Squish harder, and it screams harder
Screaming Pumpkin
A squishy silicone pumpkin that lights up and screams in anguish as you squish it harder, for our Halloween costume contest at work.
LOG · WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES
A silicone pumpkin with a force sensor inside: the harder you squish it, the more it lights up and the louder it screams. Made with friends and co-workers for our Halloween costume contest at work.
WHY
My boss asked me to do something fun and cute for our Halloween costume contest, "like a pumpkin that would light up when you squish it", and I decided it should light up and SCREAM in anguish as you squish it harder. The immediate thought of a squishy pumpkin in my head was one with its mouth opening wide as you squish it, and thus the screaming was a natural evolution.
WHAT I WORKED ON
I did the electronics and the firmware; my other friends did the design and the silicone molding.
WHAT CAME OF IT
It works, and it's glorious: loved, and the cause of laughter for everyone.
- OBJECT
- M48
- YEAR
- 2026
- CONTEXT
- Halloween at work
- CATEGORY
- fun
- TYPE
- hardware + software
- STATE
- working
- TOPICS
PLATES · 3
PLATE ISquish it, and it screams
PLATE IIThe pumpkin, its board peeking out of its mouth
PLATE IIIThe breadboard prototype
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