Kat and Jesse built in a small air compressor to activate the "glitter sneeze." It runs through a gravity-fed glitter containment unit, and is controlled from an arduino switch that is activated by a button on the base of the sculpture.
Beverages are run by a CO2 pressurized corny keg, also in the base, with a beverage tap at the crotch. She was originally supposed to pee champagne, but Vermont liquor laws prohibit anyone who is not a licensed bartender from serving alcohol on public land, and we weren't able to get the unicorn licensed in time. Plus, we figured that with lemonade, the kids could also partake -- and have something to talk about with their therapists later.
Katy Perry's horn is hammered copper with a flame-cut finial. The fire effect is an aerosolized methanol spray (which creates the pink color and liquid-looking flare), with a propane pilot.
Under supervision, wedding guests could activate the flare via a button on the back of the base. When timed correctly, she shot fire and sneezed glitter at the same time.
Katy Perry the Wedding Unicorn
She sneezes glitter, pees lemonade, and shoots pink fire.
Tags: art, mad science, mutants, perversions, poop
3 Responses:
Those liquor laws really are amazing – and the unicorn, also.
WANNIT.
Sweet lemonade, yeah, sweet lemonade?