Cool Gift of the Day
Thursday, June 23, 2005
What it is:
Let's get the pun out of the way at the outset and say that this is a truly shocking gift. It's not for the faint of heart, or the delicate of finger. Shocking Roulette is a game that asks the question, "how many people are dumb enough to stick their finger in a hole and get a shock?" and "how many of them will do it more than once?" This is the kind of thing that teenage boys, and much older boys, can play with for hours, positively mystifying the rest of us. The four players put their fingers in the victim slots and the game randomly selects someone to shock. It's a high tech game of chicken that the adventurous (or foolhardy) will love to play. Fair warning though, it's best to start thinking of excuses for why you can't play as soon as possible; "Um, I'm thinking of taking up the violin, and I'd hate to damage my playing ability."
Why we love it:
It lets us make a lot of really good jokes about being shocked, also it's amazing to see just how many times people will come back for more zapping.
Who we'd give it to:
Teen boys, the foolhardy, the adventurous, people with very tough fingers.