Daily Cup of Tech

If you are like me, you would probably rather read a comic book than a manual or dry instructions. This is the entire premise behind Howtoons! Cartoon that teach you how to build or make something cool.

This week’s Make it Monday project is a Howtoons science project that any tech minded younger would get into. With just a few scraps that most people will have lying around the house, they can make a fully functional electric motor!

And since the whole project’s instructions are in comic book format, it is ideal for the little tinkerer who is more visually inclined. No chance of getting bored with reading these instructions. RTFM? You bet!

Now, there have been some complaints on the project page that people can’t read the words in the graphic. If this is also the case for you, you may wish to download the PDF version of the project. It is much easier to work with.

If you are the skeptical type and need some proof that this can actually work, check out the video that they made of a motor fashioned from the plans.

Now, this isn’t something that is as cool as, say, building your own fusion reactor, but we all need to start somewhere!

Happy building!

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