Where can I get a terror threat indicator for the home?

October 9, 2005 11:39 PM

Where can I buy a "terror threat level" indicator for the home?

Inspired by the one I saw on "American Dad" (seen here), I'd like to get a threat level indicator for the home, preferably for the fridge. Has anyone seen something like this for sale?

posted by Brian James to home & garden (11 comments total)

Here you go. Free!

Just buy an internet-ready fridge or other major appliance and hack a browser into it. Make it FireFox. Set it to autorefresh.
posted by loquacious at 11:51 PM on October 9, 2005

If I could get an indicator that actually had Elmo & co on it, that would be even better!
posted by Brian James at 11:55 PM on October 9, 2005

They have color laser printers at Kinkos.
posted by b1tr0t at 1:30 AM on October 10, 2005

1. Make one of cardboard; color as needed.

2. Glue magnet advertising local plumber on back.

3. Stick to refrigerator.

4. Set needle to reflect your impression of the threat.
posted by Dick Paris at 4:10 AM on October 10, 2005

Ask George
posted by flyby22 at 7:54 AM on October 10, 2005

home & garden? Heh.

But technically can't the threat level be different for different cities and facilities? And aren't they also trying to phase out the threat level system entirely?
posted by delmoi at 8:56 AM on October 10, 2005

Not quite for the fridge, but the Ambient Orb will do the terror threat level as I recall.
posted by jduckles at 9:33 AM on October 10, 2005

that ambient orb looks kindof neat, but WAY too expensive, i have an LED mousepad that is similar only it doesnt get commands from the computer but it was only like $15 dollars, not $150.

Has anyone made a ripoff version thats cheaper?
posted by Iax at 1:52 PM on October 10, 2005

I bet you could hack this to do the job. $100.
posted by blag at 2:05 PM on October 10, 2005

Off topic: thought the terror level purpose is to inform "certain employed people", not the general public, just through it. With that, it seems you would have one already.
posted by thomcatspike at 4:39 PM on October 10, 2005

Here you go. Free!

Just buy an internet-ready fridge or other major appliance and hack a browser into it. Make it FireFox. Set it to autorefresh.

Another version:


posted by Wet Spot at 6:48 PM on October 10, 2005