Jon Free makes tin tone guitars from biscuit tins and scrap pieces of wood and metal, and he is the world’s only tin box guitar maker.
Subjects: General
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Avalanche Lab
In a sub-zero lab in Montana, researchers reconstruct avalanches in order to better understand the specific weather patterns that create certain snow packs.
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Inflatable Wetsuit
A new inflatable wetsuit co-designed by Shane Dorian and Hub Hubbard is already in use by some big wave riders, making surfing a much safer sport.
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Photonic Fence
Hate mosquitoes? Eric Johanson is working on a laser which targets the critters and zaps them in mid-flight.
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Sir James Dyson
Inventor James Dyson talks about his company, which grew out of his frustration and dissatisfaction with vacuums and fans and taking new approachs to old problems.
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Spin Cycle
Inventor Richard Hewitt has designed a bicycle that can wash your clothes as you pedal down the street.
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Twin Otter
Take a trip on a new Twin Otter aircraft, the Canadian all-weather, go-anywhere icon that has been brought back to life by Viking Air.
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Rocket Plane
A powerful rocket being tested near Oxford, England could soon power a longer, sleeker version of a conventional airline that would travel at Mach 5.
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Gigantic Model Train
It’s a tough day for model railroaders at the Montreal Model Railroaders Association, when the time comes to dismantle and move what they worked on for over half a century.
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Human Hamster Wheel
See what happens when The Careless Teens decide to construct a human hamster wheel from two antique wagon wheels and put it up in a tree.