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Wafflebeaver

@wafflebeaver

Building stuff from trash.

 Hawaii, USA
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The ocean is one of my favorite places. With #teamseas making progress, I thought I’d do a thread one my latest passion project of recycling plastic to help supplement what they’re doing. Thread below, and enjoy the ocean footage captured by my friend. (1/10)
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This is the coziest thread I've ever read
Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) profile pictureTim Urban
@waitbutwhy13 Dec 2023
Couldn’t sleep so I asked ChatGPT to depict a penguin making pizza in a hot tub. Still couldn’t sleep so I did the “make it more” game, continually demanding that the scene become cozier.
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TIL about Kowloon Wall City youtu.be/WLn_QTFVZgE?si=Q70b… Wow!
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Aaron Aalto
@aaraalto2 Sep 2023
Happy to announce my previous drawing and storytelling course that launched in 2021 is now called "Dib" and has been updated. It is in beta and available for free download. ↓ aaraalto.com/dib
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Shipped off this mallet today. A long story for this one. 1st life maple tree most likely grown in Canada. 1st life cherry tree grown on easy coast 2nd life Maple became a skateboard used in California. 2nd life cherry was used as a pallet. Some nail scars still there.
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I melt all these plastics together in a Dutch oven. Squeezing and twisting the plastics together to remove air from the mixture, the plastic becomes a solid block of recycled HDPE.
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Now, this combination of recycled plastic and reclaimed wood is headed to New Jersey to continue its life pursuadinf objects into place for generations to come.
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I've been making these recycled plastic mallets and decided to open up a hobby store to see if anyone will try these out. The HDPE is 2nd life The wood handle is 3rs life: 1st as a tree, 2nd as wood trim, and now as a handle.
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For @Qz, I wrote about @Rainesford’s excellent new book and broadening the target of our ambition beyond our professional lives. qz.com/you-can-have-ambition…

You can have ambition without being a go-getter at work

Being ambitious about your life away from your career might feel a lot better.

qz.com
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My debut book, The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work, comes out in 19 days!!! If you’re a journalist/podcaster, say hi! I’d be happy to send you a review copy. If you’re a reader, I’d love if you considered pre-ordering: amazon.com/gp/aw/d/059353896….
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I enjoy these types of threads. Since I’m not a designer, it gives me something to think about and research
Nicholas Baker (@nickpbaker) profile pictureNicholas Baker
@nickpbaker18 Feb 2023
there are two types of designers inspirers & refiners
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I think I need to make more jigs... till then, this is my current ineffecient process for how I make these #recycledplastic mallets.
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carmacace@carmacace27 Jan 2023
change the world by changing the self gm
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I think I need to add a woodpecker sticker on my 1/8” chisel
Hip Hop MD (@TheHipHopMD) profile pictureHip Hop MD@TheHipHopMD26 Jan 2023
A whole new meaning to "knock on wood"...😏 #ScienceFacts
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Greatest response to a question I ever got. I can see the mission of your studio in the pixels. However, I do enjoy reading those words.
Nicholas Baker (@nickpbaker) profile pictureNicholas Baker
@nickpbaker23 Jan 2023
The mission of my studio practice is to design delightful objects that embrace the future. That's why I focus on exploring the contemporary. That said, there's a lot to learn from traditional furniture like the Windsor chair.
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Terrible might be an extreme word… If you make a box nearly air tight, this might be a compliment to a perfectly sealed box with hinges well placed
PUNS (@ThePunnyWorld) profile picturePUNS
@ThePunnyWorld12 Jan 2023
My dad used to say to me 'When One Door Closes another will Open' He was a brilliant philosopher but a terrible cabinet maker.
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Next level cat house 🔥🐈🏠
Kisho Derrek (@KishoDerrek) profile pictureKisho Derrek@KishoDerrek10 Jan 2023
Going deeper into @NodeRED in @home_assistant Today it is automatic controller for a warmer in the house I built for the stray cats from salvaged materials. At first the cats and house building process:
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Interesting poll results… I thought this was common knowledge, I guess it’s not.
JerryRigEverything (@ZacksJerryRig) profile pictureJerryRigEverything
@ZacksJerryRig10 Jan 2023
Without looking it up - How much of a Lithium battery can be recycled?
26%0%
35%35%
18%65%
20%95%
137,504 votes • Final results
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I’ve been working on this prototype pencil/notebook case:
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This might be odd but I like to have conversations with myself with different colored pencils. Like a way to play devils advocate with my own thoughts. Am I alone on this?
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Example of my thoughts on this prototype. Please help me add to this idea. Criticism is welcome as well.
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