Ian Charnas

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Ian Charnas

I am an artist and engineer who aims to inspire creativity and the belief that you can do anything.

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JETPACK ROLLERSKATING

Find out how fast I can skate with a jet engine strapped to my back

Windshield Wipers Synchronized to Music

DANCING WIPERS

Rock out with windshield wipers that sync to the beat of your music

INVISIBILITY SHIELD

Try to spot this real-life invisibility shield

Thor's Hammer

Check out this Thor Cosplay I did using real lightning!

Performer conducts arcs with light sabers during Tesla Orchestra performance at Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria

TESLA ORCHESTRA

Book a group that blends musical lightning and high-voltage theatrics

REAL-LIFE PUNCHOUT!

Play this video game by moving your body instead of a control pad

NUCLEAR GAMEBOY

Play the world's only portable nuclear powered video game system

Go-kart racer in augmented reality game drives towards holographic power-up

HOLOKART

Check out this demo of a real-life Mario Kart built for Microsoft HoloLens

TALKING BACKPACK

Hang out with this talking backpack I left in a public park

Exterior side view of Sears think[box]

SEARS THINK[BOX]

Visit a makerspace and innovation center I helped start that is open to all

N95 DECONTAMINATION

Decontaminate an N95 in just 1 minute with this specialized UV-C chamber

Portrait of creators Andrew Ratcliff, Ian Charnas, and Mike O'Toole in front of Waterfall Swing at OK Center in Linz, Austria

WATERFALL SWING

Swing through a larger-than-life waterfall without getting wet

WHITE LABEL FACE SHIELDS

Start your own COVID-19 face shield manufacturing line

Cardboard furniture installation at Toby's Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio

CARDBOARD LOUNGE

Surprise yourself with the strength of corrugated fiberboard chairs and tables

Portrait of build crew on the deck of the Raftmaninoff

RAFTMANINOFF

Try to spot this minimalist boat on the waters of Lake Erie

Design team in front of Laser Punch exhibit mid-pour

LASER PUNCH

See this computer-controlled laminar jet pour the perfect amount of beverage

PLEASURE BOT 9000

Relieve your COVID-19 pandemic stress with this robot head massager

Portrait of Frostbites Cafe against Cleveland, Ohio skyline

FROSTBITES CAFE

Adventure onto the frozen Great Lakes to enjoy a pop-up cafe

FORBIDDEN EMOJI

Download the 36 emoji that you were never supposed to see.

Superconducting Levitator floating around track

SUPERCONDUCTING LEVITATOR

Watch a Millennium Falcon model fly using quantum levitation

Delighted audience watches process for producing Chocolate Medallions

CHOCOLATE MEDALLIONS

Discover how liquid Nitrogen can cast melted chocolate into medallions

Email Strategy Cards full deck in premium rigid case with nickel-plated binding ring

EMAIL STRATEGY CARDS

Use these cards to answer the question, "What do I say here?"

Screenshot of readme file for Click Me, a nostalgic computer virus collection

CLICK ME!

Download this nostalgic (novelty) collection of windows 95 viruses

Hickey Machine first installation at a fundraiser in a museum

HICKEY MACHINE

See a video game that claims to produce love bites on human players

Promotional photo of Uno Lady with her Scissor Suitcase

SCISSOR SUITCASE

See one-woman ghost choir, Uno Lady, perform with her scissor suitcase

LiveStache showing French mustache

LIVE STACHE

Learn about the world's first live-video mustache app, created four years before Snapchat's filters

Screenshot of Makerspace Podcast website

MAKERSPACE PODCAST

Get expert advice on managing your makerspace in this audio/video series

Screenshot of Open Spark Project website

OPEN SPARK PROJECT

Relive a special event where musicians heard their music played through lightning

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