maker faire bay area

The Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 is this weekend! I went to the one in Austin last year, and loved it — the innovation, the science, the weird. The SF one looks bigger and better.

BoingBoing posted this preview.

And now, Waterboy:

Waterboy is a self contained liquid-suspention environment. The unit is designed to support one individual submerged in a warm distilled liquid bath. Respirator and audio communication technology are added to allow longer submersion times.

Human, 20mm transparent vinyl with ultrasonic fusing, reinforced rubber molded boots, class O linemen’s gloves, Interspiro Divator II, Buddy Phone, submergable transducer, floodable microphone, 3000 psi Super Pony dive cylinder, low-pressure hose.

sugru: a clay-like that hardens to silicone

sugru sounds like a small miracle for people who like to build stuff.

From the sugru site:

sugru is like modeling clay when you take it from its pack. Once it’s exposed to air, it cures to a tough flexible silicone overnight using the moisture in the air.

sugru is designed to stick to as many other materials as possible. It forms a strong bond to aluminium, steel, ceramics, glass and other materials including plastics like perspex

There are a ton of ideas for how to use it in the sugru blog. Here’s how somebody used it to fix a pair of scissors:

The down side? They are currently sold out. But you can sign up for a mailing list or follow them on twitter or facebook from their buy page.