Ghostbuster Proton Packs for Halloween

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Movies & SciFi, Pictures on January 1, 2009 at 3:10 pm


Photo: DogFromSPACE [Flickr]

For Halloween, Sterling Ely built himself and friends a set of Ghostbuster proton packs out of foam. Silly strings substitute for real proton discharge, and I’m sure that Sterling remembered not to cross the stream to avoid total protonic reversal.

Link: Ghostbuster Proton Packs [Flickr photoset] | The proton packs in action

 
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The Best Iron Man Halloween Costume EVAR!

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Baby & Kids, Movies & SciFi on November 25, 2008 at 3:03 am

Whoa! This is awesome: when his son wanted an Iron Man suit for Halloween, Enrique of LinuxNerd blog decided that he’s going to build the ultimate Iron Man costume.

So he spent two months modding a store-bought costume to include:

* Repulsor Air - Blows air with CO2 air pump on hip and hose back to his hand.
* Repulsor Missile - Using CO2 air pump can also launch a paper missile.
* Repulsor Sensor/Light - A magnetic switch sensor lights his repulsor hand light and fades out and in his glowing eyes. Arduino handles this effect.
* Arc Reactor - A LED night light from Costco embedded in his chest. [...]

It rocks to have a geeky dad! Check out the video clip here: Link - via Gizmodo

 
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Jack-O-Lantern Art

Posted by GeekAlerts in Arts & Crafts on October 31, 2008 at 11:30 am

The Duarte Pumpkins website has a nice collection of creatively carved Halloween pumpkins. They also have a feature that allows you to vote for your favorite creations.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Link - via kottke.org

 
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Flintstones Toddler Car

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle, Pictures on November 3, 2007 at 2:38 pm

Instructables user lemaster63’s kids dressed up as Pebbles and Bambam for Halloween, so to complete the look, he created this awesome Flintstones toddler car!

Here’s how to make it: Link - via Make

 
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Duct Tape Bandit Halloween Costume

Posted by Alex in Fashion on November 3, 2007 at 2:57 am

I know, I know, Halloween was a couple of days ago - but I got swamped with work and life and wasn’t able to post this gem of a costume: the duct tape bandit costume by Wes Davis of Ashland, KY!

For those who don’t know about the duct tape bandit, here’s his story: Link (with photo, so you can compare!)

Thanks Becky :)!

 
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Halloween Costume Contest Winners

Posted by GeekAlerts in Fashion on October 31, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Etsy, an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade, has held a Halloween costume contest.

The winners, in categories such as General Awesomeness, Kid & Baby and Pet, have now been announced.

Seen in the photo to the left is the Sci-fi winner.

Link - via Craftzine

 
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Halloween Costumes Inspired by Dylan Songs

Posted by Alex in Music on October 30, 2007 at 3:32 pm

Need an inspiration for a costume this Halloween? All you need is Bob Dylan! Here are some costume ideas from the lyrics of Bob Dylan’s songs:

Gallery at Seattle Weekly by Brian J. Barr, illustrated by Michael Dougan - Thanks Chris Kornelis!

 
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32 Days of Halloween

Posted by Alex in Movies & SciFi on October 21, 2007 at 4:13 pm

For this year’s Halloween, Need Coffee blog is featuring daily clips of classic/weird/obscure (but all fantastic) video clips of scary movies. It’s called 32 Days of Halloween (why 32? Because 31 just wasn’t enough).

The series started with Mickey’s Haunted House. This one to the left is Victor Halperin’s White Zombie (Day 12 of the blog’s series)

Not to be missed! Link

 
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