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Functioning papercraf

A [papercraft steam engine that really works](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/10/papercraft_sterling_.html).

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Skimpily clad stormtroopers

[Perhaps this new uniform could have given the Empire a happier ending](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/dork-fantasies/sexy-stormtrooper-makes-me-rethink-hatred-of-the-empire-288411.php).

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Smart and green

Another good idea to save electricity: [streetlights that dim when the moon is full](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/bright-ideas/lunar+resonant-streetlights-only-shine-when-the-moon-doesnt-288332.php).

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Kitchen design

[A juicer with an innovative design](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/kitchen-gadgets/juicer-hugs-countertops-but-look-out-288306.php).

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Scariest vegetables ever

[How to make glow-in-the-dark tomatoes](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/just-not-eating-them/make-glowing-tomatoes-at-home-288187.php).

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Tourist pricing

[Venetian tourist vendors have tourist and rude tourist pricing](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/10/venetian_merchants_h.html).

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Darth’s sound system

[These speaers from Grundig look eerily like something from Star Wars](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sur_round-sound/grundig-to-re+release-audiorama-speakers-for-100th-anniversary-288091.php).

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End of a dream

[The segway fan club disbands](http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/segway-fan-club-disbands-tries-to-pick-up-the-pieces/).

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Longevity advice

[Winning the nobel prize increases your longevity by 1-2 years](http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/08/puzzle-solved.html).

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Attention Flight-Sim addicts

[Here's the next few thousand dollars you need to spend](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/08/flight_sims_external_lce.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).

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