age; Co-Founder & Director - The Family
Casper Klynge, Tech Ambassador - Denmark
Photo : © Andrew Wheeler / OECD
170 107 appraoches Luffenham crossing with its functional relay room cum portacabin and charming, white, pallisade fencing. A ruined windmill can be made out on the hill behind the un-ornate building and was the focus of the shot. CCTV mast removed!
The light tower at Heart's Content, Newfoundland stands out with it's candy cane striped paint scheme. Built in 1901.
The Light Tower, situated at the entrance to Heart’s Content Harbour, is a cylindrical, cast-iron tower painted in red and white spiral stripes. Its profile is emphasized by the lantern cap, with its sculptural volumes and prominent weathervane. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
The Light Tower is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.
Historical Value
The Light Tower illustrates the theme of navigational aids in Newfoundland when it was a British colony with an economy based almost solely on the sea. Its construction also illustrates the theme of growing industrialization around the turn of the 20th century.
Architectural Value
The Light Tower is a very good example of a utilitarian structure constructed with cast-iron technology to an excellent functional design. It is one of approximately twenty-six lighthouses of prefabricated iron and steel construction, thought to be the only surviving examples of their type in Canada. Favoured because of their inexpensive cost, ease of erection, low maintenance requirements and long-term durability, these structures reflect the desire to achieve a design that would withstand the rigours of the Newfoundland coast.
Environmental Value
The Light Tower reinforces the character of its maritime setting and is a familiar landmark to mariners in the region.
Sources: Joan Mattie, Six Newfoundland Lighthouses: Green point; Heart’s Content; King’s Cove Head; Little Denier Island; North Head; Brigus; Random Head, Newfoundland, Federal Heritage Building Review Office Building Report 89-198, 89-199, 89-200, 89-201, 89-208, 89-211; Lighthouse: Heart’s Content, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Heritage Character Statement, 89-199.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the Light Tower should be respected.
Its utilitarian design, cast-iron construction technology, for example:
- the simple, well-proportioned massing of the tower which consists of a smooth tubular form composed of a base, shaft, lantern platform and lantern, sculpted cap and prominent weathervane;
- the cast-iron construction system, comprised of rounded rectangular segments bolted together on the interior face;
- the paint scheme of red and white spiral stripes, which speaks to the functional nature of the structure.
The manner in which the Light Tower reinforces the character of its maritime setting and is a familiar landmark, as evidenced by:
- its overall composition and appearance situated at the entrance to a harbour on the rugged, exposed Newfoundland coast;
- its high visibility to passing sea-going vessels.
A small sculpure of a woman with a (functional) lamp in her hand seems to walk down a vertical pillar at Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA, as pedestrians follow their own paths below.
This area with many staircases had a number of these figures appearing to walk on various vertical surfaces to great disorienting effect. A little Googling after the fact shows that they're part of an installation by the artist Dan Webb. I couldn't resist taking shots of as many as I could find.
4th APRIL, LONDON - @andres.loeh explains all about how datatype-generic programming in GHC works, and presents several examples of its use, including examples of how it already is successfully being used in some prominent Haskell libraries. See the SkillsCast recording (film, code slides) at: skillsmatter.com/podcast/scala/a-haskell-lecture-with-lea...