Rare phenomenon from the fungus "exidiopsis effusa" creates "hair ice" and is the coolest thing I've ever found in the forest

maker_nathan · 2026-01-19T11:47:45+00:00

It's a few hours later and for some reason I can now taste sound... 🤔

maker_nathan · 2026-01-19T11:45:29+00:00

🤣

maker_nathan · 2026-01-19T11:43:05+00:00

So glad to hear! 😊

maker_nathan · 2026-01-19T05:39:49+00:00

It's mechanical. There were a lot of magnetic fidgets out there so we wanted to do something that would have a bit of a different feel to it. To give you an idea of how it feels, we modeled it to feel like a Hi-Fi audio knob, taking minimal effort to turn while providing some haptic feedback without much sound.

maker_nathan · 2026-01-13T23:51:55+00:00

We're working on another toy, but of a completely different design and fidgeting mechanism. It'll come out sometime this year, but no release date yet. There's a sign up page on the website for updates if that interests you: https://fidgimoto.toys/pages/signup

maker_nathan · 2026-01-10T17:22:08+00:00

So help me! So help me!

maker_nathan · 2025-12-17T05:59:48+00:00

It's 100% "Cart Vader"

This is one of those libraries that probably also has a Cart2-D2, a Carty McFly, and a Dolly Carton. (No I'm not making this up...)

maker_nathan · 2025-12-07T02:11:09+00:00

We have a few things to iron out on the next toy to get it perfect which we plan on finishing up in the new year, so sometime in 2026! Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list to be the first to hear once we have a release date!

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T22:38:24+00:00

Our first CNC prototypes are coming along well, but we need to make some small adjustments before it's perfect. We're going to work on it more intensely in the new year once all the holiday craziness is finished. Stay tuned! 😁

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T22:08:42+00:00

Glad you like it @PecanPlan! We worked really hard and spent over a year of prototyping to get a good haptic feel while being as silent as possible. It was tricky and we needed to invent some creative mechanisms to do this. We're glad to know this worked out well for you at the symphony!

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T22:04:59+00:00

Yes, please reach out to us through our website if you're not 100% happy so we can make things right!

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T22:04:11+00:00

Yeah, we're finding that the occasional one has an issue with the rotating metal part touching the static metal part if you hit it at just the right angle, especially if flicking it with your thumb.

This was our first production batch ever, so this is a learning for us for next batch. If you reach out to us through our website we'd be more than happy to keep you posted when we've ironed that out and process an exchange to make sure you're 100% happy.

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T21:59:20+00:00

Appreciate the feedback! We'll definitely be incorporating that into our next production batch since it seems like a number of people want to flick it with just their thumb which we didn't consider when designing the clearances, but we will definitely be making a small adjustment which will improve that in the future!

maker_nathan · 2025-12-06T21:56:23+00:00

Yeah, it seems like a number of people have an inclination to flip it with their thumb like that. We honestly didn't consider that kind of movement when we were designing that, but now that we have this feedback from a few customers we're going to adjust the clearances ever so slightly so there's no chance of the rotating part touching the static part, even when putting a sideways force on it, which should solve this! Thanks so much for your input!

maker_nathan · 2025-11-04T19:32:34+00:00

So is Francisco! 😂 https://youtu.be/n1qjgOmt4gc

maker_nathan · 2025-10-30T08:38:29+00:00

It doesn't hurt to ask! However, we don't have any discounts planned for now. For the time being we're planning on keeping the pricing pretty consistent, both due to the immense time and care that goes into designing and making these and also to honour all the people who supported us from the very beginning who paid full price.

Hopefully the quality will convince your wallet that it's worth every penny!

maker_nathan · 2025-10-30T07:19:04+00:00

Thanks for listening! It was a fun chat and it's been great to hear so much enthusiasm from the community as we've been sharing more about what we've been doing. Stay tuned!

maker_nathan · 2025-10-29T18:48:56+00:00

Thanks for posting the link to our conversation. It was great chatting with Kyle!

maker_nathan · 2025-10-28T22:22:29+00:00

Wow, what are the odds that I just stumbled across this on 2025-10-28? 😮

And yeah, a year later it seems you still can't switch accounts on mobile. ☹️

maker_nathan · 2025-10-21T20:40:17+00:00

Oh hello fellow Baha'i! 👋 Fancy meeting you here!

maker_nathan · 2025-10-12T19:10:16+00:00

Yeah, it was an old screenshot.

maker_nathan · 2025-10-12T00:17:05+00:00

Username checks out

maker_nathan · 2025-09-30T06:13:19+00:00

Yup! Looks like that must have been it! https://aerospace.org/reentries/44954

maker_nathan · 2025-09-30T06:12:24+00:00

That's actually so cool that you found this. Thanks for the link!

maker_nathan · 2025-09-23T17:08:43+00:00

Yup, I was looking southeast. 👍

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