hah! my dad made one of these for xmas one year- they look good lit, but a little weird

I love it -- I'll add it to my project list. It looks like something Droog would make (but it would then cost ~$1500.00...)

I tried to make one of these a few years back, but it didn't really work out - it got saggy and unwieldy, I wasn't sure how many cups to add and I lost confidence and gave up. I should have stuck with it and I might give it another try now...

looks great!

I think the plastic cup version is far better than the styrofoam one (environmental issues aside).

The foam cup one acts like a dirt magnet and looks like crap in just a few short months... Of course, I would suspect this version would look pretty dirty after a year or so. Still... While not a new idea, it is pretty cool that you could make one for less than $20.

My mom made one of these back in the 70s. She also painted the rim of each cup black for extra "oomph".

I love this, too! The first time I'd seen it done was for a commercial application, in a restaurant in DC

http://www.station9dc.com/

Very Cool

the obvious question is: why don't they melt/catch on fire? after all, lights can get pretty hot.

nice work!

OH dear god. My Mom made one of these in styrofoam back in the 70s. Horrible, dusty - sad. She is going to love that it is back.

How cool!