Electric Picnic Electroluminescent Wire Workshop

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Monday, 30 August 2010 21:17

The Irish Robotics Club is going to the Electric Picnic with the mission of lighting it up with the joys electroluminescent wire. Worried your wellies don’t look enough like a boy racer's dashboard? we got you sorted. Sick of losing your tent in the dark, make a luminescent flag to safely and hygienically mark your territory. Or just trick out your clobber with an unmistakable glow until people mistake you for a firefly or a member of Daft Punk.

The workshop is on 1-3pm in the Science Gallery tent in "Mindfields".

No sewing, glowing, or electronics experience required.

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Tin Foil Boat Making Competition - 27th of August

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Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:31

On Friday the 27th of August (TOMORROW) I'll be helping Conor Houghton explore the fine art of competitive Tin Foil Boat Making in the Science Gallery Cafe from 6-8pm. This will be taking place during the usual Friday" after work drinks" in the science Galley.

Here are the (provisional) Rules:

You get a 12cm x 12cm sheet of tin foil (its actually made from aluminium... tell nobody)

You can fold, squish and manipulate it as you wish to form floating vessel (commonly know as a "boat")

Once you are happy with the boat's sea worthiness it will be examined as follows

#1 - Is the boat floating? Yes? go to #2
#2 - Add a 1 cent coin to the boat
#3 - Return to #1

If at any point the answer to #1 is No, the game ends - hang your head, roll up your sleeve and retrieve your boat.

The boat that can carry the greatest number of 1c coins without sinking wins and will be immortalisd for all time. You as the builder will gain the respect of the failed boats builders you have just crushed (and possibly a prize).

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Make Night #6 - Science Gallery Wednesday 25th August

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Monday, 23 August 2010 13:05

That's right folks there's a Make Night is happening in Science Gallery on Wednesday 25th August (6-8pm). Just TWO days away! or if you are reading this in the future (wow!) possibly less!

The idea of a "Make Night" is simple - come along to the Science Gallery and make ANYTHING you like, in the company of other "makers" doing the same. Share ideas, materials and tools. Show off your projects and learn from the experience of others. Drink coffee and talk to friendly creative people. Engineers, artists, jam makers, glue and glitter experts all welcome. Pick a project, get your materials together and join in the fun.

It's a chance to show off your skills or get a little more done on that project you were working on but is now in a cupboard. You know the one, yes that one! by the way it needs more LEDs

Past Make nights have included:Iced Cupcakes, fire breathing robots, origami, crocheting coral, sewing handbags, Shark themed melon sculptures, Catapults, Poetry, milk bottle musical instruments, hot air balloons, guitar pedals.

As always its free, just bring your materials and get making.

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