Get Inspired to Science!

tags:: #bananarodeo #science-fair
owner:: @Niko
status:: #status/doing

ToDo:: Custom CSS for this page

🔬 Science Fair Inspiration

Welcome to the Inspiration Page for the Banana Rodeo Science Fair—a launchpad for wild ideas, useful experiments, community creations, and scientific mischief.

Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just getting your hands dirty with DIY science, this is where sparks fly. We’ve gathered examples, links, and prompts to get your imagination spinning and your hands building. From real-world solutions to surreal experiments, this is your go-to hub for getting inspired, getting weird, and getting involved.

This page is divided into categories to help you explore different themes—everything from passive heating systems to bubble wizardry, reclaimed materials to rogue electronics, eco-experiments, and banana-based madness. Click into what excites you, find collaborators, and let’s build something unforgettable together.

📚 What You'll Find Here

✨ Curated Youtube Channels – Explorers, builders, scientists, and mischief-makers who’ve shared their knowledge online.
🧪 Inspiration by Category – Organized examples, tutorials, and references to spark your project.
🌀 Open Calls for Weird Ideas – Have something unusual? Let’s make it part of the show.
🛠️ ToDo:: Community Tools & Contacts – Find collaborators, ask questions, or borrow tools.

🗂️ Categories (So Far...)

These categories are growing! Want to add something? Email lafinka@pm.me or bring it to our next brainstorm.

Passive Heating & Cooling
Bubbles
Reuse & Upcycling
Material Science
Water Systems
Permaculture & Ecosystems
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Low-Tech Technology
- Solar Powered Websites
Natural Building
Social Experiments & Data Mapping
Silly Science & Spectacle
Community Tools Development
Sustainable buildings
Audio & Sensor Hacking (coming soon)
Banana-Themed Engineering (yes, really)

🧠 Jump Right In

Check out the Inspiration by Categories section below to dive deep. Each section has videos, links, DIY guides, and idea seeds.

Or, get straight to the good stuff:
📄 Get Involved Or Sign Up Your Project
🌐 Visit the Banana.Rodeo Site
🛠️ How To Science - The Method

🔗 Need a Buddy? Got Questions?

This page is just the beginning. Need help with a build, soldering advice, or wondering if your weird idea is too weird? (Spoiler: it isn’t.)

Reach out to us directly at lafinka@pm.me

We can help match you with collaborators, tools, or just cheer you on.

💛 Why This Matters

The Banana Rodeo Science Fair isn’t about being “the best” or “the smartest.” It’s about being curious together. It’s about playing with possibility. About making knowledge fun, visible, and real.

We believe that joyful experimentation can change the world—and we can’t wait to see what you bring as an offering to The GBBITS.

🧠 Add to the Collection!

Have an amazing link, video, zine, patent, or paper to include?
Send it to lafinka@pm.me — we’re building this page together.

Inspiration

ToDo:: Add more inspirational links and things

Do It Yourself Sites

Youtube Channels - Practical Science

@desertsun02 - Low Tech Off-Gridder
@NightHawInLight
@ThinkingandTinkering - Robert Murray Smith
@TechIngredients
@ThoughtEmporium
@The Post-Apocalyptic Inventor

Youtube Science

Events

Open Sauce Creator Meetup

Inspiration - By Categories

Q:: What Categories should we include in inspiration?
ToDo:: Link to more science fair inspiration

🌞 Passive Heating & Cooling

Harness the elements - Somehow we've ignored the energy costs of cooling and heating and forgotten techniques and methods to passively regulate our structures.