{"id":5561,"date":"2014-05-19T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T21:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2014-05-19T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T23:40:31","slug":"geek-fiesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2014\/05\/19\/geek-fiesta\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Geek Fiesta!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend marked the annual gathering of super-creative folks of all stripes, called Maker Faire<\/a>. For those of you who’ve never gone, it’s definitely a must-experience! It’s billed as The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth, and it’s like a tw0-day science fair crossed with a county fair, with a bit of\u00a0performance art thrown in. Or for those of you familiar with Burning Man, it’s like a smaller, less dusty, less expensive Burning Man. Exhibitors and participants come to\u00a0celebrate creativity in all its forms, and share all of the fantastic things they’ve made. Some\u00a0are there to help you figure out how to make your\u00a0inventions a reality! There is always so much to see and do, and it is a total blast for both kids and adults. It really gets your creative juices flowing.<\/p>\n

This year’s highlights included the always popular cupcake cars, a human-powered bike carousel, a high-five machine, a man-sized and man-powered sidewalk-chalk spirograph, serpent vehicles, a fire-breathing amphibious\u00a0sea-serpent vehicle, lego robots, make-it-yourself kayak kits, cheap and portable DIY yurt kits, El Pulpo Mecanico (a giant fire-spouting metal octopus), a remote-control model boat battle (with real BB’s as ammo), and tons of crafts for the kids to make. \u00a0Here’s a little\u00a0gallery from Sunday’s\u00a0outing<\/a><\/p>\n

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And here’s a tiny video showing El Pulpo Mechanico<\/a>\u2014the mechanical, fire-breathing octopus!<\/p>\n