Interbent » diy http://www.interbent.com Bent content from the Interweb Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:40:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Featured DIY: Shoe-Cycles – Bicycles Wearing Shoeshttp://www.interbent.com/featured-diy-shoe-cycles-bicycles-wearing-shoes/ http://www.interbent.com/featured-diy-shoe-cycles-bicycles-wearing-shoes/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:07:26 +0000 James Bent http://www.interbent.com/?p=250 Ever wanted to save on tires? Or impress your friends and even random passers-by and make them talk about you all day long? Then this cool shoe-cycle idea is right for you!

Shoe cycle

Shoe-cycle

Shoe cycle

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And this one even wares socks!

Shoe cycle

And here’s a short demonstration:

Bonus one: the shoe-cycle (but no bicycle): the one by Tomas Kubinek

Shoe cycle

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Here are some coolest ideas how to recycle your old computer keyboard:

Keyboard Seedling Starter

Keyboard Seedling Starter

Keyboard Seedling Starter

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Keyboard Seedling Starter

Keyboard Seedling Starter

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Keyboard Car

Keyboard car

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Keyboard car

Keyboard car

Keyboard Necklace

Keyboard Necklace

Keyboard Necklace

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Keyboard Ring

Keyboard ring

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Keyboard Ring

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Keyboard Ear Rings

Keyboard ear rings

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Keyboard Cufflinks

Keyboard Cufflinks

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Keyboard Pins

Keyboard pins

Keyboard Bag

Keyboard bag

Keyboard bag

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Keyboard Shoes

Keyboard shoes

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Keyboard shoes

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Keyboard Tie

Keyboard tie

Keyboard Belt

Keyboard belt

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Keyboard belt

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Keyboard Clock

Keyboard clock

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Keyboard clock

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Keyboard Lapel Pins

Keyboard Lapel Pins

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Keyboard T-shirt and Pants

Keyboard T-shirt

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Keyboard pants

Shift Pendant

Shift Pendant

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Shift Pendant

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Keyboard Fridge Magnet

Keyboard Fridge Magnet

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Computer Key Garland

Computer Key Garland

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Keyboard Chair

Keyboard chair

Keyboard chair

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Keyboard LED Collar

Keyboard LED Colar

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Keyboard Sculpture

Keyboard sculpture

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Drinking straw wall lamp

The Flexicomb lamp uses drinking straws to create an amazing interaction with light that changes mysteriously to the touch.

Drinking straw wall lamp

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The following lamp looks awesome both with light on and off:

Drinking straw wall lamp

Drinking straw wall lamp

Drinking straw wall lamp

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Drinking straw bed lamp

The main idea of the lamp was to bring the light through the straws to create a gorgeous light effect:

Drinking straw bed lamp

Drinking straw bed lamp

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Drinking straw decorative light

Drinking straw decorative light

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Drinking straw floor lamp

Drinking straw floor lamp

Drinking straw light fixture

Drinking straw light fixture

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Drinking straw chair

Not sure how comfortable (or solid) it is for regular sitting in but it might have some relaxing messaging effect:

Drinking straw chair

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Drinking straw furniture

Drinking straw furniture

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Plastic straw jewelry:

Drinking straw ring

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Drinking straw necklace

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Drinking straw breloque

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Drinking straw bracelet

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Drinking straw pet Halloween costume

Not sure if it’s fun for a dog called Emma but the owner must have had good time creating this costume:

Drinking straw dog costume

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Drinking straw picture

Drinking straw picture

Drinking straw artworks

Drinking straw artwork

Drinking straw artwork

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Drinking straw sculptures

Drinking straw sculpture

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This lifesize sculpture of a man uses hot glue to keep the straws together:

Drinking straw sculpture

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This full-fledged ambitious engineering project called LOLrioKART: a funky, fun way to recycle a shopping cart and impress all your neighbors.

The motorized shopping cart consists of a big stack of NiCd aircraft batteries and a 15hp brushless motor rigged up to an old shopping cart with upgraded wheels.

LOLrioKART

Another shopping cart chair on steroids: Go Cart (check out the PDF for detailed instructions for building it )

Go cart

Do you need a stylish upright chair for your garden? Try this DIY “Annie” chair (This one has no motor but it looks cool):

Annie shopping cart chair

Annie shopping cart chair

Cartbike looks like a cool alternative transportation method:

Cart bike

Shopping cart grill requires no special efforts but I felt tempted to include it here to show how useful it can turn out to be in various situation:

Shopping cart grill

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Beer Bottle Chandeliers

beer bottle chandelier

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beer bottle chandelier

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beer bottle chandelier

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beer bottle chandelier

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Beer Bottle Temple

Known as Wat Lan Kuad, or Temple Of A Million Bottles, the temple uses the discarded bottles to construct everything from the crematorium to the toilets. Altogether there are about 1.5million recycled bottles in the temple, and the monks at there are intending to recycling even more.

Beer bottle temple

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Beer bottle temple

Beer bottle temple

Beer bottle temple

Beer bottle temple

Beer bottle temple

Beer bottle temple

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Beer Bottle House

Beer bottle house

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Beer bottle house

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Beer bottle house

Beer Bottle Furniture

Beer Bottle Chair:

Beer bottle chair

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Beer Bottle Table:

Beer bottle table

Beer bottle table

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Beer Bottle Solar Heater

A Chinese peasant has made a solar water heater – using only beers bottles and hoses.

Beer bottle solar heater

Beer bottle solar heater

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Beer Bottle Christmas Tree

Beer bottle Christmas Tree

Beer bottle Christmas Tree

Beer bottle Christmas Tree

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Beer bottle Christmas Tree

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