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PopSci.com 5-Minute Project Video: Floppy Disk Pen Holder

Give your desk a little retro-tech vibe while cleaning out the old office junk drawer

Posted 12.30.2008 at 2:22 pm 3 Comments

Editor Doug Cantor demonstrates how a drill and a few zip ties can transform a stack of old floppies into a handy box for holding those even older data-recording devices: your pens. For more detailed instructions, head to the original Instructable for this project, courtesy of completegeek.

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PopSci.com 5-Minute Project Video: Cereal Box Spectrometer

Why recycle when you can reuse? Editor Mike builds a Smurfberry Crunch spectrometer

Posted 12.30.2008 at 2:06 pm 7 Comments

Satisfy your scientific curiosity and your craving for some Frosted Flakes. Editor Mike Haney shows you how to use an old cereal box and a CD to build a device that reveals the hidden rainbow inside any light source. Find more examples of DIY spectrometers over at Wikipedia.

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