Satan in a little metal box sings to you

**Whacker** · 07-07-2008, 00:45

Words fail me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFaU6Euuytg

And it's little brother:

http://www.hackaday.com/2008/07/06/thingamakit-video/

**Lemur** · 07-07-2008, 01:37

The troop of five or six of them squealing and screaming at each other toward the end of the video ... wow. Just wow.

**Whacker** · 07-07-2008, 01:40

The parts where they had them on top of the record player moved me to tears.

Just as a friendly reminder, you can own one of these horrendous little creations for the low, low price of $100.

Edit - I think Prosimian Enterprises could use a few of these to supplement the helpdesk staff.

**CrossLOPER** · 07-07-2008, 16:27

Interesting.

**Gregoshi** · 07-07-2008, 16:44

My son has really gotten into electronics at school. The kit version might be a good summer project for him. Pretty cool little gizmo.

**Reverend Joe** · 07-07-2008, 20:08

That thing seems like it would frighten children to death.

It's like one of those cute little toys that went horribly awry.

**drone** · 07-07-2008, 23:17

The two on the turntable together should have had the Kirk-Spock fight music in the background, but other than that, the video was pure win.

**Whacker** · 07-08-2008, 01:34

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

My son has really gotten into electronics at school. The kit version might be a good summer project for him. Pretty cool little gizmo.

I dunno, at $50 for the kit that's still very steep, BUT it does sound like a very good father/son project. Hopefully you've bought him one of those 100 in 1 electronics kits that you can build various devices with, I had one when I was younger and it was one of my favorite toys, after my LEGOs.

**Gregoshi** · 07-09-2008, 15:22

Well Whacker, my son is about to turn 16. He's had an electronics class this past year in high school and will be taking a more advanced class this coming school year. I know $50 is a bit steep for a kit, but he likes electronic gizmos and if it gives him something else to do other than sitting around watching TV or playing Xbox all day long, it would be a worthwhile investment. We shall see.