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Learn the basics of thermodynamics with a film can cannon.
Butane from a lighter provides the fuel, the lighter’s sparker provides the ignition, and the film can provides the ammo, so all you need it some time and a few simple tools to build your very own.
Don’t you wish all science was this much fun?
[Via: MAKE: Blog]
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Since the early ‘80s, game designers have faced one question: Where can I hide health and ammo?
The answer was, of course, the crate! (And the crate’s circular cousin, the barrel.)
Unfortunately, this crate method of hiding supplies soon became the norm, and even great games began to suffer from excessive creating.
To determine which games have the best Start to Crate (StC) number (higher is better), Old Man Murray played through 26 games to see how long it takes to find a crate in each. (The shortest amount of time it takes a player to reach the first crate represents the point where the developers ran out of ideas.)
While one game managed to make it one hundred and twenty seconds without showing a crate, most fell in the five seconds or less category, and many even showed crates from the very beginning.
Thankfully, it’s not a crate emergency, though it is interesting to see just how widespread this problem is.
Can’t they just hide the ammo under a potted plant or something?
[Old Man Murray - Crate Review System]
[Photo Via: peamasher]
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On the one hand, it’s too bad Ownage Burst is only a single level demo, because the game is awesome! On the other, it’s good that it’s only a single level demo, because the game is awesome, and there’s more to come!
With classic side scrolling action, simple controls, unlimited ammo, and a seemingly endless supply of “baddies”, this game definitely has some potential.
[The Style Machine - Ownage Burst]
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