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SIT PROJECTS!

Robots, Singing Pencils, and Optical Illusions

by Scott Saffer

January 31, 2010

Planes of Fury        Kyle & Brandon
Watch your head!  We’ll show you how to build a motorized paper airplane and a remote control birthday balloon.  

Billy Bob the Monkeybot and Technopranks         Lindsey & Katie  
Don’t trust the monkey!  We can’t tell you the pranks we have planned.  You’ll just have to see them to believe them.  

Into the World of the Bristlebot: Make and Race a Bristlebot!       Abigail
Make, race, and preferably not explode Bristle Bots (tootbrush robots) in the totally cool workshop.  Take a toothbrush and turn it into a racer!  All this and more in the wonderful world of Bristlebots.

Steampunk Sterling Engine         Derek
20 RPMs.  Chugga-chugga.  Fire up your engine – literally!  See homemade steam engines made from recycled materials.  

I’M A FIRIN’ MY LAZOR! Laser Lightshow and More…    Brad & Josh 
See a spectacular laser lightshow!   Then find out if you have what it takes to sneak through our laser security system!

Messing With Your Eyes…and Mind        Hannah   
These amazing optical illusions will test your mental abilities.  Not for the queasy.  You won’t believe your eyes!

Boats of Destruction!            Nick, Austin, & Jared    
Get a front row seat for the balloon boat battle.  Only one will survive!  You’ll also learn how to build and race a remote controlled secret agent duck.  

Liquid Metal: Drawdio, the Shoe Messenger, and Soldering Projects      Scarlet & Sammi
Learn to how to solder your own electronics projects, and try it out.  See some of the projects we built, like Drawdio :the Singing Pencil, and The Flashing Shoe Messenger.

Respect Your Robot Overlords       Mark & Pierre      

Learn the secrets of homemade robots like Mousey the Junkbot, Bristlebot, Beetlebots, and Balancebot.

Luthier Tech: The Home Built Guitarist        Ben 

Learn to make your own guitar body, pickups, picks, amplifiers, and more.  Taught by Kempton’s top luthier.

Kevin’s Adventures in Space         Katy & Lauren
Ever wondered what the stratosphere looks like?  Have you ever wanted to see a camera crash into the ground from  100,00 feet?  If you loved the movie UP, you’ll love this.  

Greenscreen Photobooth         Terra  (with Dayna and Brooke)
Take home a picture of yourself in any of a dozen locations – including Bikini Bottoms!  Make your own using free software.

How to Buy and Sell on eBay         Andrew  
I can’t promise you’ll be the next millionaire selling an attic full of baseball cards, but I guarantee that after attending my free course on buying and selling on eBay you’ll come to me for all your computer learning needs.

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