Scaffolding With LEDs

Build what you want, and switch it on when it's finished. As you join together each piece of scaffolding mechanically, you also form a continuous low voltage circuit, with the linking collars doubling up as electrical connectors between the various segments.

Embedded LEDs would be protected from damage by tough water-proof covers that sit flush with the circular metal pipe profile.

Obviously this means that the scaffolding becomes ridiculously complex to assemble, and prohibitively expensive, but what the hell, it's Christmas and this is the halfbakery.

Choose single colour sets or mix and match between red, green, yellow, blue and white. Use them to illuminate otherwise dreary construction sites, or build complex stand alone matrixes that act as pieces of light-sculpture, capable of forming numerous shapes, words or angular depictions of other forms.