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If you always wanted to know what that is and how to do it, look no further.

This is a fully working paper steam engine, running off the steam generated by a cup of coffee (or tea).

See the original (German) or translated page.

Notessimo is a small online music-editor that makes it easy to create your own songs.

Just pick the instruments and place them on the track.

This excellent BBC documentary on the brain’s workings is now free for download.

via mind hacks 

A hotel is being built. Great news.

But yes, because this hotel is built completely from salt.

Seriously. This site is unbelievable.

A collection of Octopus pulp covers. Yes, another great use of the internet.

The guy from xkcd (a great comic, BTW) has tied a camera under a kite and let it fly.

You can marvel at the result vie the wonder that is the intarweb, of course.

See and fold the world’s best flying paper airplanes. With tips from master folders.

O’Reilly now sells its books by the chapter. This might be a nice alternative if you programmed yourself into a corner.

Of course, this never happens to the captain. Him being the captain and all.