Tired of egg on your fingers? What started as a quest to build a simple mechanical egg cracker quickly spiraled into designing a complex 'mechanical computer' to tackle a surprisingly tricky kitchen task. Discover the ingenious mechanical solutions, from specialized grippers to programmed cams, that bring this intricate machine to life, despite numerous exploding eggs and iterative redesigns.

Ever wondered if you could have a brownie with no edges, just pure, gooey center? What started as a simple idea for a specialized pan quickly spiraled into a multi-stage engineering project, tackling complex heat transfer, precision machining, and even creating a mechanical mouth to measure 'edgeness'. The ultimate design, a pan with retractable spikes, truly redefines the baking experience.

Cameras, by their very design, capture the world through a limited, expanding cone of vision, meaning they can't see around objects. But what if we engineered a camera that could defy these optical laws, effectively seeing around walls or eliminating perspective entirely? It sounds like a theoretical impossibility, but a custom-built camera proves that by meticulously controlling a single-pixel sensor, we can unlock a new realm of photographic capabilities previously thought impossible.

Jax Rivera, a hands-on hardware enthusiast, embarked on an audacious quest: to build the world's smallest rideable bike. Fueled by a casual jab from his wife and the lure of a Guinness record, what started as a simple build rapidly escalated into a relentless pursuit of miniaturization, demanding multiple redesigns, advanced manufacturing techniques, and weeks of grueling practice. The journey reveals the immense challenges and surprising solutions required to make the impossible ridable.