iStockphoto / SafakOguz So here’s the thing. I stumbled across a video this morning of someone pouring molten hot aluminum into an ant colony to make awesome art (video is down below) and it reminded me of this years-old video so I’m bringing it back today. This was originally published here on

Is space shuttle aluminum bulletproof? That’s the question that YouTuber Edwin Sarkissian set out to answer. I’d say I know the bare minimum about metal alloys and which ones are strong and durable. I could talk to you about which steels you’d want to look for in a pocket knife or other tools but

Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know? Living in a house or apartment with spotty wi-fi can be maddening. You’re in the middle of work or watching a video when suddenly the signal fades away, leaving you up a creek. But wait! There may be an answer to your problem. In the past, people

Author: Charles Platt / Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers In one hand, you hold an aluminum tube 12″ long. In your other hand, you have a small, polished metal cylinder. You drop the cylinder into the tube (Figure A), and — it disappears. Where did it go? Nowhere! It’s inside the

“El Bokeh Wall” is a photographic technique by Laya Gerlock where aluminum foil is used to create bokeh, the aesthetic quality of the blur in the background. Laya explains how to do it. To get this effect, you’ll need a camera and a large aperture lens, speedlights, a wireless trigger, gels,