Halloween, for college students, is a time of partying and debauchery. My favorite part of the holiday is joining the masses on Franklin Street and taking in all the thousands of costumes that fill the street.
We see our share of famous politicians, jocks and nerds, but there are many original, high maintenance outfits that rise above the rest. Here are a few examples of those costumes.
Hard to stomach this one:
Props often have a cheesy reputation — think fake arrow through your head. However, this creative costume uses a portable LCD DVD player and digital camera to mimic a gaping hole in the wearer’s stomach. This is probably one of the cheaper, yet more interesting tech costume ideas out there.
You blockhead:
Inspired by a Lego Store display, these suits were made of foam and constructed to scale, so everything looks proportionally right. Plus, as you can tell, these will get you all the babes.
Instant friend request:
Last year, there was a guy on Franklin Street who dressed up as a Facebook profile. He took a sheet of cardboard and used his head as the profile picture. Not only was it creative, but it was very professional looking. Sadly, I cannot find a picture of him, but I did find another very similar costume.
16-bit sweetness:
Though I’m not too big a fan of the Metroid series, I know that most videogame costumes look like this. When I first saw this SNES-inspired costume, I thought it was photoshopped from the game. Very impressive.
GuyPhone
My favorite tech costume was made in 2009, back when the iPhone 3GS came out. Two dudes had the brilliant idea to be real, working iPhones for Halloween. To do this, they used a setup that included 42-inch LCD TV and a car battery. The suits cost $2,000 each and weighed 85 pounds. You can see a video of them in action here. That is the exact dedication needed to dominate all costume contests.
Have a favorite costume? If you have a good one or see a good one this year, send a picture to @pittalk on Twitter.
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