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Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Bachblast — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:58:39 EST

I N E E D this for my classroom! Someone please buy this for me. My high school students would freak out!

Bachblast

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

tetrion — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:59:47 EST

Hmm, what's in her handbag, lipstick, hairbrush a giant eye...A giant Eye!

tetrion

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Kevin1a — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:03:35 EST

Definitly, but then it would be even louder. It would sound like a gunshot everytime the thing blinked.

Reminds me of that Judas Priest song: "electric eye"

Kevin1a

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MarkB — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:18:05 EST

It would be better if the eye was 8" in diameter.

MarkB

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Sqube — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:43:11 EST

Quiet up that blink and I'd want one (hundred) of those to freak the fuck out of... well, everybody.

I'd put a couple in the bathrooms.

Sqube

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

jbhitter24 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:14 EST

i like HAL better.

jbhitter24

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

CrashingOut — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:31:59 EST

even better kamenwati you do it wizard of oz style, have the entrance slightly enclosed so its darker than outside with a monolithic door; inset in the door is a completely darkened glass box that has this eye recessed in the darkness. And then you knock, gas starts shooting out of the ground in a circle around you, and The Inferno and the Pain Ray alternating with the voice of the James McCaffrey screaming with an incoherent rage at you. But thats only for the people who walk up to my house with a bible/koran/buddhist statue, because then I can laugh that they thought they were at judgement or their doom.

CrashingOut

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Netscott — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:18:47 EST

@Y2KGTP:
Totally agree! The loud and fast blinking eye is annoying. The eye should blink in a more natural way; slower and silent for full creepy effect.

@ripfire4:
"Artoo Detoowha bo Seetheepiowha ey toota odd mishka Jabba du Hutt." :-) So true!

-Scott

Netscott

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Kamenwati — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:14:00 EST

put this in a solid black door and install an inferno and some speakers so when people knock the door a few time the eye opens looks at you an like its upset and then the inferno sound barrier kicks in while speakers pump out a booming voice that scream at the person and combine that with the pain field and you got yourself a full on gate to the nether realms

Kamenwati

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Klappstuhl — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:45:23 EST

I need this at my front door.

Maybe then the Jehova's Witnesses will leave me alone.

Klappstuhl

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Bryan_ — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:44:10 EST

From the pictures, I thought the thing was going to be gigantic! Please make a huge one! It'd be even more freaky. Maybe lessen the noise of the blinking.

What a cool invention.

Bryan_

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Lupison — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:32:38 EST

I keep getting chills.. man this is freaky.

Lupison

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Kendra — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:29:20 EST

Peeping cat has watchin' u!

Kendra

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

Lavallee017 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:33:35 EST

creepily fun

Lavallee017

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

dicknervous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:18:57 EST

Now you just need to wire one of those teeny tiny fiber optic spy cameras in the eyeball and put it.. well, I'll let you figure out all the fun places you can put it.

dicknervous

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

NightElfMohawk — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:06:13 EST

I'm totally getting one for my guest room. That way, the family won't be so apt to stay with me when visiting town. Heh heh...

NightElfMohawk

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strider_mt2k — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:40:24 EST

@ripfire4: Agreed.
First thing I thought of too for some reason.

strider_mt2k

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ps61318 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:31:32 EST

@lafond66: You know, I'm surprised that this doesn't already exist on the Wii. The WiiMote and Sensor Bar technology kind of makes this natural. If it does, someone let me know.

Wii want to make the children neurotic.

ps61318

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lafond66 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:28:15 EST

The game WTF (work time fun) for PSP has something in it where the screen turns to eyes (with face). you can change between a bunch of different faces (cat and robot included). Moving the thumbstick makes the eyes move, and pressing L or R makes the respective eyes blink. They suggest holding it up to your face, facing outward, replacing your eyes. It's a lot of fun.

lafond66

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ripfire — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:25:11 EST

@ps61318: So when someone knocks on your door, the eyeball would respond with "Tee chuta hhat yudd!"

ripfire

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Amiash Loves You — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:47 EST

freaky

Amiash Loves You

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ps61318 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:16:26 EST

This is what every eccentric recluse needs at his door, along with limited-AI conversation capabilities to chase away visitors.

Can't wait for Halloween!

ps61318

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ripfire — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:13:15 EST

I would like to have this on my front door please.

ripfire

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ANoel — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:01:40 EST

Needs a fork.

ANoel

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Waka in Japan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:39:18 EST

"it has motion detectors built in"
"so does my ass! but i don't frame it and put it on a wall" - Bender, Futurama.

Waka in Japan

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:30:05 EST

I want a whole wall of those... so I can never sleep again!

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room

mangochutney — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:20:29 EST

This is so creepy.

mangochutney

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ldsdj — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:55:05 EST

Dude, they should build these into paintings and sell them, for that true Scooby-Doo castle effect. Seriously, I'd buy one!

ldsdj

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Y2KGTP — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:54:32 EST

What is with the loud as hell blink noise?

Y2KGTP