HOWTO make a giant, insane match
Billy, an intern at Instructables, made this gigantic match out of 15,000 match-heads, 30 ping pong balls, and a 96-inch long piece of 4x4 lumber. The ignition sequence -- lovingly documented in a series of videos on the Instructables page -- is a joyous conflagration. Link
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Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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