Handcar Regatta

We Regatteans are ever vigilant for all things kinetic around the globe. Recently, we discovered an accomplished group of delirious devisors out of Philadelphia, PA. They are set to launch their latest unruly contraption known rather ominously as:

The crew have been diligently documenting their construction days and nights, displaying that certain crackpot craftsmanship we love in kinetic sculpture devotees.

Also true to maker form is their DIY approach to events, parties, and general rousing fun in creating their own vital community of like-minded participants. Witness:

• Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby
  A good old-fashioned street derby of human-powered contraptions
•  The Philadelphia Experiment
   An events umbrella organization of sorts fraught with fabulous parties
• And what looks to be a terribly exciting event:
  PEX Summer Festival
  “We will be uniting for three days and nights of amazing music, art, education, dance, participatory shared experience and conscious connection on 200 acres of private land, just one hour south of Philadelphia.”

Partake of the following moving picture electro-luminescent display of the derby:

We wish Team Sand Reckoner many excellent voyages plus the stellar events and parties among fearless doers who spin the wheels of an emerging maker culture! Huzzah!

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1. Kindred Hackers Part 8: Rebecca Nase