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If you're at a party this summer and wanna grab someones attention, you could try charming
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the crowd with an improvised pan flute, or you could go for a more direct approach.
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In this project, we're turning bottle caps and drink cans, into sports-style party whistles,
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that'll give you the power you need, to summon the attention you deserve
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We’re all familiar with the term “lifehacks” but this summer, the guys at mike’s hard
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lemonade asked me to help put a refreshing twist on it with what they’re calling “mikehacks"
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"Mikehack" basically a lifehack that makes any social occasion, more awesome.
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I tried hot gluing some glass bottles together, and found that yes, they really can work as
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a pan flute. It's a pretty awesome idea, but can be pretty messy and take up a lot of space. So
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let's try making another kind of party favor, that's just as awesome, but a little easier
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to manage. We'll need to start this project with an empty aluminum drink can. Now if we
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use something like a pair of scissors to make some strategic cuts, we can harvest a lightweight
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sheet of aluminum metal. Now before you throw the scraps away, make sure you save a tab
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or two, because we'll need those for measurements, in just a minute.
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Alright, let's cut a long narrow strip from the sheet metal, making sure the edges are
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as straight as possible, then cut a smaller, stubbier piece as well. You can see the long
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strip is the width of a single can tab, while the smaller piece is as wide, and as tall,
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as two pieces laid side by side. We need to join these pieces together with
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the smaller rectangle centered on top, about a quarter inch down from the end. The two
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sides wrap around the back holding it in place, and now you can snip the top corners off,
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if you feel like it, and finish up by folding the tab over to lock everything together.
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We've just formed the mouthpiece for our whistle. Now let's grab the other end of the strip
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and push it back through the mouth piece, being careful not to bend it. You'll see what
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we're going to do with this, in just a minute. Alright, it's time to get busy with our bottle
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caps. I tried using a pair of scissors to snip the sides, and cut a little notch in
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each cap, so when the two bottoms are lined up, they form a round container with a symmetrical
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hole at the top. Let's bring back the piece we made earlier
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and fit the barrel inside one of the caps, then expand it so it completely fills the
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inside. Now that we know it fits together nicely, we can line the inside of the cap
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with some hot-glue, then place the rounded strip back in position.
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When the glue has hardened, it should look like this.
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Now this is the point where we form the noise maker. Carefully cut the strip so it lines
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up with the top of the notch, then pull the scrap part out of the mouthpiece.
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There's only one thing left to do, and that's to add hot-glue to the other cap, and press the two
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pieces firmly together, making sure the notches line up symmetrically. Now for one last embellishment,
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I tried cutting one of the tabs in half, and hot-gluing it to the back, so now we have
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the option of adding a lanyard. That'll just make it fully accessible, anytime we want it.
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The whistle works by directing air through
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the mouthpiece, and splitting it over the sharp edge of the metal. Not only does it
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look good, but it actually sounds good too. If you try rolling your tongue when you blow,
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it'll sound a lot like a referee's whistle, and it's really, really loud.
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Well now you know how to convert your cans and bottle caps, into colorful and customizable party whistles,
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that'll summon you attention when you need it, and make a great conversation piece when
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you don't. Well that's it for now. If you liked this project, perhaps you'll like some
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of my others. Check them out at www.thekingofrandom.com