Xmas Tree Made Of Crappy Electronics
- December 18th, 2006
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We realize it’s cool to be a geek and all, but some people really get into it. Example A: The Electronic Xmas Tree. Built with cold cathodes, blacklights, LEDs and completed with a Hello Kitty angel on top, this thing screams Sanrio fan/geek. Says Flickr user Jovino who posted the photo:
“This tree was made (almost) completely from pre-existing stuff around my house. The foundation consists of modular wire shelf units connected with bailing wire. Plushies are stuffed into every conceivable space with a Hello Kitty angel at the top. The lights are LEDs and the icicles are black-light cold cathodes; the bottom ones being fluorescent. The top 5″ tv plays snow and the bottom one plays the yule log. Yay, make-shift tree! Check out the full-size for all the glorious detail!”
If only everybody had one of these Xmas would be a hell of a lot cooler. The 5-inch TV screens are a nice touch, too. And yes, we know this isn’t exactly “gear,” but we thought it might inspire you to do a little tech holiday decorating.
Flickr Photo [via Make]
CoBo (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I don’t know what is worse, actually taking the time to do this, or the idea that this is cool enough that they had to post it on Flickr. This screams SNL skit.
Brooke (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Toss in a few ceramic space heaters and you could pull a Griz (from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation) and brownout your entire block! :D
Jon (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I hope the fire department doesn’t find out whose tree that is… much less their insurance company. Why don’t they just plug a can of gas into a socket and get it over with.
Jon
Amit (Who am I?)
1 year ago
This reminds me of when I was in college a few years back. I lived in a house with 5 other guys and so we had tons and tons of crap lying around. We ended up trying to create a tree using CD’s and those water cooler jugs. However, it became hmmm modern art. Eventually we ended up putting a tube in the jug, and drilling plastic tubes and making it into a hookah. Moral of the story, don’t try to create christmas trees. However, yours does look significantly better than mine.
Amit
Isaiah (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Even though it does look like it’s screaming “FIRE! FIRE!”, it’s not that bad. The, um, attempt at a unique design, that is. And is it just me, or does that Hello Kitty on the top look just a little bit demonic?
Jon (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I never noticed that demonic symbol at the top there Isaiah… I thought it was just random cellophane stuck up there to represent the Star of David. Well, now you know for sure there will be an article on CrunchGear that the “Geek Tree” burned in flamed overnight along with the accompanying 4 story blocks ;-)
Jon