Spinning RGB LED Ball II

"QUOTE" When this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious sh!t!

Unlike it's predecessor this one has three axes. It was very challenging to build, with a total of 9 slip-contacts, not including the motors. I made it from scrap I had laying around and it took about a week to build. I use standard DC-motors controlled with pulse width modulation, the LEDs are controlled with a modified bike light with adjustable frequency. I'm very sorry about the quality, my camera can't keep up and it makes a lot of flicker that isn't really there, and the LEDs oversaturate the image. LINK: Youtube

Make A Perpetual Spinner

Using a few simple items and a little science, create a cool perpetual spinner. LINK: Youtube

Spinning Steampunk Jewelry

Etsy seller Curious Goods Curios has a nice wrinkle on the now-traditional steampunk clockwork ring; these ones spin around and around.

Curious Goods Curios, Via: Boingboing

Spinning Papercraft

This is very cool: The original design is by Ramin Razani, as noted by Jeffrey Rutzky in his book Kirigami (more photos here on his Flickr acct).

Link, Via: Make, Via: Neatorama, Via: Youtube

If you’d like to make your own, here’s a similar template.