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Special Preview: The Bay Area Maker Faire
This weekend, thousands of artists, crafters, inventors and tinkerers will gather in the San Francisco Bay Area for the sixth annual Maker Faire, the world’s largest do-it-yourself festival that celebrates the spirit of creativity and invention.
Organized by MAKE magazine, the event will feature a wide variety of exhibits and displays including robots, electric vehicles, green tech, student projects, arts and crafts, and ideas for sustainable living – just to name a few. Festival-goers can also watch demonstrations and take part in hands-on workshops — from a demo of the explosive reaction between Coke Zero and Mentos to soldering and sewing … read more
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Usable bikes can be donated to charity organizations for reuse, and unusable bikes can be recycled for parts by scrap recyclers or bicycle shops.
