Plasma Powered Pikachu
 

I had a strange idea and was wondering just how dangerous it is. If I bought a plasma globe, removed the plastic dome and stuffed it inside a plush Pikachu, would that cause a fire and/or electrocution? I was thinking of adding that last minute to my cosplay outfit. It would be operating on a couple AAA batteries.

...you'll... need to be more precise. Do you mean emptying the Pikachu's stuffing and putting the skin around the plasma globe? Removing the eyes and cheeks and just putting red clear foil over the cheek holes? That can work. It'd still be dangerous but that could work.

As you're saying, you're... just going to stick it inside a pikachu? What visual effect would that really give off?

Well, I wanted to make sparks eject from the cheeks, but without cutting holes. Just make the electricity arc through the material. But, after some Google-ing I found that removing the lid from a plasma globe extinguishes the entire effect. So, I guess I need some sort of a special effects spark generator, but so far all I've come up with are expensive science experiments.

Yeah, put simply, anything involving electricity would not be safe and you'd be banned from whatever con you're attending probably for the rest of your life.

Simply not a good idea.

If you really want a spark effect, your best bet would be to set up some sort of complex flint and steel system like they did for the Wheeler action figure from Captain Planet. Basically, it's just not worth it.

What about an electric grill lighter? I can get one for like $10. If I grab two and pin the ends against the inside of the cheeks it would be a safe little spark. I didn't see anything in the con rules about that.

A rule of thumb is that if you have to ask before doing a pyrotechnics project (even "safe little sparks"), you shouldn't do it.

The only "safe" thing I can think of to generate sparks would be the device from inside one of these guns. It'd probably take some work, but you could rig it up, I think.

I feel dirty. How tragic is it that a toy like that came out not all that long ago and nobody at the time gave it a second thought? :sweatdrop

Ummm...am I the only one that sees something wrong with this toy?

I just want to point out that this is a pretty... oddly specific and very obscure referance.

Also I had one of those. Pretty awesome.