Battlestar Gourd-lactica, and 8 other nerdgasmic jack-o'-lanterns
If you're looking to add a little geek flair to your Halloween this year, you could just carve Boba Fett into your pumpkin and call it a day. If you're a total amateur.
Go big or go home, we say. And to that end, we present this
Cylon jack-o'-lantern -- a retro-looking
Centurion model, to be exact. All you need to make one of your own is: a large knife, a
KITT scanner circuit, a little determination, and a love for all things BSG. Not surprisingly, this comes from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, the same folks who brought us the Dalek Pumpkin.
Murderous cyborgs not your thing? Check out
8 more ingenious pumpkin projects, including a steampunk pumpkin (steampumpkin?), a servo-motor-powered "Snap-o-Lantern," and a pumpkin cannonball.
--Alexandra Cavallo