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Sylvia Shows How to Make a Cardboard Periscope

Dadmin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:55:16 +0000

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We're diving deep for an easy build you can do in an afternoon: your very own cardboard periscope!

With only a bit of cardboard, some mirrors, glue, a ruler and a little bit of time you can make something that bends light to your will, around corners and over fences. This one's so easy, you'd be crazy not to try it!

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TheEmeraldI think I like Sylvia better than Collin. There, I said it. :O
awesomejoe12you should do a Sylvia's Super Awesome Massive Maker Show and build the submarine to go with the periscope.
arronshuttAnother excellent video. I think I shall be showing this one to my niece and nephew..
guns4goodAlways interesting to watch your videos, Sylvia! This one is pretty cool! For night time observing, paint the interior (and exterior) of the scope flat black, that'll help you see better through it on those super secret night spy ops! ;-)
toonmonkeyYou are awesome! Keep up the cool experiments!

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Sylvia Builds the Monochron Clock Kit

Dadmin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:59:21 +0000

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Need to tell the time, but looking for something less boring than a regular clock? Why not try the Monochron clock kit from Adafruit! Soldering, LCDs programming and clocks, the best things you can get in a project.

Once you get your own Monochron up and running, make sure to try out the MarioChron! Our very own Mario themed clock face. Get the source code here, or get the Intel HEX file ready to upload directly to the Monochron here. If you're not sure how to update the clock, be sure and check outLadyada's instructions here.

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Early666is it just me or does Monochron sound like glados?
MueleskiGreat video, I like the idea of our young ones getting in to making things. Plus this young lady is a regular firecracker.
TwoScrewsLooseThis little girl is better than I am at soldering. o.o
And I'm an electrical engineer.
awesomejoe12I wish my alarm clock had proton torpedoes....and a TARDIS....
NOLAMarathon2010Too cute. (And great video editing.) I'm hitting it with a "like".
Shinigaara85The answer is 42. What was the question?
radicalvashspiegalThe baconwrappedbacon is a lie!
jacgoudsmitAwesome as always! But someone really should donate a better soldering iron to Sylvia...
church132"my life was so simple, nobody tried to kill me, or put me in a little kid's clock, or get attacked by neighborhood kids."

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Make your own no heat Lava Lamp

Dadmin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:15:14 +0000

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We'll show you how to make your own groovy lava lamp, no heat required! All you need are a few things you just might have in your kitchen.

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nemoDaedalusThis simply is the best Make has to offer nowadays. I subbed for the Weekend Projects, I wanna watch people actually make stuff. And I don't see that anymore. It seems Make only has vids of already completed projects: "So you guys made a fully automatic pingpong table?" Ok, I want to SEE people create a fully automatic pingpong table, and then learn from it! And imo only Sylvia shows how to do stuff - and throws in a little chemistry lesson while she's at it.
YesIamJamesAwesome video. I hope that kid keeps her passion for science.
kaikaipandaHaving studied chemistry for years, I can say this girl is gonna be a frigging amazing scientist!
musicalmike235You know, this is one of the few youtube video series hosted by a kid that is actually good. I mean it. She is actually really good.
audiomodderyou guys should see if you can get this on PBS. i would totally bribe my kid to watch stuff like this.
lptangcuangcothumbs up if you saw the oil molecule change emotion!
airsofteerSo now you have to decide whether you want to learn about molecular polarity or matter states!
TheSupertecnologywhat?! a child can work for makemagazine?! why didn´t anybody told me?! i´m going to get job now!!!

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Sylvia Builds the LOL Shield Kit

Dadmin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:08:10 +0000

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Need to be seen and love soldering in LEDs? Try the LOL (Lots Of LEDs) shield by Jimmie Rodgers! Just solder, plug in your Arduino, program and you've got your very own charlieplexed LED array to use as you please. Lets go build it!

See this post on MakeZine.com

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Sylvia builds the Adafruit MiniPOV

Dadmin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:14:26 +0000

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In the latest episode of Sylvia's Mini Maker Show, she's at it again with this classic MiniPOV build and persistence of vision demonstration.

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Insignia96This is what happens when Makers have children. The result is kind of scary, but awesome. This kid will likely go to a great college and do very well. I wasn't able to build this kit until I was 11, and I still haven't ever gotten it to smoothly program.
MARSHOMEWORLDSylvia= WIN!
philipkoo2This kid is awesome, especially if she can use Linux and solder.
89HuskerThis wasn't so bad actually. It's a cool project. :)
hacktheplanet90all school children should watch these videos
TechBoywiiBRAINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Setobear 2o_o This girl is going to be a NASA engineer some day...
melancholyidYou know, you see so much stupidity out there that it disenheartens you to the point of depression. Then you see something like this, and it renews your hope for humanity and its intelligence.
I really needed to see this.

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Sylvia builds Mousey the Junkbot

Dadmin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:48:03 +0000

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Ever wanted a pet but your parents wouldn't let you? Why not try Mousey the Junkbot! Today we'll be highlighting the build for this little light seeking bot, from spare parts and an old computer mouse. Lets go!

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TheMorningshadowsTony Stark's daughter.
dummerbubeThe first maker-video in a very long time that I liked
fenixzI thought I was pretty smart... until I stumbled upon this kid's videos.
belisariusorbI notice quite a few comments from parents saying they'd rather buy a toy or a pet than spend time doing this with their kids. Try it! Remember your own childhood? What do you remember most, your favourite toys or the times you spent with your parents doing something fun?
And you might find it's a lot more fun than football games on the TV.
khisanth75Jeri Ellsworth has a rival in the making!
SkidTheSamuraiI am thoroughly amazed. All of the girls at my old high school would avoid the engineering and programming classes like the plague. In fact I can only think of maybe three who were actually interested in engineering from the FIRST team I was on.
sparkybaz77Shes more intelligent then some of the 50 year old engineers i work with, no joke.
niceguypantsContinued thanks to Sylvia and the Ninjas for fun videos, inspiring young makers. Keep up the great work!

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Simple Super Awesome Arduino

Super-Awesome Sylvia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:38:23 +0000

Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCY2K9kQz4

Hey guys! After almost 2 months of waiting, my new favorite episode of Sylvia's Super Awesome Maker Show is here! Super Simple Arduino!

I show you how to build two super simple projects for Arduino with code I helped write! A Super Simple Strobe for looking at things in slow motion, and the Randomly Influenced Finger Flute (or, the RIFF). And with the help of our electronic puppet friends, we explore how the Arduino does some of it's magic. It was a blast to make and I hope you have a blast watching it. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Thanks for watching!

Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

Dadmin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:25:56 +0000

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Super Awesome Sylvia builds two different super simple Arduino Projects: The "Randomly Influenced Finger Flute", or R.I.F.F., and an Adjustable Strobe! For these easy projects, all you need are a computer, an Arduino, and one or two other common parts. Super simple at it's best.

Don't forget one of the most Super-Awesome places to get all things Arduino on the web:
http://makershed.com/arduino

Project 1: Super Simple Adjustable Strobe
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http://sylviashow.com/strobe

Direct code link on github:
http://github.com/techninja/adjustable_strobe-learning/raw/master/adjust...

Nate True's Time Fountain:
http://cre.ations.net/creation/the-time-fountain

Video of the Time Fountain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvY7NGncCgU

Project 2: The R.I.F.F.
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http://sylviashow.com/riff

Direct code link on github:
http://github.com/techninja/riff-learning/raw/master/riff.pde

Tinker.it's soft-synth, Auduino:
http://code.google.com/p/tinkerit/wiki/Auduino

Auduino - The Arduino synthesiser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LKmtJHSLF0

Music by The Wavers - Three Minutes to Escape [CC Sharealike v2.5]

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Bruce Sterling (via Wired's Beyond the beyond)*Holy cow, kid.
Tim Carmody (via Wired's Gadget Lab)...the video’s directorial style is so fine it makes Rushmore-era Wes Anderson look like a hobo. Just sayin’.
alexWiiDSThat was a great video. Not a great video for a kid. Just a great video. I'll be watching your other videos too. I'd love for my daughter to get into this stuff too. She's only 3 right now, so I think I have to wait a bit.
hiyori13ouch. Now I really feel bad about my freeduino/seeduino lying around. Sorry, sorry, I've been meaning to play with it, I have ideas for it, just haven't gotten around to it. Twenty hail buddas and 100 lines of coding.
huertanixEpic video is epic. I wish more kids were using Linux for programming Arduinos.
vxbinacaI'll have to pick up a Ardiuno now

Super Simple Adjustable Strobe for Arduino

TechNinja — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:55:22 +0000

Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCY2K9kQz4

Welcome to the official project page for Super Awesome Sylvia's Adjustable Strobe for Arduino. If you haven't, be sure and check out the official blog post and video for this project here!

The learning version of the code for the Super Simple Adjustable Strobe can be downloaded directly in it's raw format from github here:

Get the code!
(paste this directly into the Arduino IDE)

Otherwise, the top level repos for the project in both a Learning version, and a Super Awesome version can be found here:
http://github.com/techninja/adjustable_strobe-learning
http://github.com/techninja/adjustable_strobe-superawesome

The Super Simple Adjustable Strobe for Arduino will allow you to stop time! Ok, not really, but it will let you see things that move really fast like fans and water droplets. By timing the flashing LED to turn on at the exact time that the moving thing happens to be in the same position it was in the last time the LED was on, it makes the subject look motionless! This project is less than perfect for stopping things in their tracks, but it'll get you started and experimenting in no time. All it takes is a bright LED and a potentiometer! And if you're feeling really adventurous, fork the code on github and add your own features!

Be sure and check out Nate True's Time Fountain for a great example of a cool home use for stroboscopes.

This software is licensed under the CC-GNU GPL version 2.0 or later.

Sylvia Goes to Maker Faire

Dadmin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:23:14 +0000

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Super Awesome Sylvia goes to Maker Faire 2010! it's so epic it takes TWO parts to complete.
In part 1, we visit (in order):

Mauro Ffortisimo, Piano liberator:
http://mauroffortisimo.com

Gogh Bike, the drawing bicycle:
http://sn.im/goghbike

ORB v.2, full color orbital POV display
http://artmagnitude.com

Fish bug, art sculpture:
http://fishbug.net

Project: Making the "Sound Sandwich"
http://lawrencehallofscience.org and http://howtosmile.org

TechShop CNC plasma cutter:
http://techshop.ws

The Theascope (Now as of June 11, called the ForeSight), 3D augmented reality powered by smart phones
http://galaxykate.com

LUNAR Rocket club saucer launch
http://lunar.org

Thermite demo by Jeffery Schwartz
http://amazingrust.com

Super Awesome Sylvia goes to Maker Faire 2010! it's so epic it takes TWO parts to complete.
In part 2, we visit (in order):

The Raygun Gothic Rocket, giant cool silver rocket. 'Nuff said.
http://raygungothicrocket.com

Mondospider, super amazing multilegged electric and steal crawling beasty
http://eatart.org - http://mondospider.com

Land Sharks, EL wire animated ankle-biters
http://sn.im/landsharks

Project: Making something with Scrap
http://scrap-sf.org

Meeting the makers:

Limor Fried
http://ladyada.net - http://adafruit.com (maker of the Drawdio kit!)

EepyBird: Coke + Mentos + Eepybird = Too Much Awesome for one stage
http://eepybird.com

John park, Public TV Make show host
http://jpixl.net - http://blog.makezine.com/archive/author/john_park/

Full episode list, favorite comments, Idea submissions and Sylvia's blog
http://tn42.com/maker-show

Support Sylvia's college goal: M.I.T. by 2019!
http://cafepress.com/SylviasCollegeFund

Songs used during this episode part (all licensed under Creative Commons Share-alike v2.5 license):
-Dhalius - The Road Scene
-The Wavers - The Longest Day, Surfin' Mosquito, Inigo

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Lawrence Hall of Science (via YouTube)Sylvia, you rock! We are big fans of your show and are so happy to see that you featured the sound sandwich from the Lawrence Hall of Science/SMILE Maker Faire booth. We love the experiments you came up with for the sound sandwich. *High 5!*
UberEgnaro24Sylvia, thanks for making these videos. You are truly inspirational. Can't wait for episode 4!
thrashishanother superawesome show!
doctorzegoSylvia it does my heart good to see that kids are still getting out and making things keep it up!

Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show! - light

Sylvia Shows How to Make a Cardboard Periscope

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Sylvia Builds the Monochron Clock Kit

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Make your own no heat Lava Lamp

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Sylvia Builds the LOL Shield Kit

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Sylvia builds the Adafruit MiniPOV

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Sylvia builds Mousey the Junkbot

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Simple Super Awesome Arduino

Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

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Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

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Super Simple Adjustable Strobe for Arduino

Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

Get the code!
(paste this directly into the Arduino IDE)

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Sylvia Goes to Maker Faire

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Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show! - light

Sylvia Shows How to Make a Cardboard Periscope

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Favorite Comments

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Sylvia Builds the Monochron Clock Kit

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Favorite Comments

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Make your own no heat Lava Lamp

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Favorite Comments

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Sylvia Builds the LOL Shield Kit

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Sylvia builds the Adafruit MiniPOV

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Favorite Comments

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Sylvia builds Mousey the Junkbot

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Favorite Comments

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Simple Super Awesome Arduino

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Sylvia's Simple Arduino Projects

Ep. Number

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Favorite Comments

Super Simple Adjustable Strobe for Arduino

Get the code! (paste this directly into the Arduino IDE)

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Sylvia Goes to Maker Faire

Ep. Number

Season

Favorite Comments

Get the code!
(paste this directly into the Arduino IDE)