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Sharing the Adventure by Dale Dougherty in Welcome
Make's publisher Dale Dougherty talks about the beauty of sharing between makers. Page 12

Gander Sauce for Hollywood by Cory Doctorow in Make Free
Cory Doctorow advocates the entertainment industry take a little bit of their own sauce. Page 14

Reader Input in Reader Input
Makers tell their tales of mad boating experiments and childhood hijinks. Page 16

Shock and Awesome by Eric Smillie in Made on Earth
Czech artist Kristof Kintera likes to make the patrons of his art a little nervous. Page 19

Form and Functions by Bruce Stewart in Made on Earth
David Jones makes his own scientific calculator watch. Page 20

Interstellar Visions by Goli Mohammadi in Made on Earth
South of Tucson, Ariz., a science enthusiast has been collecting moonlight. Page 21

Stylish Change by Eric Smillie in Made on Earth
Stacey Lee Webber makes tools from solder and pennies. Page 22

Planeboat Memories by Megan Mansell Williams in Made on Earth
An old aircraft found new life as a yacht. Page 23

Strike Anywhere by Keith Hammond in Made on Earth
Billy Gordon has made a gigantic, strike-anywhere match. Page 24

Political Hot Seat by Ed Troxell in Made on Earth
Sean Regan has taken street spam and made it into comfortable furniture. Page 25

Generated in Italy by Bruce Sterling in Hands On
Computers are putting decor and ornament back into fabrication. Page 26

Maker's Corner by Dan Woods in Maker's Corner
Bring DIY inspiration to a kid you don't know. Page 28

Outbreak by Lee D. Zlotoff in MakeShift
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to use your skills to manage an outbreak on a passenger plane. Page 30

Bend It Like Bach by Karen Hansen in Maker
Tim Kaiser's fabulously weird world of music. Page 32

Solar-Powered Studio by Charles Platt in Maker
Bruce Baldwin's DIY desert dream. Page 37

My Daughter's DNA by Hugh Young Rienhoff, Jr. in Maker
One father's search for the scientific answers that no one seemed to have. Page 40

Secret of Evermor by Buzz Moran in Maker
Flight of fancy on a monumental scale. Page 44

VoIPing the iPod Touch by Erica Sadun in Maker
How makers gave you the feature that Apple held back.
 Page 46

Go-Karts Race to College by Nate Bell in Maker
Winner gets a $10,000 college scholarship. Loser goes home. Page 48

Breezing Through Oshkosh by William Gurstelle in Maker
A maker’s look at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture show. Page 50

Juke Box Zero by Jay Laney
The Guitar Zeros 
turn plastic and 
programming into 
real hard rock. 
 Page 54

21st-Century Keytars by Owen Grace
Make your own 
music with 
Guitar Hero 
controllers.
 Page 56

Drumbot Activate! by Michael Una
This MIDI kit just wants to bang on the drum all day.
 Page 60

Laser Harp by Stephen Hobley
Play strings of light, using laser pointers, rangefinders, photocells, and Arduino. Page 64

The MoofTronic Mini Synth by Brian McNamara
New sounds
 from a truly tiny 
instrument. Page 70

USB Gamepad Music Controller by Brian Schmierer
Make a responsive, stage-ready effects controller from a common gamepad. Page 74

Hooked on Phononics by Charles Platt
Filter sound 
frequencies with an array of metal tubes.
 Page 78

Stomp Box Basics: Tremolo and Fuzz by Charles Platt
Simple guitar effects circuits you can build. Page 82

Music at Maker Faire
Just a few of the wild and wonderful music acts at our Bay Area event. Page 86

Electronic Drum Kit by Tom Zimmerman
Velocity-sensitive impact sensors in PVC pipes interface to a micro drum machine. Page 88

Exquisite Crops by Charles Platt in Upload
Collaborative art for the artistically challenged. Page 93

Make Your PC (Seem) Intelligent by Charles Platt in Upload
Can your computer pass the Turing test? Page 96

Make Yourself Invisible by Publius in Upload
Anyone can now acquire a bulletproof, anonymous online identity. Page 98

Compressed Air Rocket by Rick Schertle

Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common hardware store items in an afternoon. Page 102

Vortex Cannons by Edwin Wise
These three cannons can throw chunks of air in the form of smoke rings across a room. Page 114

The Amazing Seebeck Generator by Andrew Lewis
With no moving parts, this simple 
energy-recycling generator scavenges waste heat from a candle and turns
it into usable electricity. Page 122

The iConveyor by John Edgar Park in Build Notes
Use microchipped wooden tiles to launch 
your favorite websites and applications.
 Page 130

Two-Cent Wobbler by George W. Hart
 in 123
Mathematically rich thrills from a cheap toy.
 Page 136

The Arms of Assistance by Colin Cunningham in DIY: Workshop
Come to grips with this handy vise on
a flexible gooseneck. Page 137

Hole Pattern Transfer by Mose O’Griffin in DIY: Workshop
Prevent hole misalignment in mating parts. Page 139

Pickup the Phone by Thomas Arey in DIY: Workshop
T.J. Arey has been a freelance writer to the radio/
electronics hobby world for more than 25 years and is
the author of Radio Monitoring: The How-To Guide.
 Page 141

Model Wind Tunnel by Doug Desrochers
 in DIY: Home
Getting (or going over) the edge on
 Pinewood Derby day. Page 143

Front Door Remote by Ryan O'Horo in DIY: Home
Wireless keychain fob controls apartment intercom’s door buzzer. Page 147

Evil Mouse Prank by John Edgar Park in DIY: Pranks
Control your co-worker’s cursor! Page 149

2-Mile Camera Remote by Tom Rodgers in DIY: Imaging
Walkie-talkie actuator lets everyone pose without rushing for a timer. Page 151

DSLR Time-Lapse Trigger by Chris Thompson in DIY: Imaging
Shutter-control “intervalometer” uses
a 555 timer chip. Page 156

Time-Lapse Panning by Jay Burlage in DIY: Imaging
Make ultraslow motion-control camera mounts, on a budget. Page 159

Caught In The Act by Ken Lange, Jim Moir in DIY: Imaging
Auto-trigger photos of critters who roam your neighborhood. Page 162

Maker's Calendar by William Gurstelle in Maker's Calendar
Our favorite events from around the world. Page 165

The Penetrating Magnets Illusion by Donald E. Simanek in Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows them to pass through one another. Page 166

Handy Tricks from Guatemala by Tim Anderson in Heirloom Technology
Maize tips compiled over 3,000 years of cultivation. Page 168

Economic Disequilibrium by George Dyson in Retrospect
Can you have your house and spend it too? Page 170

Toolbox by Daniel Carter, Kris Magri, Justin Morris, Meara O'Reilly, Arwen O'Reilly Griffith, Luigi Oldani, John Edgar Park, Don Reisinger, Terrie Schweitzer, Carol Scott, Alex Sugg, Phillip Torrone in Toolbox
Binoculars for beginners, über-accurate torque,
a tea-serving robot, and 100 monsters.
 Page 172

MAKE’s favorite puzzles. by Michael H. Pryor in Aha!
MAKE’s favorite puzzles. Page 180

Mouse Trap by Tom Parker in Make Money
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself. Page 182

One-Man March'n Band by Saul Griffith in Howtoons
Make your own marching band. Page 184

My Own Laser Tag System by Jim Robertson in Homebrew
Jim Robertson decided to make his own laser tag implementation. Page 192