LED Ping Pong Ball (Improved)

This is basically the same design, but I made it more neater and it looks much better!!

This is the old: http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Ball/

Step 1 Tools

You will need the following:

1. Drill

2. Drill Bits

3. Scissors

4. Duct Tape

Comments

[Kapower]

I havent made it yet, but can u still use it to play ping pong?

[MadScientist101]

the glowing looks like its radioactive lol

[cherishcherub]

 use a knife to cut a slit half way (on the  line)and you can open it up big enough for the throwie to fit in and with it closes up, theres only a ting gap!

[twonkie12]

to get it bouncy you could dut the hole so it can fit like a puzzle peice and then glue or tape it back on. i think tape would work better because it is light weight and can spread evenly without having to snad it down with sand paper.

[M F]

I want a way to close the hole in the ball . so that it will bounce. maybe fill the ball with the throwie and some plastic wrap? I find that plastic wrap works well to diffuse light evenly, just crumple it up. Any better ideas to close the hole?

[M F]

using the plastic wrap to hold the throwie while it bounces. think it will work?

[cowscankill]

Hmm... I thought ping pong balls bounced because there was some air in them... It might work.

[bassclarinet23]

Look up the instructable for LED bouncies...somewhat similar to this one, just bouncy!

[awaite]

Can sum 1 think of a way to turn off the led?

[bassclarinet23]

They make impact switches. That's how kiddie light up shoes work...you could look into that.

[lizardfreedom]

whats a LED throwie

[bassclarinet23]

It's basically an LED, batteries, and a magnet. You throw them on some metal surface (where the magnet will stick) and it looks really cool, especially if you put a lot of them in one public place.

[cowscankill]

OMG! It's the most popular Instructable on this site!

LED Throwie (This is the link: http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/)

[skidude28]

My instructable is the most popular one on the site!

[cryophile]

If you could somehow add a vibration sensor to the ball and use tri-color LEDs, that would be awesome! Every time the ball hit a hard surface, it would change color!

[bassclarinet23]

Get a switch from those kiddie light up shoes. That could work.

[Scar16]

add a switch

[Lance Mt.]

Hehehehehehe, Even sweetier man

[shaneomacmcgee]

How big is that? Dime-sized? 1/4 inch? thanks

[dcmania21]

i would say about the size of a pen going through

[shaneomacmcgee]

Thanks, helped a lot

[tterraj123]

heres what i did and it can turn off and works with ping pong cut it directly in half so its even then put the LED throwie in it (i put 2 for a cool effect) then just tape on the seam then to turn off take off the tape :)

[tudgeanator]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! You could use these for light-up poi if you glued on a string/chain before adding the balloon!

[saxophones]

What's a poi????

[dcmania21]

thanks for the idea!!

[tudgeanator]

No problem.I would do it myself but i have allready bought some light-up poi. I think you would need to weight the ping pong balls before using them as poi.

[chuckr44]

Why not make a 3 sided flap in the PPB, bend it outwards, insert LED throwie, then bend flap back in place? Glue or tape flap.

[Itsgoofytime]

Oddly familiar with http://www.instructables.com/id/Ping-Pong-Ball-Lights/

[dcmania21]

no check out my other instructable i made the ping pong lights first
the link is here look at the date and compare to the other: http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Ball/