Friday, May 02, 2008

colour changing MARVELS: beyond hyper colour tees.
















sparkle paint is from:
http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/eclipse_prodinfo.htm

The tiles are from:
http://www.movingcolor.net/

Colour change crayons:
"10 Temperatures Crayon Supplied In Kit:
Initial Crayon Color: Light Gray: changes to Violet Blue @ 248°F, 120°C
Initial Crayon Color: Pink: changes to Blue Violet @383°F, 195°C
Initial Crayon Color: Pale Blue: changes to Light Green @419°F, 215°C
Initial Crayon Color: Light Purple: changes to Bright Blue @437°F, 225°C
Initial Crayon Color: Orange Brown: changes to Black @473°F, 245°C
Initial Crayon Color: Yellow Brown: changes to Light Violet @572°F, 300°C
Initial Crayon Color: Dark Violet: changes to Red Brown @608°F, 320°C
Initial Crayon Color: Aqua Green: changes to White Buff @680°F, 360°C
Initial Crayon Color: Red: changes to White @878°F470°C
Initial Crayon Color: Apple Green: changes to White @1,112°F, 600°C
Specs:
Check Surface Temperature
Metal Working - Heat Treating - Welding
Measurement of Operating Temperature - Bearings
Easy to Use - Non-Toxic
Accurate ± 5º C
Temperature Range - 120ºC to 600º
Nontoxic nonhazardous"

Thursday, May 01, 2008

has recycling gone too far?


i don't even know what to say about this.
It's beautiful, but you can probably smell the latex from a mile away. also a bit chicken-y.

I heart magnets! and puzzles! and indie comic book artists!







Last saturday Andy and i met the folks who made these awesome pics at the Calgary comic book fair. good times! plus:






small, strong, round magnets = awesome. also awesome is http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/jigsaw-puzzles where you can solve beautiful online jigsaw puzzles.