Comments on: Maker Faire Austin 2007 – Photos http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/21/maker-faire-austin-2007/ Stepping over the steaming pile of reality. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:51:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/21/maker-faire-austin-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-9726 Dave Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:36:36 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/21/maker-faire-austin-2007/#comment-9726 Yeah, the Maker Faire was unbelievable. The drumming knitter stopped me in my tracks. I was walking by and heard someone drumming and didn't think anything of it at first because I didn't see him knitting. Then I saw what he was REALLY doing and I just stood there and stared at him knit and drum for a few minutes. I'm sure I was slack-jawed for several of those minutes. The catapult (actually a trebuchet) was named "Mongo" and it could hurl a ten pound watermelon over 100 yards. They said Mongo could fling it a lot farther than that, but they had to scale down the power for fear of hitting nearby houses. I was down-range for a couple of the launches and saw the watermelon turn into red vapor as it hit the ground. This caused the crowd of adults to begin cheering and laughing like children. If the faire comes to a city near you, I recommend checking it out. It's truly an amazing site. Yeah, the Maker Faire was unbelievable. The drumming knitter stopped me in my tracks. I was walking by and heard someone drumming and didn’t think anything of it at first because I didn’t see him knitting.

Then I saw what he was REALLY doing and I just stood there and stared at him knit and drum for a few minutes. I’m sure I was slack-jawed for several of those minutes.

The catapult (actually a trebuchet) was named “Mongo” and it could hurl a ten pound watermelon over 100 yards. They said Mongo could fling it a lot farther than that, but they had to scale down the power for fear of hitting nearby houses.

I was down-range for a couple of the launches and saw the watermelon turn into red vapor as it hit the ground. This caused the crowd of adults to begin cheering and laughing like children.

If the faire comes to a city near you, I recommend checking it out. It’s truly an amazing site.

]]> By: Scott http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/21/maker-faire-austin-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-9725 Scott Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:20:58 +0000 http://www.abovetheaether.com/2007/10/21/maker-faire-austin-2007/#comment-9725 Amazing stuff all around. I'd love to have seen this. But somehow the guy who could knit and drum at the same time particularly impresses me. And what is it about catapults? There's something extremely satisfying about seeing heavy objects hurled a long distance. Amazing stuff all around. I’d love to have seen this. But somehow the guy who could knit and drum at the same time particularly impresses me.

And what is it about catapults? There’s something extremely satisfying about seeing heavy objects hurled a long distance.

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