by locksmith | Jun 3, 2015 | neat
There's a great article over at Make: about a guy who built a colossal pinball machine out of, among other things, a hairdryer and a toilet plunger. The end result is spectacular: The fun thing about the enormous table is that it would probably take an earthquake to...
by locksmith | May 22, 2015 | mysteries, neat, real-life adventure
Doors Open Toronto runs this weekend. The antithesis to escape games, the event features interesting or unusual spaces that actually unlock their doors and allow people to come inside and look around, with absolutely no puzzle solving or key-finding involved. Can you...
by locksmith | Apr 30, 2015 | neat
Boing Boing reports on mixed media artist Peter Root, who has created a fantastic little city skyline out of staples. Check out the "making of" video at the bottom of the page! View Ephemicropolis - Peter Root
by locksmith | Apr 2, 2015 | ghosts, neat, real-life adventure
The poster for the upcoming Adam Sandler movie Pixels has us imagining a Godzilla-sized Pac Man chomping his way through major cities. Thanks to the techno mash-up of Pac Man and Google Maps, now you can pilot Pac through your very own neighbourhood, chasing ghosts...
by locksmith | Mar 31, 2015 | neat, real-life adventure
How did Torontonians used to have fun, LockQuest-style, before there was even a LockQuest? They'd hop on a horse-pulled TTC streetcar and head on down to the sixteen-sided Cyclorama across from Union Station on Front Street. What's a cyclorama, you ask? It's some sort...
by locksmith | Mar 18, 2015 | neat, puzzles, secrets
Want to see how a puzzle jug is made? It's kind of like that scene from Ghost, except without all the sex. Or the ghosts. And with a useful product at the end of it which isn't a baby. How was it made? A Puzzle Jug by Michelle Erickson from Victoria and Albert Museum...