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PICTURES: Amazing Hubcap Creatures Aren’t From the Deep Sea

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For those who like scouring garage sales and scrap yards for car parts, then check out these amazing hubcap creatures. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Most of the sculptures are fish, though we caught a lizard or two in there, and many a pub in London has commissioned works of other animals that are on display in their fine establishments. Prices reportedly range from $300 to upwards of $1,000 depending on the complexity of the piece and presumably the value of the raw material

[via Autoblog]

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PICTURES: Student Builds All-Wood Bike

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High school student Marco Facciola (16 years old) built an all-wood bike for a class project. Though this bike may not be very practical, it’s definitely a conversation piece. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The detail in the free-wheeling ratchet and spacers between the chain links, pinned with tiny dowels, is amazing. Marco had to complete this as a non-academic project for his International Baccalaureate, and inspiration came from his grandfather, forced to make wooden wheels for his bike during the war due to rubber shortages

[via Gizmodo]

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PICTURES: USB Digital Camera is Eazzzy

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Called the “Eazzzy”, this USB digital camera has “no viewfinder, no LCD screen, no buttons except 1. Stripped down to it’s bare functions.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

…this mini USB Digital Camera combines the feeling of not knowing how your shots turned out ala analog film with the ease of USB transfer. No cables are necessary. Just plug it straight away in your computer and always be surprised

[via YankoDesign]

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VIDEO: Music Sequencer Uses Ball Bearings to Generate Sounds

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Researcher Peter Bennett created the “Beat-Bearing”, a tangible interface that “generates rhythmic patterns using ball bearings.” Video demonstration after the jump.

Sequences are composed by placing the metal orbs in a grid of receptor cups which represent the different rhythm tracks (kick, snare, hi-hat and cowbell) along the vertical axis, and beats along the horizontal

[via Technabob]

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PICTURES: Amazing “Water Bar” Looks Tranquil, Expensive

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Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, the “Water Bar” features an “optical glass block — the same material used in larger observatory telescopes — that was crafted using unique techniques to create the illusion of a ‘waterfall’ when the light reflects off of the glass.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

In reality though, no actual water is used. The effect is created using an optical glass block that is crafted in such a way that it gives the impression of flowing water

[via Gizmodo – YankoDesign]

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