Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What could be better for Halloween but making your own skulls with glowing eyes out of recycled milk jugs?

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Inspiration
01:32 - Building The Skulls
03:58 - Painting
05:49 - Programming
12:38 - Assembly And Testing
20:11 - Wrap Up

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Original Instructable - instructables.com/Milk-Jug-Skulls

Download the code
retrohackshack.com/2020/10/20/halloween-plastic-skulls

Resin Skull
ebay.com/itm/Lifesize-1-1-Realistic-Human-Skull-Replica-Resin-Model-Anatomical-Ornament/184189461251

Arduino Nano Clone
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9IeCRf

PL9823 Programmable LEDs
ebay.com/i/164395435521

Power Bank
amzn.to/3dFB8sK

Hot Air Gun
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Music used by permission:
“Fakebit World” and “Overlordl” by Malmen
soundcloud.com/malmen

Paris Catacombs Photo - Dale Cruse from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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