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11/14/2005 06:25:27 AM · #1 |
We have a member of the family that is overly fond of making these cards that are folded in such a way that they shoot confetti all over the place when they are opened. We decided that we would try to get her back this Christmas with some sort of shocking present but we're not certain what we're going to do. I first thought of a bunch of springs in a box, kind of like those fake cans of peanuts they have in joke shops. But then I thought it might be better to best her at her own game and have a bunch of confetti fly out when she opens it. The problem is I'm not sure how to accomplish this. Any ideas?
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11/14/2005 08:26:38 AM · #2 |
ever seen the things that you pull the strings and they explode and shoot streamers out? I have seen them in WalMart or drug stores like Walgreens in the birthday department. Never tried this but thought of it as I read your thread. Get a bunch of these and try this. Find a box that you can open the bottom or maybe cut the bottom open while the lid is closed. On the inside tape the streamer shooters to the box lid so that as it is opened the strings will be pulled and the shooters will go off. I would tape the box closed with very little tape so she doesn't have to get scissors and end of cutting the cords.
Good luck, if I can think of another idea I'll let you know.
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11/14/2005 09:05:26 AM · #3 |
hmm, some sort of pressurized container filled with confetti, so that when its opened (best to have a simple seal of some type) out comes the confetti....
Mike
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11/14/2005 09:11:46 AM · #4 |
| Get a good size box and squeeze a spring or other compressive object into the bottom with a piece of heavy cardboard about 2/3 the size of the box. Pull a string through the bottom of the box to hold it temporarily. Now fill the empty space with foam peanuts and seal the box with tape. When your relative opens it... KABOOM! ;-) |
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11/14/2005 09:20:17 AM · #5 |
This is being hand-delivered of course...no USPS. ;^)
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11/14/2005 09:29:59 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Get a good size box and squeeze a spring or other compressive object into the bottom with a piece of heavy cardboard about 2/3 the size of the box. Pull a string through the bottom of the box to hold it temporarily. Now fill the empty space with foam peanuts and seal the box with tape. When your relative opens it... KABOOM! ;-) |
I'd call this a winner! :) |
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11/14/2005 09:46:57 AM · #7 |
Add glitter to whatever setup you choose--nothing like glitter to get all over everything! 10x worse than confetti any day!
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11/14/2005 09:51:30 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Add glitter to whatever setup you choose--nothing like glitter to get all over everything! 10x worse than confetti any day! |
Better use a zoom lens to capture this event...
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11/14/2005 10:06:22 AM · #9 |
OK here's what you do...
Get her deoderant, remove the cap, spin the dial so about a good inch is out...now cut that inch off, and throw it away. Spin the dial backwards so it goes back in about an inch. Get the cream cheese from the fridge and insert about an inch, packing it in tightly with a butter knife. Now mold it to look proper with the end of your butter knife, and spin the dial about a quarter inch and replace the cap ;-)
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11/14/2005 10:23:51 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by deapee:
OK here's what you do... |
ROFLMAO! I haven't laughed that hard in a week. ;-) |
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11/14/2005 12:00:16 PM · #11 |
I have the perfect idea but it will take some work...
Buy a can of silly string. Pack it in foam in the box. Modify the nozzle so that a clamp is on it. But it can't press the cap because you've put a small block in it. (Say a nut for a screw.)
Now, tie a string to the nut with ribbon. Now close the box with the ribbon sticking out. Now glue the ribbon to the outside flap of the box. When your relative opens the box (which will require lifting the cardboard folding lids. (Don't use tape to hold them down. Too much work to open them. Glue the ribbon so they'll pull that.) It will remove the nut. The clamp will press down on the cap. The canister will spray silly string ALL over your relative.
;)
Justice is served!!!
(and no, don't ask how my mind could come up with such a thing...nor ask me how my brain thought of equally clever means for by-passing airport security. Which is why I pray for all terrorists to be please be very stupid. ) |
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11/14/2005 01:03:17 PM · #12 |
Put a live badger in a box & giftwrap to taste. Get her to shake the box vigorously before she opens it so she can guess at the contents. Run away before she gets the lid off.
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11/14/2005 01:12:27 PM · #13 |
| Strikeslip...I believe the intent was to be non-lethal and cause no permanent damage. |
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11/14/2005 01:41:54 PM · #14 |
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11/14/2005 02:48:22 PM · #15 |
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11/14/2005 02:52:11 PM · #16 |
Does anyone but me think that retaliation over confetti has escalated to an unreasonable level in this thread? We're talking about CONFETTI, here...innocent, cheerful little pieces of cut-up paper!
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11/14/2005 02:52:25 PM · #17 |
yeah, cheerful until you get a papercut on your cornea..........
If that's cheery, give me dreary...
Message edited by author 2005-11-14 14:53:25.
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11/14/2005 04:03:20 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
yeah, cheerful until you get a papercut on your cornea..........
If that's cheery, give me dreary... |
I guess I'm still trying to imagine how this confetti "shoots" out at lethal speek...besides, I wear glasses, so it's kinda like having saftey goggles on all the time.
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11/14/2005 04:08:52 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by deapee:
OK here's what you do...
Get her deoderant, remove the cap, spin the dial so about a good inch is out...now cut that inch off, and throw it away. Spin the dial backwards so it goes back in about an inch. Get the cream cheese from the fridge and insert about an inch, packing it in tightly with a butter knife. Now mold it to look proper with the end of your butter knife, and spin the dial about a quarter inch and replace the cap ;-) |
that's awesome :) |
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11/14/2005 08:03:58 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
Any ideas? |
I say wrap a Costco size tub of KY and send it to her work party with her name on it. It's the gift that keeps on giving. |
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11/14/2005 08:14:25 PM · #21 |
Dead Beaver!
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11/14/2005 08:22:26 PM · #22 |
I have a friend that loves confetti too. Every year it would fall out of the card all over the place. Now I send an anonymous card (separate from mine and on a different date) filled with confetti and glitter. Glitter is a real b*tch to get rid of when it spills. :-)
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11/14/2005 08:55:55 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Does anyone but me think that retaliation over confetti has escalated to an unreasonable level in this thread? We're talking about CONFETTI, here...innocent, cheerful little pieces of cut-up paper! |
It's just cream cheese in your armpit ;-)
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11/14/2005 09:13:50 PM · #24 |
@deapee....
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Put a live badger in a box & giftwrap to taste. Get her to shake the box vigorously before she opens it so she can guess at the contents. Run away before she gets the lid off. |
@Butterflysis...
I knew you were a woman of depth! Glitter Girls stand together! |
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11/14/2005 09:15:06 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by deapee:
It's just cream cheese in your armpit ;-) |
...and who said you couldn't add glitter and granulated bath salts to make this even more "memorable"? |
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