This week on Maker Update, 20 seconds of Spotify from your soap pump, MIT’s $100 open source ventilator, safe tools for kids, and the Hackaday calendar of virtual events.

Tool:

Crayola 12ct. Twistables Slick Stix
http://amzn.to/2BhSEU8

Recommended by author Austin Kleon:
https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/149475401816

Transcript:

I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and today we’re taking a look at Slick Stix from Crayola. They’re not cheap at around $10 a box, but I’ll show you what makes them so special. And if you want to pick some up using the Amazon link in the description, it helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

On this blog, I get the chance to explore my love of how people create and invent using new technology. In many ways, Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, California runs completely against the theme of this blog. It is one of the earliest theme parks in the United States, seemingly frozen in time for generations, and what little technology it has is about as analog as it gets.

This week on Maker Update, music from record sleeves, axe throwing for children, a 3D printed cat feeder, Belief-Based computing kits, and building your own battery packs.

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