I Recreated a Retro 90s Halloween Decoration | Build in public E160

This is my daily update for my build and This is my daily update for my build and This is my daily update for my build and public log. I’m super excited to show public log. I’m super excited to show public log. I’m super excited to show off this one. So, the the intention is off this one. So, the the intention is off this one. So, the the intention is to spend a week building and shipping to spend a week building and shipping to spend a week building and shipping and launching and promoting each and launching and promoting each and launching and promoting each thing in order to remotely thing in order to remotely thing in order to remotely get this done and do this. Some of the get this done and do this. Some of the get this done and do this. Some of the things I build are going to be kind of things I build are going to be kind of things I build are going to be kind of on the smaller side, maybe not take on the smaller side, maybe not take on the smaller side, maybe not take quite as long. uh maybe like a day to quite as long. uh maybe like a day to quite as long. uh maybe like a day to build. build. build. Some of them will be a little bit Some of them will be a little bit Some of them will be a little bit longer. Some of them I’ll need an entire longer. Some of them I’ll need an entire longer. Some of them I’ll need an entire week. Some of them I’ll need to hustle, week. Some of them I’ll need to hustle, week. Some of them I’ll need to hustle, hustle, hustle. Pretty much only work hustle, hustle. Pretty much only work hustle, hustle. Pretty much only work for for all all of the week. Luckily, for for all all of the week. Luckily, for for all all of the week. Luckily, this one was it it ended up being much this one was it it ended up being much this one was it it ended up being much faster and shorter than I thought it faster and shorter than I thought it faster and shorter than I thought it would. It was like a day like a like a would. It was like a day like a like a would. It was like a day like a like a real long like a full day just making real long like a full day just making real long like a full day just making it. It was really quick to make, but it it. It was really quick to make, but it it. It was really quick to make, but it took quite a while to like finesse and took quite a while to like finesse and took quite a while to like finesse and get all the little details working. So, get all the little details working. So, get all the little details working. So, I’m really really excited to show off my I’m really really excited to show off my I’m really really excited to show off my first ever first ever first ever week or thing. I don’t know what to call week or thing. I don’t know what to call week or thing. I don’t know what to call it. Experiment. Art. I don’t really it. Experiment. Art. I don’t really it. Experiment. Art. I don’t really think it’s art. What the hell do I call think it’s art. What the hell do I call think it’s art. What the hell do I call it? My first thing. My first project. I it? My first thing. My first project. I it? My first thing. My first project. I don’t know. First experiment. I I like don’t know. First experiment. I I like don’t know. First experiment. I I like experiment the most. So, here it is. All experiment the most. So, here it is. All experiment the most. So, here it is. All right. right. right. It’s called pumpkin.cool. It’s called pumpkin.cool. It’s called pumpkin.cool. Yes, it’s weird. It’s random. I told you Yes, it’s weird. It’s random. I told you Yes, it’s weird. It’s random. I told you it would be. it would be. it would be. Okay. So, you load the page. Let me just Okay. So, you load the page. Let me just Okay. So, you load the page. Let me just refresh. You load the page and it’s like refresh. You load the page and it’s like refresh. You load the page and it’s like click and hold then wave. So, you got to click and hold then wave. So, you got to click and hold then wave. So, you got to get your cursor, which is a hand. You get your cursor, which is a hand. You get your cursor, which is a hand. You got to click. So, you wave and then you got to click. So, you wave and then you got to click. So, you wave and then you wave at it. Of course, you can pause it or turn off the course, you can pause it or turn off the course, you can pause it or turn off the audio. Uh that is it. That’s that is audio. Uh that is it. That’s that is audio. Uh that is it. That’s that is that is it. Uh okay. What the hell is that is it. Uh okay. What the hell is that is it. Uh okay. What the hell is this thing? On to my random story for this thing? On to my random story for this thing? On to my random story for today because this is kind of both at today because this is kind of both at today because this is kind of both at the same time. What the [  ] is this the same time. What the [  ] is this the same time. What the [  ] is this thing? thing? thing? What’s the point? Okay, so growing up as What’s the point? Okay, so growing up as What’s the point? Okay, so growing up as a kid, I’m a millennial. uh let’s just a kid, I’m a millennial. uh let’s just a kid, I’m a millennial. uh let’s just say an older millennial. I grew up in say an older millennial. I grew up in say an older millennial. I grew up in the ‘9s. Obviously, I’m a ‘9s kid. I had the ‘9s. Obviously, I’m a ‘9s kid. I had the ‘9s. Obviously, I’m a ‘9s kid. I had basically my childhood all of the ‘9s. I basically my childhood all of the ‘9s. I basically my childhood all of the ‘9s. I was a teenager by the time, so 2000. And was a teenager by the time, so 2000. And was a teenager by the time, so 2000. And growing up as a kid, we had this thing. growing up as a kid, we had this thing. growing up as a kid, we had this thing. I don’t know what the [  ] it’s called. I don’t know what the [  ] it’s called. I don’t know what the [  ] it’s called. We just called it the pumpkin. We had We just called it the pumpkin. We had We just called it the pumpkin. We had this every Halloween. So, the house I this every Halloween. So, the house I this every Halloween. So, the house I grew up in as a little kid, we had this grew up in as a little kid, we had this grew up in as a little kid, we had this little window. little window. little window. Actually, several of the houses we grew Actually, several of the houses we grew Actually, several of the houses we grew up in, we had this little window by the up in, we had this little window by the up in, we had this little window by the door. We’d shove this in the door. So, door. We’d shove this in the door. So, door. We’d shove this in the door. So, when someone walked up to the door, this when someone walked up to the door, this when someone walked up to the door, this thing would go off and I thing would go off and I thing would go off and I was obsessed with this thing as a kid. I was obsessed with this thing as a kid. I was obsessed with this thing as a kid. I love this thing. This is like a little love this thing. This is like a little love this thing. This is like a little nostalgic piece for me. Like every nostalgic piece for me. Like every nostalgic piece for me. Like every Halloween, I’d bring this out. Well, I Halloween, I’d bring this out. Well, I Halloween, I’d bring this out. Well, I was just in California for the last year was just in California for the last year was just in California for the last year and I was like, “Where?” Halloween came and I was like, “Where?” Halloween came and I was like, “Where?” Halloween came around and I was like, “Where’s my around and I was like, “Where’s my around and I was like, “Where’s my little pumpkin at?” And I went and dug little pumpkin at?” And I went and dug little pumpkin at?” And I went and dug up and it was buried in all my stuff. up and it was buried in all my stuff. up and it was buried in all my stuff. And I found this thing and I and I And I found this thing and I and I And I found this thing and I and I actually we actually fixed it. It was actually we actually fixed it. It was actually we actually fixed it. It was broken and we got it back working again. broken and we got it back working again. broken and we got it back working again. It’s a little janky because it’s really It’s a little janky because it’s really It’s a little janky because it’s really old. It’s like 30 plus years old, but we old. It’s like 30 plus years old, but we old. It’s like 30 plus years old, but we got it working again and it brought like got it working again and it brought like got it working again and it brought like so much nostalgia and joy to me like so much nostalgia and joy to me like so much nostalgia and joy to me like having this stupid thing working again. having this stupid thing working again. having this stupid thing working again. So I was like, let me just create this. So I was like, let me just create this. So I was like, let me just create this. This will be the first thing. This is This will be the first thing. This is This will be the first thing. This is what I launch with. So I spent like the what I launch with. So I spent like the what I launch with. So I spent like the last day building this. And how the hell last day building this. And how the hell last day building this. And how the hell did I build it? I’m going to I’m going did I build it? I’m going to I’m going did I build it? I’m going to I’m going to show you. I’m going to tell you how. to show you. I’m going to tell you how. to show you. I’m going to tell you how. First found a YouTube video randomly. I First found a YouTube video randomly. I First found a YouTube video randomly. I I used like I took a picture of the I used like I took a picture of the I used like I took a picture of the thing thing thing and I Googled image search. So I So I I and I Googled image search. So I So I I and I Googled image search. So I So I I I searched with a picture. I took of the I searched with a picture. I took of the I searched with a picture. I took of the thing. I was like, “What the hell is thing. I was like, “What the hell is thing. I was like, “What the hell is this thing called? Where is this from?” this thing called? Where is this from?” this thing called? Where is this from?” Like, “How old is this thing?” And then Like, “How old is this thing?” And then Like, “How old is this thing?” And then it found me all these results. I found a it found me all these results. I found a it found me all these results. I found a YouTube video. So, at first I took a YouTube video. So, at first I took a YouTube video. So, at first I took a like a screenshot of the video cuz I was like a screenshot of the video cuz I was like a screenshot of the video cuz I was like, “What if I Okay, let me just use like, “What if I Okay, let me just use like, “What if I Okay, let me just use this.” So, I got my picture and I put it this.” So, I got my picture and I put it this.” So, I got my picture and I put it in remove background. It’s just a quick in remove background. It’s just a quick in remove background. It’s just a quick and cheap dirty image removal. You and cheap dirty image removal. You and cheap dirty image removal. You upload an image and it removes the upload an image and it removes the upload an image and it removes the background. It actually works. which background. It actually works. which background. It actually works. which actually works very [  ] actually works very [  ] actually works very [  ] phenomenally. And I first I tried that phenomenally. And I first I tried that phenomenally. And I first I tried that and I loaded it in and it was working and I loaded it in and it was working and I loaded it in and it was working okay. And then what I did was I uh had okay. And then what I did was I uh had okay. And then what I did was I uh had AI help me make like an SVG for the AI help me make like an SVG for the AI help me make like an SVG for the lights and it was like kind of working lights and it was like kind of working lights and it was like kind of working kind of [  ] So then I took the audio kind of [  ] So then I took the audio kind of [  ] So then I took the audio from that clip because the guy or I from that clip because the guy or I from that clip because the guy or I think it’s a guy he like was waving at think it’s a guy he like was waving at think it’s a guy he like was waving at the thing and he he set the thing off. the thing and he he set the thing off. the thing and he he set the thing off. So I used YouTube downloader. Uh, I So I used YouTube downloader. Uh, I So I used YouTube downloader. Uh, I downloaded the MP3 file. I clipped it downloaded the MP3 file. I clipped it downloaded the MP3 file. I clipped it and I was like, “Voila.” And I was like, and I was like, “Voila.” And I was like, and I was like, “Voila.” And I was like, “Damn, it’s it’s it’s actually kind of “Damn, it’s it’s it’s actually kind of “Damn, it’s it’s it’s actually kind of working. It’s pretty cool.” But then I working. It’s pretty cool.” But then I working. It’s pretty cool.” But then I was like, “It’s kind of shit.” I was was like, “It’s kind of shit.” I was was like, “It’s kind of shit.” I was like, “It’s kind of shit.” So, I Googled like, “It’s kind of shit.” So, I Googled like, “It’s kind of shit.” So, I Googled searched again and I found this picture searched again and I found this picture searched again and I found this picture like a someone took like a really good like a someone took like a really good like a someone took like a really good like high quality picture of it. I was like high quality picture of it. I was like high quality picture of it. I was like, “Holy shit.” So, I replaced this like, “Holy shit.” So, I replaced this like, “Holy shit.” So, I replaced this and I was like, “Damn, that is so much and I was like, “Damn, that is so much and I was like, “Damn, that is so much better.” So, I went back to the image, better.” So, I went back to the image, better.” So, I went back to the image, the the remove background, removed the the the remove background, removed the the the remove background, removed the background, put it in, and then it background, put it in, and then it background, put it in, and then it looked like this. And I was like, “God looked like this. And I was like, “God looked like this. And I was like, “God damn, it looks so much better. It’s so damn, it looks so much better. It’s so damn, it looks so much better. It’s so clean.” clean.” clean.” And I was like, “Okay, the the eyes And I was like, “Okay, the the eyes And I was like, “Okay, the the eyes suck.” Looked on the phone, I was like, suck.” Looked on the phone, I was like, suck.” Looked on the phone, I was like, “The eyes it’s so [  ] on the iOS, “The eyes it’s so [  ] on the iOS, “The eyes it’s so [  ] on the iOS, goddamn Safari, goddamn Apple.” So, I goddamn Safari, goddamn Apple.” So, I goddamn Safari, goddamn Apple.” So, I just kept tweaking, tweaking, tweaking, just kept tweaking, tweaking, tweaking, just kept tweaking, tweaking, tweaking, tweaking. I spent like hours on the tweaking. I spent like hours on the tweaking. I spent like hours on the stupid light. Uh, stupid light. Uh, stupid light. Uh, and this is kind of what I settled on. and this is kind of what I settled on. and this is kind of what I settled on. And it looks it kind of looks [  ] it kind of looks [  ] it kind of looks [  ] to be completely honest, but but but it to be completely honest, but but but it to be completely honest, but but but it looks so much like the real thing cuz looks so much like the real thing cuz looks so much like the real thing cuz the real thing looks kind of like [  ] the real thing looks kind of like [  ] the real thing looks kind of like [  ] It’s like from the ‘9s. It’s like really It’s like from the ‘9s. It’s like really It’s like from the ‘9s. It’s like really old. It’s like 30 years old and it kind old. It’s like 30 years old and it kind old. It’s like 30 years old and it kind of looks like [  ] So it looks so much of looks like [  ] So it looks so much of looks like [  ] So it looks so much like it. And then I was like, “Okay.” So like it. And then I was like, “Okay.” So like it. And then I was like, “Okay.” So you would load the page and the thing you would load the page and the thing you would load the page and the thing would just go and would just go and would just go and it works. So it so then I was like but it works. So it so then I was like but it works. So it so then I was like but you to get the audio to reliably play you to get the audio to reliably play you to get the audio to reliably play the browsers all updated and they the browsers all updated and they the browsers all updated and they changed it so you have to click like it changed it so you have to click like it changed it so you have to click like it has to be a user interaction. On mobile has to be a user interaction. On mobile has to be a user interaction. On mobile you have to make them swipe or tap to you have to make them swipe or tap to you have to make them swipe or tap to play the audio like really reliably. play the audio like really reliably. play the audio like really reliably. There’s some hacks but it’s really [  ] There’s some hacks but it’s really [  ] There’s some hacks but it’s really [  ] Didn’t work. It was really flaky. And Didn’t work. It was really flaky. And Didn’t work. It was really flaky. And then I was like, “Well, I need a UI to then I was like, “Well, I need a UI to then I was like, “Well, I need a UI to like make it more fun and force them to like make it more fun and force them to like make it more fun and force them to click on the phone. You can just have click on the phone. You can just have click on the phone. You can just have them swipe it.” I was like, “Yeah, let them swipe it.” I was like, “Yeah, let them swipe it.” I was like, “Yeah, let me let me have them swipe it.” Like, me let me have them swipe it.” Like, me let me have them swipe it.” Like, that works. That works really well, that works. That works really well, that works. That works really well, actually. It’s actually it’s actually actually. It’s actually it’s actually actually. It’s actually it’s actually way better on mobile than desktop. And way better on mobile than desktop. And way better on mobile than desktop. And then I was like, “Okay, well, let me then I was like, “Okay, well, let me then I was like, “Okay, well, let me make it like a wave or, you know, make make it like a wave or, you know, make make it like a wave or, you know, make let me have them click and maybe I can let me have them click and maybe I can let me have them click and maybe I can do something like this.” And then it do something like this.” And then it do something like this.” And then it just kind of morphed into, okay, click just kind of morphed into, okay, click just kind of morphed into, okay, click and hold wave. And then I added this and hold wave. And then I added this and hold wave. And then I added this message at the bottom. Then I kept message at the bottom. Then I kept message at the bottom. Then I kept playing with the with different emojis playing with the with different emojis playing with the with different emojis for the for the waving, but this is for the for the waving, but this is for the for the waving, but this is exactly how the thing works in real exactly how the thing works in real exactly how the thing works in real life. This is there’s a little motion life. This is there’s a little motion life. This is there’s a little motion sensor, like old school ‘8s, ’90s motion sensor, like old school ‘8s, ’90s motion sensor, like old school ‘8s, ’90s motion sensor. It’s really [  ] but you got to sensor. It’s really [  ] but you got to sensor. It’s really [  ] but you got to like there has to be movement or like there has to be movement or like there has to be movement or something in front of this thing for it something in front of this thing for it something in front of this thing for it to see. So you can go like this with to see. So you can go like this with to see. So you can go like this with your hand or there’s some kind of your hand or there’s some kind of your hand or there’s some kind of motion. So the idea is to mimic that and motion. So the idea is to mimic that and motion. So the idea is to mimic that and then have the little thing flash. And then have the little thing flash. And then have the little thing flash. And I’m telling you, it looks so spot-on. I’m telling you, it looks so spot-on. I’m telling you, it looks so spot-on. It’s the It’s the real audio from the It’s the It’s the real audio from the It’s the It’s the real audio from the real thing. It’s [  ] awesome. Some real thing. It’s [  ] awesome. Some real thing. It’s [  ] awesome. Some 90s 90s 90s uh Halloween nostalgia or nostalgia in uh Halloween nostalgia or nostalgia in uh Halloween nostalgia or nostalgia in general from the ’ 90s, late ‘8s. I love general from the ’ 90s, late ‘8s. I love general from the ’ 90s, late ‘8s. I love it. I love this thing. It I I’m so it. I love this thing. It I I’m so it. I love this thing. It I I’m so [  ] happy with how this turns out. [  ] happy with how this turns out. [  ] happy with how this turns out. Puts a huge smile on my face cuz I do Puts a huge smile on my face cuz I do Puts a huge smile on my face cuz I do not have this here with me. This is in not have this here with me. This is in not have this here with me. This is in California, like at my mom’s house, my California, like at my mom’s house, my California, like at my mom’s house, my buried in my stuff. Uh, so I get to buried in my stuff. Uh, so I get to buried in my stuff. Uh, so I get to enjoy it, you know, a million miles away enjoy it, you know, a million miles away enjoy it, you know, a million miles away here in central London. So I think it here in central London. So I think it here in central London. So I think it came out [ __ ] great. It’s It’s bang on. Like it’s it’s it It’s It’s bang on. Like it’s it’s it It’s It’s bang on. Like it’s it’s it really is. Uh, what do you think? What really is. Uh, what do you think? What really is. Uh, what do you think? What do you think? Um, have you seen this do you think? Um, have you seen this do you think? Um, have you seen this thing before? Do you know what this thing before? Do you know what this thing before? Do you know what this thing is? Uh, I would love to hear it if thing is? Uh, I would love to hear it if thing is? Uh, I would love to hear it if you’ve seen this before. If you know you’ve seen this before. If you know you’ve seen this before. If you know that sound, please leave a comment. I’m that sound, please leave a comment. I’m that sound, please leave a comment. I’m I’m I’m very curious if anyone else saw I’m I’m very curious if anyone else saw I’m I’m very curious if anyone else saw this thing in the wild. If anyone else this thing in the wild. If anyone else this thing in the wild. If anyone else knows what this is. You probably have knows what this is. You probably have knows what this is. You probably have heard the sound. Maybe. Have you? I heard the sound. Maybe. Have you? I heard the sound. Maybe. Have you? I don’t know. That is the first don’t know. That is the first don’t know. That is the first experiment. I’m going to call it an experiment. I’m going to call it an experiment. I’m going to call it an experiment. I really don’t know what to experiment. I really don’t know what to experiment. I really don’t know what to call it. It’s not art. So, I’m not going call it. It’s not art. So, I’m not going call it. It’s not art. So, I’m not going to call it art. That’s stupid. I don’t to call it art. That’s stupid. I don’t to call it art. That’s stupid. I don’t really think it’s art. But, um, what do really think it’s art. But, um, what do really think it’s art. But, um, what do you think? This is the first thing. It you think? This is the first thing. It you think? This is the first thing. It took like a full day. About a full full took like a full day. About a full full took like a full day. About a full full day. It still needs a little little bit day. It still needs a little little bit day. It still needs a little little bit of finessing, but I whatever. So, now of finessing, but I whatever. So, now of finessing, but I whatever. So, now it’s launch time. Um, so next up is I’m it’s launch time. Um, so next up is I’m it’s launch time. Um, so next up is I’m going to finesse it. Add a few little going to finesse it. Add a few little going to finesse it. Add a few little things. Like I need the URL to the things. Like I need the URL to the things. Like I need the URL to the newsletter. I love it. Perfect for newsletter. I love it. Perfect for newsletter. I love it. Perfect for Halloween. Uh, some weird r It’s so Halloween. Uh, some weird r It’s so Halloween. Uh, some weird r It’s so random. Like you load the page, it’s in random. Like you load the page, it’s in random. Like you load the page, it’s in your face. It’s actually so much better your face. It’s actually so much better your face. It’s actually so much better on mobile or tablet, but it’s just like on mobile or tablet, but it’s just like on mobile or tablet, but it’s just like you’re like, “What the hell is this you’re like, “What the hell is this you’re like, “What the hell is this thing? What the fuck?” and you’re like, thing? What the fuck?” and you’re like, thing? What the fuck?” and you’re like, “Okay, I let me I can’t help but it puts a I let me I can’t help but it puts a I let me I can’t help but it puts a smile on my face every time.” So, that’s smile on my face every time." So, that’s smile on my face every time." So, that’s that’s all I got for today. Please, that’s all I got for today. Please, that’s all I got for today. Please, please, please let me know what you please, please let me know what you please, please let me know what you think. Uh, I’m very curious at the end think. Uh, I’m very curious at the end think. Uh, I’m very curious at the end of the day. Does it really matter if I of the day. Does it really matter if I of the day. Does it really matter if I love it? It matters more what other love it? It matters more what other love it? It matters more what other people think. So, let me know what you people think. So, let me know what you people think. So, let me know what you think. Cedma.