Here’s a DIY version of the GorillaPod, a portable, flexible tripod. The GorillaPod is expensive and not very stable, even with a small pocket digicam. Hopefully this will get the same or better stability for way less money. Looks like it should at least be able to hold your standard lightweight piece-of-shit plastic toy camera or converted pinhole.
Read instructions at Instructables
See also: Monkey Arm flexible tripod from Munkey Film
Via MAKE Blog via Lifehacker