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| Model: Obnoxicator Serial Number: July-1999-001Obnx Status: Complete |
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| The Obnoxicator is probably one of the most annoying devices known
to mankind. It is essentially a modified Radio Shack bullhorn with
a digital delay inserted into it's audio signal path.
Full plans to build your own are here.
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Here's a pic of the original Obnoxicator.
Sadly, it's no longer functional. I keep it around for old time sake. Here's a pic of my current, personal Obnoxicator.
This is how it works. Plans to build your own are here.
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The obnoxicator was inspired by Ed the Clown at Burningman 1998. Ed is a bullhorn master capable of amusing and irritating great masses of people at the drop of a single phrase. Creating the Obnoxicator was a means to allow mere mortals to attempt to achieve the level of annoyance that Ed the Clown is capable of creating, at will. This is my good friend Ed the Clown...
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| There are many many Obnoxicators around nowdays. I've personally
converted over twenty bullhorns. Some folks that I've build Obnoxicators for... Mr. Paba "rOcKo" Phree sports a helmet mounted Obnoxicator with a custom effects device, modified by Mr. Foo.
Carl "The Chef" also enjoys a helmet mounted Obnoxicator with battery power on a side holster. His setup allows for complete freedom when acoustically assaulting with the dij.
Xtian took one look at my Obnoxicator and built his own the next day. Xtian is a pro sound engineer, and a genius. Here's Xtian's rig...
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