Make: Volume 78

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T

he process of making usually involves

creating a prototype that looks nothing like

what we wanted it to be or what it eventually

turns out to be. You could think of it as a

metamorphosis — the cocoon looks nothing like

the butterfly it will become. It requires some

belief that this work-in-progress will fly or float,

but often they don’t. Too often, stories we are

told about the projects that succeed have been

trimmed of important details, time-wasting

diversions and near disasters.

That’s why I enjoy the kind of stories we can

publish in Make:. Mike Flanigan and his team’s

journey began 11 years ago as a group

of teens, spending ...