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Mini motorcycles made from circuits and transistors

Bharat — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:32:05 +0000

Using items from scrap to build objects that send best sculptors into their shells looking for finer raw materials; have gained moment since the rage – recycle. These mini motorcycle sculptures are true ramification of such ingenuity that gives...

Stunning musical attire made from recycled cassette tapes

Aditi Justa — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:03:51 +0000

When did you use the cassette tape last? The revolution that pioneering technologies like CDs and MP3s have brought to the music world has resulted in making those old tapes nothing more than mere scrap. To do some justice to the old music...

DIYer morphs auto scrap into a luxury sedan

Desh — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:00:03 +0000

Creativity doesn’t lie in utilizing what you’ve got at hand, it’s in creating masterpieces out of the things you fumble upon. Doing almost the same, this DIYer transformed redundant auto waste into a deluxe car. It might have saved him...

Paper composite slate-ish tiles

Shaweta Chauhan — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:21:35 +0000

Who says scrap is useless? You might actually enjoy scrap, especially with the Slate-ish tiles, offered by Straws, Sticks & Bricks, a local retailer. These tiles are made from 100% post industrial waste paper laminate material. The tiles have...

US Navy’s selling sea vessels; you game?

Gagandeep — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:35:20 +0000

If you are planning to buy a sea vessel, then this might be your chance to get a famous one. The US Navy is trying to get rid of a couple of old vessels. Since 2006, the Navy’s been trying to find a new home for these old-fashioned machines, and...

Eco Arts: Jan Korbes Garbage - From old and useless to new and functional

Anupam — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:13:52 +0000

Eco Factor: Architect designs amazing utilities from trashed objects. Look around your house or better yet, go to your garage and check it out, there might be some things that you always wanted to get rid of, be it old timber or the old...

A massive robot dog made all from scrap

Bharat — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:58:04 +0000

These steampunkish dudes at Mutoid Waste Company have been in the lap of everything we call scrap, making stuff that is beyond even the best sitting in the helm in factories. Larry is their latest induction to crawl through the gates of the...

On a leisurely ride!

ShilpiDubeyPathak — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:21:08 +0000

This could win a prize, I tell you. A combination of the Indian cycle rickshaw and an auto, the antique looking vehicle has a lot of advantages. First, it has a unique look and an open feel. Secondly, it is made of a collection of scrap...

Grounded Golden Wings: Old Boeing 747 turned in to a fancy restaurant!

Sameer Kumar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:14:43 +0000

There are those among us who love to recycle, reuse and reduce the waste that goes in to the bin. The best example that I know around me is my mom. For that matter I suppose many moms are exactly the same. They don’t think that anything is...

'Quicksilver' Retro-Future Scooter fabricated from scrap metal

Anwesha — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:25:03 +0000

Nemo Gould’s love for old scooters led him to invent ‘Quicksilver’ Retro-Future Scooter. Only another old-scooter lover would realize why anybody should strip down a mid 1980’s Honda elite 125cc scooter, and totally redesign...