Scary bots and super creeps - vibrobots with connectors, wire and cable ties

Make funny, scary, silly vibrating bot creatures with little more than connectors, cable ties and electrical wire. The bots in the pictures and video are just examples of what you can make. Your imagination is the limit of what you can make. Thanks to the versatility of connectors, cable binders and...
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Killens Pond State Park

Killens Pond State Park is a Delaware state park located south of the town of Felton in Kent County, Delaware in the United States. The park surrounds a 66-acre (270,000 m²) pond known as Killens Pond located along the Murderkill River. Amenities available include boating, fishing, hiking, playgrounds, and picnic areas. The park also features a nature center, year-round campgrounds and a water park that is open during the summer months.

Killens Pond State Park on the Murderkill River was previously the site of a millpond and the location of several Native American hunting camps and homes. The millpond was built in the late 18th century. The river received its name after the local Indians attacked and killed the members of aDutch settlement in 1648. The state park was opened to the public in 1965.

Recreation

Killens Pond State Park is opened for year-round recreation and features a waterpark, Killens Pond Water Park. Killens Pond and the Murderkill River are open to fishing and boating. Common game fish include bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, perch and pickerel. Canoes, rowboats, kayaks and pedal boats are permitted on the pond and the river is the site of the Murderkill River Canoe Trail.^[1]

There are several miles of trails at Killens Pond State Park. They are open to hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and cross-country running. There is an 18 hole disc golf course running through the park. Ice Storm Trail passes through a forest that is recovering from the effects of a 1994 ice storm that stripped many of the trees. The park also features several ballfields and playing courts, as well as a bike path the follows the main park entrance from U.S. Route 13.

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6 Hilariously Weird Baby Books

 Looking for some new bedtime reads? You might want to leave these on the store shelves. By Leah Rocketto for TheBump.com © 2013 The Bump. All rights reserved.

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All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John
Grown-ups who read this story find it hysterical, but to a toddler hearing the moral of this story (that your friends always leave you), it is too disturbing. $10, Amazon.com

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It Hurts When I Poop by Howard J. Bennett
Books are a great go-to tool for potty training. Yet none seem to be as graphic (and gross) as this too-long tale that describes how food turns into number two. We get that it's written for kids getting over constipation, but once he's on the mend, don't you want him to know that it doesn't hurt to poop? $9, BarnesandNoble.com

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A Present made from Broken Glass

A Present made from Broken Glass

Norah turned 1 the other day and as a belated response to a suggestion from her Mum, I made her a present out of broken glass. A bottle, with a hole drilled very carefully into it, an LED shoved inside, filled with broken glass, then capped. Voila! Night-light for Norah and Mabel!

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Is Jack Lew Have the Worst Signature EVER

When President Obama named Jack Lew as his pick for Treasury Secretary, he no doubt took his years of experience, both within the government and in finance, into consideration.

Yet one small detail the president seems to have overlooked is Lew's bizarre signature - a particularly important fact as it could soon be gracing dollar bills across the nation.

Lew, who would replace outgoing secretary Timothy Geithner if he is confirmed into the role, has an almost comedic signature which resembles a spring, an extended slinky or a curly French fry.

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