How to build a USB-powered vibrating apple (say wha?)

If you're looking for a minor practical joke to play on your family over the Thanksgiving holiday or are searching for something fun do do when you're off work on Friday but are strung out on turkey and stuffing, look no further than this rockin' apple mod. Our pals at Instructables have put together a series of steps on how to build a USB-powered apple (Apple Computer optional) that will vibrate when someone tries to reach for it, and will stop when the person backs away. This mod doesn't appear all that difficult, but you'll need to get a "capacitance sensor chip," some copper foil, a vibrating motor and a few other things. Still, if you know your way around a circuit board and a soldering iron, you could probably put this together in an hour or two with no problem -- that is, assuming all the apples in the house haven't already been turned into apple pie.

[Via MAKE: Blog]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 20th 2006 7:36PM]

why

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 20th 2006 7:39PM]

Did you notice it is hooked up to an Apple computer?

---Germ

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 20th 2006 7:51PM]

I'm going to build one, but with a cucumber instead of an apple. Now I won't have to go shopping for valentine's day!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 21st 2006 7:47AM]

ahhh....its not even crimbo yet! dont think about valentines day!

[quotaPop Posted Nov 20th 2006 8:14PM]

Forget vibrating apple, you could use the finished product as a pipe!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 20th 2006 9:35PM]

Poor apple its guts where riped out and eaten and it body used for some vibrating toy :(

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 21st 2006 8:16AM]

Now say if they used a banana instead...

[Geirskogul Posted Nov 21st 2006 3:04AM]

Those bastards stole my idea!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 21st 2006 9:26AM]

How about an overclocked lemon?
http://www.goats.com/archive/030117.html