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How to Make a Real-Life Portal Gun

A former Graphic and Furniture Design student at Savannah College of Art and Design started a new career by simply creating an ASHPD or Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (aka Portal Gun) replica for his girlfriend. Here's how he did it.

Project: Harvest Rainwater with Sand Filters

Here’s a great tip from Stephen and Rebekah Hren from their book The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit. Harvested rainwater needs filtration before it is potable. Pollution, particles from the air, debris from the collection system (your gutters) are not things you want to find in your tall glass of ice water. Instead of investing in a garage-sized Brita pitcher, Stephen and Rebekah have another idea: sand.

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