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Where science learns to dance with magic.

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Harmonograph science fair poster with Lissajous curve drawings
Harmonograph
Physics Pendulum · Lissajous
Six amber resin rings arranged on a workbench
Listening Rings
Fabrication Lathe · Wood
Close-up profile of Ted the turtle
Ted the Turtle
Living Systems Habitat
Gnomon shadow cast diagonally across a white paper at solar noon — Eratosthenes method
Ode to Eratosthenes
Geometry Astronomy
Electrochemically etched twisted steel rod
Electrochemical Etching
Fabrication Electrochemistry
Pyrae propane furnace glowing open with molten heat inside
Pyrae Melting Furnace
Fabrication Foundry · Casting
Praying mantis Ted perched on a hand
Ted the Mantis
Living Systems Entomology
Chladni figure on a resonating plate showing octagonal standing wave pattern in blue powder
Chladni & Cymatics
Art & Math Wave Physics
Synthetic ruby glowing under UV — vivid purple fluorescence
Synthetic Ruby Arc Reactor
Physics Plasma · High Voltage
Propane forge roaring with orange flames — blacksmithing
Iron & Fire
Fabrication Blacksmithing
Aloe vera in full yellow bloom inside a grow tent
The Green Garden
Living Systems Horticulture
3D-printed equatorial telescope mount assembled outdoors on a hillside
Telescopes
Optics · Astronomy 3D Printing
The Maker

Particle-physics
curiosity. Garage-scale
making.

A boson is a force-carrier — the fundamental particle that makes things interact. "Goofy" is the spirit in which even the most demanding work gets approached: with irreverence, humor, and the willingness to look foolish while building something remarkable.

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Maker Specs
Name Ted Berger
Disciplines Physics · Engineering · Electrochemistry · Botany · Sacred Geometry · Living Systems
Fabrication Machining · Forging · Blacksmithing · Casting · 3D Printing · Laser Cutting · Woodworking
Research Neutrino Mixing Angles · Dark Matter Detection · Neutron Skin Measurements
Professional Pharmaceutical Manufacturing · Visual Inspection