"Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" Center Piece

"When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don't meet him with tea and cookies!"

General Edmunds
-Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
 

...but perhaps they would enjoy a lovely vegetable platter with a a carrot/turnip representation of their invasion.



What you'll need

• Carrot (1)
• Turnip (1)
• Cabbage (1/2)
• Toothpicks (4-6)
• Melon baller
• Super-sharp knife (I used a carving knife meant for wood, but an X-ACTO blade would work)

Step 1: Carve Carrot

Washington Monument

• Cut ends of the carrot
• Mark a square at the smaller end
• Use the square as a guide to cut along each of the four sides
• About 1/2" from the top of the smaller end, cut each side at an angle, forming the peak
• Cut a notch in the side of the carrot just above the halfway point of the monument

Comments

[Master of Make-Do]

OMG! That is... like... wow! I'm old enough to remember seeing that movie on Saturday night monster movies shows on TV, and I thought it was one of the coolest films ever! I ROFL when I saw the pic of your project! Great concept!

[burnerjack01]

Hilarious! If you're old enough to remember the movie, this will definitely make you smile.

[skittlecookie2000]

Amazing! I can't believe you turned a turnip into such a convincing spaceship.

[NightElectric]

I think I laughed for a good 5 minutes. Words can not explain how awesome this is.

[deathnotx101]

It makes me feel like a giant :) !!!!! All inferior life forms will perish!!

[dataphool]

A clear case of, as my mother would say, "playing with my food". Bravo!

[Jiggsy]

This totally ROCKS! Now all I need is a zucchini-based GORT robot Instructable!

[Kiteman]

Haha, that's excellent!

Have a UFO themed Hallowe'en party, and use this as a centre-piece - what could maker a scarier meal for children than fresh vegetables?