Comments on: How to make fake taser burns on a t-shirt

Question: How to make fake taser burns on a t-shirt

unknowncommand — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:55:41 -0800

Urgent Halloween Costume Question! How would you simulate taser burns on a white cotton t-shirt using only household implements?

By: decathecting

decathecting — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:03:14 -0800

Use a cigarette to get circular burn marks or make holes with burned edges.

By: turducken

turducken — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:05:38 -0800

Got a gas stove? Burn a couple holes in it. (Carefully.) Or use a match. You're going for dramatic effect here, not versimillitude. (Actual tasers don't burn clothing, from what I understand -- they shoot little barbs that lodge in your skin. Phasers, however, are a different story.)

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:13:03 -0800

Do you have a soldering iron? That would give you nice pinhead-sized burn marks (I wouldn't try it on man-made material, though...)

By: infinitewindow

infinitewindow — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:14:19 -0800

Pour a little powdered sugar on the shirt. Use a barbecue fork to punch two holes where the sugar is. Use a lighter to quickly burn around the holes. The sugar should caramelize before the shirt seriously starts to burn, and that's how you get a nice brown-looking burn.

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:17:00 -0800

Don't forget to place broken wires leading from the shirt to heighten the effect.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:24:04 -0800

tasers and air tasers are two different things. Take a look at how tesla coils arc, and work from there, burning a hole with cigarette or similar, then drawing out the spider-webby pattern in white marker or paint. Exaggerate quite a bit, because taser burns are about the size of a pinhead.

By: buggzzee23

buggzzee23 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:59:29 -0800

you could unwind a coat hanger, heat the end over the stove burner and then use the hot end to burn tiny holes in the shirt or make tiny scorch points.