You know that game everyones played where you have to move a metal hoop along a bendy bit of wire without touching the wire and if you do it makes a buzz - How about a tight metal maze through which you have to navigate - having first charged yourself up on a Van de Graaf (Static Generator).
The rules are as follows:
1) Object : To get from one end to the other without making a sound (the discharge should be of sufficient strength to cause the player to scream).
2) Once you start you must keep trying untill you complete it.
3) 1st attempt requires a 1 min charge, 2nd 2mins, 3rd 3mins etc.
4) If you should be rendered unconscious - each player is entitled to slap you in turn untill you wake.
5) Someone with long hair must participate : see : http://www.amasci.com/emotor/bill3.jpg-- ajwhunter, Nov 14 2002 [ajwhunter]'s link as a link... http://www.amasci.com/emotor/bill3.jpg...which doesn't work for me. [phoenix, Oct 04 2004] When I was a kid, they kinda Baked this at the local public library - nylon carpets, metal book racks. No van der Graaf generators, but the sparks flew if you didn't keep well back from the railings, the shelves and other people.
[phoenix: I can see the picture, but it doesn't work for me either.]-- DrCurry, Nov 14 2002 each to their own-- ajwhunter, Nov 14 2002 one man's horse is another's monkey-- ajwhunter, Nov 14 2002 I was liking this up until the 'enough voltage to make you scream' bit. Howabout a joy-buzzer type technology that simply vibrates?-- RayfordSteele, Nov 14 2002 That would be no fun - where's the risk?-- ajwhunter, Nov 14 2002 excellent way to paint the ceiling though-- po, Nov 14 2002 [Hunter] are you the man in the photo?
If so, please please please lose the comb-over.-- Mayfly, Nov 14 2002 No - but I could pretend to be - snip snip - happy?-- ajwhunter, Nov 14 2002 (1) Charge Van de Graaf
(2) Connect hairspray can to the negative terminal at the base
(3) Connect bloke to Van de Graaf
(4) Spray hairspray on hair; oppositely-charged nature of hair and spray particles will economise on both hairspray and CFCs
Best before a big date-- FloridaManatee, Feb 23 2003 random, halfbakery