RSS
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Rob Cruickshank made an awesome miniature electric chair, the video is hilarious! He writes - "Putting the "cute" in "electrocute"! Powered by a 9v battery, it delivers just a little jolt. Endless possibilities for fun- imagine if the one who loses at Scrabble, or doesn't do the dishes has to go to "the chair"! Also good for trick-or-treaters who show up without a costume. " - Link.
Li'l Sparky - Miniature electric chair Halloween gadget
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 29, 2006 08:34 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Halloween, Holiday projects |
Permalink
| Comments (6)
| Email This |
| Digg this!
Recent Entries
- 3D renderings of the Mandelbrot set
- New in the Maker Shed: Microbe Motel kit
- Science through graphic novels
- Tiny solar-powered brass engine in a wineglass
- Maker Shed kiosks at Fry's
- New hackerspace in Chicagoland: Workshop 88
- Mint tin electronics dev kit packs the essentials
- Olympus BioScapes competition winners
- Mac mailbox
- LHC tweets its first circulating beam of 2009
Comments
Oldest comments listed first.
Leave a comment
Subscribe to MAKE Magazine!
Subscribe today, save 42% and get web access to MAKE free. MAKE Digital Edition is available only to subscribers.
$34.95 / 1 year
(4 Quarterly Issues)
Do be careful with this little fellow, some medical conditions do not respond well to electric shock. A 9-volt battery can pack more wallop than you may expect.
Reply to this comment
Quite right! I actually thought this up in response to a project previously posted on MAKE, which used a disposable camera flash as a shocker. I felt that one was incredibly dangerous, then started thinking of a project that would deliver a shock, but not have the potential of actually killing someone. The design of having it give the shock across two fingers of the same hand is deliberate- you should never, ever, make something to give a shock across both hands, as the current then has a path through the heart. And obviously, this is not a good prank to play on your 90 year old uncle, unless you stand to inherit something when he dies.
Reply to this comment
Ah, a fine tribute to the significant others of makers and the crap they put up with :)
Reply to this comment
My favorite part of this is that the wires are coiled!
Reply to this comment
Yeah, you can also make a mini-taser with a relay like that. Can pack quite a [little] punch when touched to the creases of your palm!
http://img274.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lilsparkysu9.jpg
Reply to this comment
ok.. I made this with radioshack 9vdc relay (#275-005) as suggested but It does not make a constant buzzing sound when it is switched on..I just get a click sound as switch goes on and off and only get a shock at that time not when switch is on ON position all time.. I've checked all connections.. any help.. appreciated.. Thanks.
Reply to this comment