If you didn’t already know, Jess recently wrote a great book full of science experiments for parents and kids to do at home. If you haven’t heard about it, check it out here. All bias aside, it really is the best science experiments book I’ve ever read. The projects are really cool and engaging. This book is written for ages 8 to 12 but there are projects that you would enjoy at any age. Everything is explained in very easy to understand terms from double-pendulums and chaotic motion to making holograms by hand.
One of the really cool projects in the book is making your own 3D glasses with stuff laying around your house. I wrote a little app to help you play around with depth and perspective when drawing your own 3D images. Check out the examples below. You can adjust the depth and lightness of each line you draw and you can actually edit lines you’ve previously drawn. Click here to play with the 3D anaglyph maker.
Here’s an example of the type of results you can get with the app. You can tell I am no artist… but you can draw with the mouse and adjust the depth and darkness of the lines, then export the image to your computer. Feel free to upload your pic to imgur and paste a link in the comments to show us what you create!
