Booby trapped Magic 8 Ball

See more info about this cool hack here:
http://forums.hackaday.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• hackaday
• magic
• ball
• hack
• trap
• booby

[lukasz]

Mercury, inside a glass tube, on something that is meant to scare people and has the potential of being dropped. SOLID IDEA BRO. cancer yeah! *fist pump*

[arfink]

@lukasz Yup, solid indeed. The mercury isn't going anywhere unless someone intentionally slams the ball or removes the vial in order to break it. I have subjected it to drops of up to 7 feet so far, with no damage other than marring the plastic. However, as with any prank, you always need to be aware that a stupid person may wind up handling your toy. Mercury is not quite as dangerous as many people would lead you to believe, but a stupid person can make even a fun toy like this dangerous.

[runwithashotgun]

what does it do?

[arfink]

@runwithashotgun This is very simple. It blinds people stupid enough to pick it up and look into it.

[FutureLaugh]

it needs a delay to flash right when you look into it

[arfink]

@FutureLaugh The delay may be added later, likely via a 555 timer chip.

@Nexcidia I am not from Clerks. :)

[898Snowman]

Lol someone is playing mario kart wii in the background

[scruffyrunkin]

@arfink instead of using mercury you could have just used a copper bb

[SabbraCadabra]

@duraiden woooooooooooooooooooow.

[duraiden]

@arfink People who are "stupid" enough to pick up and look into something you're supposed to pick up and look into? I suppose if someone who was photophobic picked this up and got a blast of light in their face, you'd call them stupid as well? I mean, I get that this is for pranking people and all, and yeah it's clever and funny, but you don't have to be such an ass in the comments.

[freakyfadge]

@Ultrakalifragilistic

that would be awesome.