The Trick of the Magnet
I have always had a fascination with magnets and why they are like they are. How can a varying size of metal just stick together? How can they also repel…
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The July ’25 Update – Health and Fitness
We are at the beginning of the new fitness year, and I am ready to take on new challenges. Tomorrow (20th July,) I shall be doing the baby 5km run…
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The Brush-Cutter is Trash!
There comes a time when you need something stronger than a strimmer for the garden. That machine is a brush-cutter. It has a spinning blade, rather than a strand of…
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The June Update – Health and Fitness
This is the 12th recording and is mark of where decisions are made for where my fitness is going to go. It's been quite the journey, with many more to…
Space Engineers: Crazy Mining Machine
I have been playing Space Engineers again, recently. I decided that I create a new survival profile and head back onto the earth-like planet. This time, I added weather and…
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Making the Strower 3000!
Note: This is not a safe option and is used with sheer caution. A spinning mower blade is not a toy, so beware…please! There are many homes that suffer from…
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The May Update – Health and Fitness
If you read last Wednesday's triathlon update, then it is now surprise what really mattered, in the last month. Having spent the week leading up to the event, building my…
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Sticking the Bike to Vyv’s Wall!
I have been trying to create a means to fix the road bike up on the wall of the van. Version One was a maintenance claw, attached to Vyvyan's roof.…
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Post-Triathlon Update!
So...I did the Super-Sprint triathlon, at the weekend, and here's the outcome! I DID IT! It was quite the freeing ideal, but it did have a few caveats to keep…
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Why is Warhammer, SO Expensive?
When my daughter first got into Warhammer, I was shocked by the cost of the models. These sets are moulded and chucked into a box. Part of the joy is…