22 Things I Saw At Maker Faire 1. There were tons of cool kids there.
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It was basically Burning Man for seven-year-olds. There were grown-up things too (citizen science tools!) but the kids ran the show and they were totally nonchalant about it.
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More cool kids.
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Here’s some cool kids riding a cool bike.
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You see where this is going.
2. Most of the kids were cooler than me.
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I live in Brooklyn! I have opinions about David Bowie! But none of that matters anymore. They’re just hanging out building robots all day. No one else stands a chance.
3. I am aging.
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Most of the really cool stuff was kids-only, and I wanted to join in and play but I was clearly too big so I just stared into the distance and thought about my life.
4. There was a unicorn on fire.
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It’s named after Katy Perry.
It has a spigot where its business would usually be.
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Apparently it dispenses drinks? Not sure how to feel about this.
5. There were trend-setting hats.
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In six months, everyone will be wearing these.
6. There were lots of terrifying robots.
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This one too.
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I was particularly afraid of this one.
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This one was named “Big D,” which seemed a little inappropriate.
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7. Everybody wants to talk to the guy who made the terrifying death robot.
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Maybe they think he’ll spare them?
8. Some of the robots were nice.
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This was the exception to the rule.
9. The cool kids are in league with the robots and they will one day rise against us together.
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I think this was the kid from Looper, but obviously I was too scared to ask.
10. Brain control is real and it has fallen into the hands of the cool kids.
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Lots of people were using this thing to run mind-control games. It kind of worked, I guess? This one guy talked about playing it all night and not needing to sleep, which made me feel like I was in a David Cronenberg movie.
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Here’s what it looks like when you play Pong with it. Apparently it was a lot more frustrating than regular Pong.
After a while, it was kind of frightening too.
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“Try it. The sensation is actually quite pleasurable…”
11. There was a celebrity potato gun there.
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This potato gun has been to the White House. Have you been to the White House? Me neither.
12. 3D printed dolls are also kind of scary.
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I was worried if I asked too many question they would turn me into a doll.
13. I have seen the hairstyle of the future, and it is awesome.
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I really hope this becomes a thing.
14. There was a bicycle shaped like a monarch butterfly.
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Again, really just for kids. Not that I wanted to ride it around and make butterfly noises or anything.
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There was an orange one too.
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Also off-limits to boring grown-ups who are incapable of wonder or joy.
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15. There was a minotaur.
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16. This gross hand was probably the coolest thing.
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Good to know there’s a market for computerized zombie hands.
17. The “Nerdy Derby” was awesome.
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It took me by surprise. Everyone was just hanging out, building these cars.
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This kid won one of the rounds. People went nuts. I think the pipe cleaner was his secret weapon.
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This was the main track. Note the cool kids, at right, probably talking about Radiohead bootlegs or something.
18. There was a remote-controlled blue shell.
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Still inspired panic, even though I haven’t played Mario Kart in years.
19. Man wrestled machine.
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I was into it, although a couple kids pointed out it could have been rigged.
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Humanity triumphed, which was nice.
20. This guy was driving a cupcake around.
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21. This guy was just carrying around a 3D printer.
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It was actually printing as he walked around with it. I guess he was hoping random kids would come up and start poking it? If so, it worked.
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22. This happened.
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Not sure there’s anything to say about this one.
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