The Fun-O-Meter

Here's a pretty nifty art installation project. An artist (or prankster...but it takes creativity to be both, right?) obtained a toy vending machine and stuffed it with capsules filled with IDEAS. It's sort of like a fortune cookie, except more productive and less "Confucius Says."



For a mere 50 cent insertion fee, you get an idea, a lucky penny, a vending machine toy, and a quarter refunded to you (so you're really only paying 24 cents). The artist felt that 50 cents was too expensive to charge for an idea, so he placed a quarter inside every capsule. The ideas usually contain things to do, like small pranks, daily activities, or traveling (in this case a map is provided). The lucky penny is so you can brighten a stranger's day by placing it on a sidewalk somewhere.

The Idea Vending Machine (via MAKE)