HOW TO - Shock your Trick-or-Treaters

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T3Hprogrammer writes -

I'm always looking for a new way to scare people on Halloween. This year, I thought up a way to make people think they are getting electrocuted when they ring the doorbell! It is very simple, requires little to no knowledge of electricity, is cheap, and can be built in only an hour or two once you have all the parts. It requires no permanent modifications to your doorbell. Important: Do not do this if you have a wireless or electronic doorbell. This will only work on the old-fashioned doorbells that are simply switches.
HOW TO - Shock your Trick-or-Treaters Link.

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Posted by: _fluffy on October 10, 2007 at 10:40 PM

Next on Make: HOWTO: kill visitors who have a pacemaker or are walking barefoot


Posted by: gear_head on October 10, 2007 at 11:05 PM

Lame. I hope the 'Maker' for this one gets the crap beat out of him by an angry parent. You don't mess with kids stupid, it's a basic rule...even if the gag is harmless, it's perceived as not.


Posted by: modulo9 on October 13, 2007 at 8:13 PM

Their is a risk that the person's heart could stop when exposed to an electric shock. This is a really careless project.


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