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The Washing Machine

A front-loading washing machine made from a big cardboard box worn over your torso, with a round porthole showing coloured socks and tissue-paper bubbles, a dial and drawn buttons. Always on the spin cycle.

TIME: 120 min
COST: about $10
SKILL: Some cutting

What you need

A large cardboard box that fits over your torso
Clear plastic film for the porthole
Coloured socks and white tissue paper
Black marker and silver paint
Rope for shoulder straps

How to make it

1
Cut the top and bottom out of the box so you can wear it, and cut arm holes in the sides.
2
Cut a big circle in the front and tape clear film behind it.
3
Fill the porthole with a few socks and tissue paper bubbles.
4
Draw the dial, buttons and a label along the top.
5
Add shoulder straps and wear it like a sandwich board.

Make it better

Run on the spot to simulate a spin cycle.
Offer to take people's coats for a wash.

Questions

Can I move in it?

Cut the arm holes generously and use soft straps so it sits on your shoulders.

Wear it in front of your own haunted CCTV

Upload four photos of your house and Cursed Cam turns them into a night-time security monitor where something is very wrong. Put it on the TV by the door.

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