This isn't an idea I came up with but I thought I'd share it with everyone. One of my classes this semester was a 3D modelling class and for our final project we had to create a 3D model of a mechanical device. While stumbling around the internet I found an interesting device made of LEGO that seemed to walk.

This is the video I found (if anyone knows who the creator of this video is please notify me as I would like to give them credit)

                                                                        A side View



                                                             and a rendered picture


Like I mentioned above, if anyone knows who the creator of the video is please notify me so i can give credit to them. Aside from that let me know what you guys think.

Yeah I know its been a long time but school turned out to be a lot more time consuming then I previously thought. So I'm back now with many new ideas and more time to allocate to my blog. Stay tuned for some post.

Yeah I know I haven't posted anything for a while (I'm back at school) and I'm sorry. Hopefully I'll be able to scrape up some time and post some new ideas or projects. Just bare with me while I try and get back on track, thanks.

Ok I felt like making a bit of an aesthetic change to the blog let me know what you think via the poll on the right hand side.

Well I've had a few ideas pop into my head over the past couple of days so I thought I'd share them with everyone.

1) A transparent spray that you can apply to paper that illuminates when dark be it through chemiluminescence or electrical stimulation is up for debate. It could also be embedded into the paper when manufactured. I'm so sick of wanting to read in the dark and not having a light on hand or having one that doesn't light up anything for photons sake (yes that was lame, whatcha gonna do)

2) Next up is my porous street idea due to all the rain we've been getting up in Canada (yes I know its ironic since Canada is usually associated with snow and we of all people get rain when the rest of the world is bombarded with torrents of the white stuff). The name really says it all, just make the streets capable of absorbing more liquid so it doesn't pool on the streets (screw the sewers). I realize that this will cause major issues in the winter when it freezes over so it still needs a lot more work, but you can always use it in warmer climates.

3) Like most people this time of year I to have been traveling a lot so it wont come as a surprise if this last idea is road related again. This last idea was a sort of alternative energy thing, basically we can have magnetic rods embedded into car tires and at the same time have an induction system in our roads. This will allow for energy to be produced while the population is driving. Obviously there are some serious issues with this one,the fact that the magnetic tires will attracted unwanted debris and the resistance of the magnetic fields reducing fuel economy just for example. Ok so this one needs a lot more work before we can start tearing up the roads but then again its still a preliminary idea.

I know the reason for this blog was to try and pressure myself to make my ideas come to life and here I go proposing ideas like this. What can I say I'm a dreamer, hopefully I can still do some work on these projects if not now then in the future.

Oh yeah I forgot to say Happy New Year. Have fun and lets hope this blog takes off in the new year, cheers.

I found a little bit of wiggle room in my schedule so i decided to do a little work on the solar charger, its not really much but its all I had time for.

Ok I started off by getting a 1/4 in. diameter nut about 1 in. long and glued it to a 4x1 in. piece of aluminum.
If you have never used or heard of JB weld before then your missing out. It is a must have for any job anywhere, its some seriously useful stuff. I also have a 6 in. threaded rod that the mounting plate is going to go on I just forgot to take a picture.
I cut out a piece of foam the size of my solar panel (about 5x3 in.) which will be attached to the mounting plate and then threaded onto the rod. The rod will be suspended between the two pivot points depicted in my drawings. I know its not much but its all I had time for, hopefully I'll be able to get some more work done next week. Feel free to leave comments and opinions.

Ok I'm back and I know I haven't really updated my blog in a little while (I've been really busy). I'll hopefully be able to post some pictures and info about the solar charger sometime this week, but the majority of the physical construction will have to wait until I have access to a workshop in about 2 weeks.