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Do you remember those building toys called K'Nex? Well an engineering student at the University of Colorado (CU) named Andrew most certainly does. He actually managed to build a fully-functional ...
It’s really a wonder that we missed this one, what with all the extra time in front of a computer we’ve had over the last year or so. But better late than never, we always say, so behold, (a little at ...
K’Nex has been around for less than 30 years but has already become the building toy of choice for elaborate creations that are impossible to build with Lego. Tyler Bower just demonstrated the ...
[Credit: Kyle/Instructables] If you were anything like me as a kid (or even an adult!), if you couldn’t get your hands on some Lego, you’d turn to the next best thing: K’nex. If you’re into making ...
The Youtuber Shadowman39 has built a functional, mechanical 8-bit computer with the construction toy for roller coasters and towers K'nex. The machine can process binary numbers between 0 and 255 or ...
Given enough pieces of K'NEX, the construction toy system designed and produced by a Montgomery County company, one can build all sorts of things. But what about a fully-functioning pinball machine?
The St. Paul Pioneer Press last talked to Austin Granger in 2012 when the University of Minnesota undergraduate was becoming a YouTube sensation. He had filled his St. Paul bedroom with a massive ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Engineering and imagination is on full display at a unique museum in Bloomington. The Works Museum debuted a K'NEX ball machine Tuesday night. K'NEX are interlocking rods similar ...
This very complex machine has one job — to flip a water bottle. Built entirely out of K'NEX, YouTuber Thibault Art has created something that gets the viral water bottle flipping challenge right. It ...
It’s not always true that bigger is better. Unless you’re building something out of K’Nex. In that case, bigger is definitely better. Just ask Austin Granger, the man behind this giant K’Nex ball ...