Make: Blog reader Ed Hunsinger saw the packing peanuts cubicle prank on Hack N Mod (where we found it) and executed the prank.
A quick trip to the UPS store to purchase 28 cu ft of biodegradable packing peanuts (cost: $65), office supply store for paper and tape ($12), and a few beers later we were quite successful.
The glass corner adds another degree of believability to illusion. Really cool.
Filling an office with packing peanuts, how to fake it
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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.
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