A 21st Century ‘Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth’

The strange story of a decades-long quest to recreate Earth in miniature and why it’s integral to our future as a species on and off the planet. Continue reading A 21st Century ‘Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth’

Foldable Dymaxion Globe

Some time back, we posted about [Gavin]’s laser-cut/3D printed Dymaxion Globe — if you haven’t read about it yet, you should check it out. [noniq] loved the idea, and like a true hacker, built and shared an improved Foldable Dymaxion Globe. It can snap together to form an icosahedron globe, or it can be laid flat to form a map.

Like the original, [noniq]’s version is laser cut and engraved, and uses some 3D printed parts. But it does away with the fasteners (that’s 60 pairs of nuts and bolts), and instead uses neodymium magnets to make all the triangle …read more

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