Make: Volume 86

You don’t need a giant bubble dome to create

your own Pepper’s Ghost illusion. It’s a very

scalable effect, requiring only simple materials.

that are easy to come by. I’ve even made demo

videos about how to make a Pepper’s Ghost with

a domed coffee lid, snack packaging, and your

phone.

Since Halloween is always just around the

corner, let’s make a Pepper’s Ghost Chemistry

Flask. It will be right at home in a haunted house,

mad scientist’s laboratory, or Halloween party.

1. PRINT THE TEMPLATE PATTERN

Download the template file for the reflector from

the project page at makezine.com/go/peppers-

ghost, and cut it out (Figure

A

). This shape

will sit ...