practical joke

So I have an idea for a joke but I dont know much about electricity. Basically I want to make a device that will shock people just like when you rub your feet on the carpet. I was thinking of putting the device in a shoe or boot and using a 9v battery to assist in pulling electrons from the ground to give my body a negative charge and then touching random victims on the ear or something Other than that Im not too sure what I would need to get or if that could even work. Im guessing some sort of wire touching my body and the ground and some way to limit the use of the battery. Any input would be appreciated

Such pranks can seriously backfire, for example if your victim wears a pacemaker, grow up and find something more responsible to do.

Thanks for the concern mom but there was no need for the supercilious reply. Of course Im not going to go shock gramps just like I wouldnt throw waterballoons at him. Instead of pointing your nose up in the air, how about you guide me in a direction that will make it 'safe'. You my friend need to chill out and live a little. And no Im not gonna go major in electronics for a little radioshack gag.

Ummm....okay...

Any cheezy high voltage generator will do it, but if you want a little handheld box that magically charges your body to 10kV like static electricity, that can't happen.

Tim

Go get a Disposible camera, the flash charger is great for doing that. just charge it up and then put a switch on it , touch someone with it and push the switch.

Gives a rather nice JOLT

If you use an old electric bell, take off the bell and use the reverse peak voltage from the magnet to shock your 'friends'. Put a 1M resistor in the line to reduce the current. This contraption will make a buzzing sound, but that adds to the effect

TOK

Uhh, isn't there a rule against giving information out to 'terrorists'?

DON'T use this suggestion! Flash units store enough charge to be instantly lethal if touched the wrong way. A simple negative ion generator, connected to a plate on the bottom of your shoe, will charge your body enough to give small shocks. All you have to do is google for the circuit.

Maybe if you got rid of the capacitor it would be OK to use a flash ciruit? HV, low current?

A piezo lighter make a pretty good jolt.

This was actually already covered by a bit of internet activity a few short months ago.

http://www.hackaday.com/2006/11/26/bio-ele...atic-generator/

Have fun.

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DON'T use this suggestion! Flash units store enough charge to be instantly lethal if touched the wrong way. A simple negative ion generator, connected to a plate on the bottom of your shoe, will charge your body enough to give small shocks. All you have to do is google for the circuit.

I took apart a disposable camera and shocked myself by accident, it's worse than accidently shocking ourself with a wall socket, I didn't realize that they could kill, I guess I got lucky.

As to the negative ion generator, and shoe thing I remember a post a little while ago by a guy guy who was a magician and wanted to do the same thng as you, but not to shock people he linked to this "pikashoes" You might be able to find that post if you need more advice