Joel Barnard

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A homemade postage scale with a letter on top.
DIY

DIY from the archives: make your own magnetic postage scale

By Joel Barnard

On the left, a homemade bug zapper glowing in the dark, with the word "now" over it in red text. On the right, the August 1971 Popular Science article with the original plans for the zapper, with the word "then" over it in red text.
DIY

DIY from the archives: a humane bug zapper from 1971

By Joel Barnard

A DIY newspaper baler made out of plywood, with a stack of newspapers inside of it.
DIY

PopSci DIY: a newspaper baler, updated from the archives

By Joel Barnard

Learn How You’ll Die For Only $68,000
Internet

Learn How You’ll Die For Only $68,000

By Joel Barnard

A Synthetic Solution for a Legal 4:20
Health

A Synthetic Solution for a Legal 4:20

By Joel Barnard

A lamp made out of a mold from a plastic bottle, based on a 1961 article in Popular Science magazine.
DIY

Bright Idea: The plastic bottle lamp

By Joel Barnard

Is That Your Final Answer?… Really?
Science

Is That Your Final Answer?… Really?

By Joel Barnard

Growth Gadget
Gear

Growth Gadget

By Joel Barnard

Mother’s Milk
Science

Mother’s Milk

By Joel Barnard

Not Such an Easy Pill to Swallow
Science

Not Such an Easy Pill to Swallow

By Joel Barnard

So You Wanna Be a Space Explorer? Sure Thing: Cash or Credit?
Science

So You Wanna Be a Space Explorer? Sure Thing: Cash or Credit?

By Joel Barnard