I can dumb-down that idea and, since Halloween is only about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, I will just use video and I can activate the horn (or even a buzzer) by toggle switch wired inside the house. Good suggestion!I've often though of making a device with a compressed air horn, and a camera, connected to my doorbell.
When the kids rings my doorbell, and the sound goes off, a picture is taken. That would be hilarious.
And the forum rules... So don't tell anyone.There are also some bigger kids, late teenagers. Sometimes they ring the doorbell and run away, so when I open the door, there's nobody there. When that happens, I'd like to have a zapper/tazer in the doorbell button, giving them a good nice ZAP when they push. I guess this is bending the rules of society a bit.
Sound like a plan. Which book do you have in mind?Figure I'll just sit down Halloween evening with a good book.
None in particular. Whichever one sounds good at the timeSound like a plan. Which book do you have in mind?
I know its been done but I love your idea but I would suggest making a train tunnel like the cartoons and out a bright light in the middle and horn to freak them out with a quick pic would icing on the cake..I've often though of making a device with a compressed air horn, and a camera, connected to my doorbell.
When the kids rings my doorbell, and the sound goes off, a picture is taken. That would be hilarious.
Nice idea... the real challenge now will be to build something not only inexpensive, but also impressive in less than 60 days...Howbout an artificial volcano?
The kids ring your bell, then all Hell breaks loose right in your front yard:
So, what kind of circuit did you use? I assume you had one to trigger the lunge and one to sense the crap.Back in the 60s I still lived at home and was a teenager. I put a sheet over me that had some fake blood spots on it. I sat perfectly still in a lawn chair next to the front door with a bowl of candy in my lap. I made my seating position as fake/ghostly as I could to make people think I was a mannequin. I had a great time scaring the crap out of kids. Two kids said they were going to steal me until I lunged at them. It was too much fum.