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Made On Earth

Reports from the world of backyard technology

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Luigi Anzivino/Exploratorium

Stick City

When Scott Weaver first started gluing toothpicks together to create sculptures at the age of 8, little did he know he would later embark on a monumental 34-year journey toward completion of his epic Rolling Through the Bay sculpture.

The fourth-generation San Franciscan started Rolling Through the Bay in 1974 as a smaller piece that featured his signature ping-pong ball path running through it. He continued to work on the piece off and on until ...

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