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Office Supplies Challenge-The Quick and Dirty elecric tripwire- Office Warrior mix.

Office Supplies Challenge-The Quick and Dirty elecric tripwire- Office Warrior mix.

Like my previous tripwire instructable but from items found around the office.

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Step 1Tools and stuff, you will need...

Bulldog clip
String
Foil (from your sandwichs perhaps)
Blutac
Crocodile clips
Wire
Device you want to turn on.

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12 comments

Sep 14, 2011. 12:57 PMEverett_McKinley says:

o_o

Jul 1, 2007. 2:20 AM

theque says:

similar to what im thinking of making

May 5, 2008. 1:29 PMjesusfreak123 says:

what r u making (.) (.) _____

May 5, 2008. 4:03 PM

theque says:

i dont even remember, that was last year :p

Sep 22, 2010. 3:21 PMrrrmanion says:

did you make it?

Jan 3, 2010. 1:38 PMriverreaper says:

how do u get them to pull the paper out?

Aug 5, 2010. 6:49 PMguitarwizard94 says:

It is after all called a "trip" wire... One might be walking about and unoticabley "trip" over the string pulling the string out of place and turning on the electrical device...

Oct 3, 2009. 1:34 PMJoby-1-knoby says:

whats it do?

Nov 3, 2009. 9:07 PMLance Mt. says:

When the piece of paper is pulled out, the 2 pieces of foil touch and therefore create a current running through the device and to your alam.

That help?

-Cheers, Chris