Crazy Hacks

Remote Control Halloween Prop

  Full details on how to construct this remote controlled scissor halloween prop is available. The build plans are well done, but it does look like a complex build process. After Halloween you could mount a huge boxing glove to it, I can’t think of a better way to get rid of door to door salesmen who don’t take no for an answer!

Bike Chair

Do you have a bike lover on your shopping list? If so the bike chair might be something to keep in mind. ” The Milano Lounge Chair is the closest relative to the original Bike Furniture Design created in 1991. It is constructed of chromed steel bicycle rims and is available with inner-tube upholstery or with cushions made with a wide choice of fabrics. The rims that serve as arm

Smoke-Belching Gargoyle

Instead of going to Walmart and buying some creatures for your lawn why not build your own? “Our gargoyles are hollow rubber skins, supported by an internal skeleton of PVC pipe. Note that the garg is sitting on a “rock” that is also molded into the skin. We’ll put the fogger inside that area. We tucked a fogger under the garg, in the space between the skeleton parts. Ductwork carries

Wiper Motor Hangman

  If you have a tree in your front yard and some time to kill before Halloween this Hangman project that would be worth some consideration. Merlin used a Singing Santa board to control the unit however a small microcontroller or a 555 timer and a handful of components should do the trick. “Wires were soldered to the relay to power the wiper motor that will run the hangman. The

Halloween Virtual Hologram Using a TV

  This looks like one of the best effects I have seen for not much effort. Have a look at the Big Scream TV site for even more ideas. “We’ll show you how to make a ghostly head float in the air. This is an excerpt from our X-Treme Haunted House Make-Over DVD. This is a first-ever, revolutionary theme-park quality effect for your Halloween Home! … ”

Ruben's Tube - Watch Music with Fire

  After watching this video I have yet another project on the list of things to build. I think I would make it out of metal and use it outside on the patio instead of burning the standard torch lights! “The classic physics experiment involving sound, a tube of propane and fire. Created for Flash Forward 2006, but useful in any case where you are not allowed to have fire.

Shock Clock

  Who needs coffee when you can get woken up with a jolt each morning? That is what Clinton Mann can do now since he created a shock clock. I am thinking this could be the start of a good alarm system. When your house alarm goes off simply electrify the jewellery box to give the thieves a little surprise! “The idea for this project came to me about a