A message from Charlie FishThank you, everybody, for your support with my mission to complete every EquivalenZ task by the end of the era. Every single vote and comment from each of you fills me with a joyful sense of community that will keep me comi...

I completed the second part of this task. The story of this dot matrix printer starts here. After I had taken it to pieces, I wanted to make something out of it. I was inspired by this picture of a hardware store's artfully presented range of scre...

We took apart a dot matrix printer. Dot Matrix refers to the way the printer creates characters or images on paper. This is done by several tiny pins, aligned in a column, striking an ink ribbon positioned between the pins and the paper, creating do...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. I concocted a plan to use a remote control to cause a chain reaction that would spark a fire. It used a DVD player, a candlestick, a sparky gizmo from a lighter, and a paper towel soaked in meths. The p...

I installed myself on the balcony of the pub at the top of Victoria Station in London, and I people-watched. Meanwhile, my camera was on surveillance duty - it captured half an hour of footage while I sat there. I reviewed the surveillance footage a...

The United Kingdom of Pascifitonia and Elsen Welcome to Pascifitonia! The 'land of a thousand lakes', with a hundred miles of busy beaches, Pascifitonia is famed for its lively traditional percussion music, and the pomp and ceremony of its ancient...

In real life, I am a writer, and I occasionally use dreams for inspiration. I record almost every dream I have in a little black book. When I am working on a story, I sometimes concentrate on a particular problem or character before I go to sleep,...

I did this task, and then realized it's the most boring task in the world to write up, and will barely be entertaining enough to garner any votes. So I'm going to use this opportunity to muse on my progress with my crazy EquivalenZ mission (to comple...