HOWTO make a Barbie electric chair

Instructables contributor Jessyratfink posted plans to build this wonderful Barbie Doll Electric Chair. She writes:

This is a science fair project that I did in middle school and completely disgusted the entire female staff of Benton Middle. The purpose of this project is to show how the electric chair works and discuss basic electricity - currents and conductivity.

This is perhaps not the most politically correct science fair project, but it definitely gets attention. And although it is more based on presentation than science, most people find it very interesting to learn how an electric chair works.

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[#1 posted by Anonymous, September 7, 2007 5:30 AM]

I like it. The only problem is that Barbie would only "fry" with AC. That 6-volt battery is DC. George Westinghouse could have used that as reverse propaganda. I wonder if anyone pointed that out in the science fair....

[#2 posted by Anonymous, September 7, 2007 5:45 AM]

Heck, I've seen this in a movie once, Problem Child I think, only with GI Joe. Points off for unoriginality!

[#3 posted by Ben, September 7, 2007 6:34 AM]

I think this is shocking.

[#4 posted by Matt Staggs, September 7, 2007 7:12 AM]

Ride the lightning, Malibu Barbie!

[#5 posted by Umbriel, September 7, 2007 7:23 AM]

Barbie would never dirty her hands actually killing someone. Presumably she put Ken up to it, and then he turned state's evidence about 20 seconds after the cops picked him up.

Though realistically I would expect a jury to believe her tearful testimony over his, putting Ken away for life in the best noir tradition. Presumably he'd end up the boy toy of one or more GI Joe villains.

[#6 posted by mojodenbow, September 7, 2007 7:29 AM]

Won't this melt the lead inside of her? Neat! Let's see the demo on YouTube then.

[#7 posted by JI Stark, September 7, 2007 7:34 AM]

How Barbie didn't go boom? I was pretty sure she was filled with Lead, like everything Mattel nowadays.

[#8 posted by phasor3000, September 7, 2007 8:02 AM]

This is perhaps not the most politically correct science fair project

Oh, it's still fairly PC, at least for large segments of the snarky-hip net audience. Barbie represents an uncool, outdated, suburban plastic white girl. If the doll were African-American, or a Muslim girl in a hijab, suddenly it would be extremely taboo to show this on BB.

[#9 posted by Anonymous, September 7, 2007 8:41 AM]

Kurt Vonneget Jr. had a lengthy bit on a similar concept for a science fair in Hocus Pocus. I think it was a rat electric chair.

[#10 posted by Anonymous, September 7, 2007 1:24 PM]

how did you make a mini electric chair? it sounds fun. if i put my finger on it would it actually hurt or just like tickle since it is a micro verson?

[#11 posted by 11yearoldsmartperson, September 7, 2007 1:27 PM]

i was wondering how i could build one for myself. i have cousins who still play with barbies and that would be fun or for a school project.

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[#13 posted by Anonymous, September 16, 2007 8:20 AM]

personally i think she hired a gi joe who then dimed her out for immunity.

i love it death row barbie now at a store near you!

[#14 posted by Anonymous, April 13, 2009 4:45 PM]

#12, I'd like to buy a vowel please.

I wish I had the internet when I was in elementary school... this would have been my project.