spydermonkey
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I am all about building and fixing items where applicable, but some things the article mention:
Makes me think that they live in a house surrounded by old newspapers.
I'm all for handiness, but I'll take a standard lamp, even one I've fixed myself over a water bottle lamp, thanks. I understand the possible need for this in an emergency situation, but I know people who prefer the "quirkiness" of this type of stuff over conventional methods, and they're usually surrounded by shit that need to get thrown away. I'm sensitive to it because my dad is a pack-rat, and I've inherited it as well, and have done my best to reduce the amount of junk I keep around, and have to constantly assess whether something is truly needed or not.
The Lecturer said:Ideas include using a magnifying glass and shoe box to turn a mobile phone into a rudimentary projector; how to use tin foil to make too small batteries fit correctly and how to turn a bottle of water into a lamp.
Makes me think that they live in a house surrounded by old newspapers.
I'm all for handiness, but I'll take a standard lamp, even one I've fixed myself over a water bottle lamp, thanks. I understand the possible need for this in an emergency situation, but I know people who prefer the "quirkiness" of this type of stuff over conventional methods, and they're usually surrounded by shit that need to get thrown away. I'm sensitive to it because my dad is a pack-rat, and I've inherited it as well, and have done my best to reduce the amount of junk I keep around, and have to constantly assess whether something is truly needed or not.