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MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver & Kickstarter. MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century.

MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver & Kickstarter

Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It's a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything inbetween: It comes ready to use out of the box with everything you see above: MaKey MaKey, Alligator Clips, USB Cable. That's up to you! First, load up a computer program or any webpage (yes that's right, you're surfing the internet to invent). Let's say you load up a piano. Or let's say you Google for an online "Pacman" game and draw a joystick with a pencil (yes, an actual ordinary pencil): Then you can play Pacman by touching the drawing with your finger.

Or you could load up facebook or gmail and send a message on a custom-made alphabet soup keyboard: Alligator Clip two objects to the MaKey MaKey board. When you touch the apple, you make a connection, and MaKey MaKey sends the computer a keyboard message. Make + Key = MaKey MaKey! We are inspired by the Maker Movement. Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore.

Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels

Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed. And now, the final results are in.

While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with. Ask E. Jean: 25 Things Every Woman Should Know. HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF. Almost Untouched Nature - Waterfall Restaurant, Philippines. Image credit Visiting this interesting Waterfall Restaurant located in San Pablo City, Philippines at the Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort can be a truly unique and memorable experience.

Almost Untouched Nature - Waterfall Restaurant, Philippines

Visitors can enjoy in lunch served on bamboo dining tables while the crystalline running water flows under their feet. Besides enjoying the authentic local cuisine, you can enjoy the almost untouched nature of the region formerly occupied by a farm and coconut plantations. If you need to spend calories after lunch then you have opportunity to do some sports activities like Bamboo rafts . Try your hand at paddling a native bamboo raft on lake Labasin. Image credit Also, guests have the opportunity to watch the Philippine Experience Show where the country’s rich culture comes to life, from its ethnic diversity to its colonial legacy. Image credit Image credit If you are admirer of bird watching this is the place for you. Image credit Image credit Source: 1, 2, 3, 4. The Egg by Andy Weir. The Bureau of Communication - Fill-in-the-blank Correspondence.

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