i build cool stuff
(and i'm glad you're here to see it)
nov 2024
I designed the body and front wing aerodynamics of a Formula 1 chassis, named the MAD-16 after my last name and my 16th birthday. I spent weeks reading papers, watching youtube videos, and going down forum rabbit holes talking about wind tunnel tests and obscure part dimensions.
apr - jun 2025
As part of Hack Club's Apex event, a high altitude balloon payload collecting pressure, gyro, and magnetometer data. Also see: testing the bouncyness of bouncy balls
oct 2024
Made a custom Macropad using a XIAO RP2040 that has 9 keys, an OLED screen, and a rotatary encoder.
mar 2025
A trash can that insults you whenever you use it. We crowd-sourced insults from fellow
hackers and got them to say mean stuff into a microphone, then rigged a bunch of servo
motors
to make the most inconvenient trash can ever.
Made at Scrapyard Flagship at FUTO HQ in
Austin, TX.
dec 2024 - mar 2025
I brought 50 teenagers from all over my city to participate in a useless-invention hackathon. I got sponsors, generated interest, planned out logistics, and lost a lot of sleep.