LED Jack o' Lantern howto

Carving a pumpkin with a sufficiently scary face is only part of the deal when it comes to a great Jack o’ Lantern. Some evil mad scientists show us the optimum strategy for terrifying youngsters on all hallows’ eve: LED lighting! There’s not much time left, but a trip to a well-stocked electonics store could […]

JackCarving a pumpkin with a sufficiently scary face is only part of the deal when it comes to a great Jack o' Lantern. Some evil mad scientists show us the optimum strategy for terrifying youngsters on all hallows' eve: LED lighting!

There's not much time left, but a trip to a well-stocked electonics store could have yours up and running before the first knock this evening. The instructions are straightforward and don't require any special tools, though they do rely on a particular retail-packaged LED toy called the TireFly.

Also take a look at this tiny fellow for another way of creating novel Jack o' Lanterns. Combining the two ideas might make for an interesting Hallo'ween!

Evil Mad Scientist [Via: MAKEzine]