Saturday Linkages: Holiday Weekend Edition

Sailboat made with Home Depot buckets: http://www.pdracer.com/boat-shorty/50-dollar-sailboat-race/tbucket/ … Brick wall collapses to reveal giant beehive via @BoingBoing http://boingboing.net/2014/05/22/brick-wall-collapses-to-reveal.html … 8 Takeaways From the Bike League’s Study of Cyclist Fatalities http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/05/22/8-takeaways-from-the-bike-leagues-study-of-cyclist-fatalities/#.U39XY2qRa40.twitter … via @StreetsblogUSA Br...

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Saturday Tweets: Cheap Heaters, Paper Airplanes and Lost Ornaments

Solar-OSE: Solar concentrator for steam generation https://t.co/bj8QmXxG6t — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 6, 2015 Cheapest Heater In The World Version 2. Bigger, Better, Hotter . https://t.co/bTmzTutTWX — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 6, 2015 Citizen Maths: free/open adult math education for practical real-world numeracy https://t.co/n4IvJEytGn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2015 Gorgeous book of paper airplanes collected by a...

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Saturday Tweets: Alan Chadwick, Thinking Plants and the Best Restroom in America

...o/nwaz7fdJHW pic.twitter.com/SjiSObzhtV — Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) November 12, 2015 Ski Town Outhouse Just Won Best Restroom in America https://t.co/hTzuyNrjf0 via @CurbedSki — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 12, 2015 ‘NPR Voice’ Has Taken Over the Airwaves https://t.co/kUjqVnX0BC — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 10, 2015 Do plants think? James Wong (@botanygeek) considers the evidence https://t.co/3bukQpPoHV pic.twitter.com/TboHRIUh1u — G...

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Saturday Tweets: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

The Great "Nitrite Free" Marketing Racket Explained – Urban Digs Farm https://t.co/8HWF4jgCVL pic.twitter.com/826NcJzCe2 — Urban Agriculture (@UrbanAgRRicult) November 28, 2015 HGVs: designed for the open motorway & inexplicably now commonplace on crowded city streets. pic.twitter.com/DqpIhb3F7o HT @Cycle_Kix — KarlOnSea (@KarlOnSea) November 28, 2015 How do I get my agapanthus to flower? @AlysFowler has the answer #askalys https://t.co/hBbUMnain...

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Saturday Linkages: $1 Homes, Compost Heated Showers and Potty Talk

3573 Lincoln St.in Gary, Indiana. Yours for $1. Home Sweet Home Gary Indiana unveils Dollar Home Program: http://bit.ly/19HD517 Gardening Pipe planters http://www.recyclart.org/2013/06/pipe-planters/ … Mariposa Nabi Community Garden features this alter via @GlenDake http://pinterest.com/pin/306667055846811135/ … DIY IKEA Hackers: New life for Old Poang! http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/06 13 Ways To Turn Your Outdated ’90s Tech Into Truly Usable T...

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