Thwacking Hats & Sticks

The Thwacking hat: A tall top hat with a airbag contained within the upper,a battery below which is attached to a small audio device,motor and rotating mechanism connected to a large zoetrope- brim positioned half way up the hat.(the zoetrope hanging down from the brim)

The zoetrope contains brightly coloured perforated/decal'ed stars and birds.

The Thwacking stick: a long stick with a small punchbag type stuffed leather ball attached to the end.

Many people can sport the hats and wield the Thwacking sticks.

Run around trying to Thwack someone square on top of the hat, if successful the force of the air bag will come down onto a trigger within the hat dropping the brim down into position, placing the zoetrope around the head at eye level. This in turn engages the battery to the motor sending the brim and the zoetrope spinning round in front of the eyes,presenting the illusion of seeing stars through the brimmed zoetrope whilst hearing the birds singing through the audio device.

After a short time the hat pops back to normal returning brim with zoetrope back to the outer middle of the hat as the airbag gonflables.Game continues until a certain amount of designated Thwacks are given,the most unThwacked is the winner.