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StygianKnight said:

I would recommend buying a basic fog machine, they’re pretty cheap and there is a small but real danger that unregulated heating elements will burn the fog juice and emit potentially dangerous smoke instead of fog.

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Seems like DIY would be safer since you know exactly what is in the fog juice and what the heating element is. Was planning on using a cast iron pot which is probably a lot higher quality then most of the cheap chinese ones made from aluminum and who knows what else.

Also some of the fog juices they sell are already toxic as they use machine oil and other nasty shit instead of glycerine. So making the juice seems safer as well, and much cheaper

I've actually tried it before over the stove and it was very simple, making a portable version shouldn't be too hard. I'm most concerned about the heating element, but it shouldn't be hard to find a safe method using candles or a hot plate.

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Morel Guy said:
Bought my Neice a cheap kids projected made in China off Amazon.

Not into trippy myself thes days.  Used to have a bunch of tapestries and posters/art.  Got the idea from a neighbor I knew and lived with before I moved in.  He had is own art on walls and is artistic.

These days a nice tree through an open window is cool.

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Some of those 50$~ chinese laser projectors are pretty crazy, strongly considering buying this one:

120-Pattern RGB Laser Light



Hard to find the specs for this one but pretty sure it's around 200-300+mw which is pretty damn nice for the price. A typical laser pointer is around 5mw, and this has 7 beams. 2 red 2 green and 3 blue. Also has sound sensitive modes which seem fun

A little worried about the quality of a chinese laser projector, seems not the most reliable possibly. But also seems hard to beat for the price...

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PatrickKn said:
Check pawn shops. People buy light setups all the time and then sit on them for years and sell em off hardly used at all.

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Good idea Will check craiglist as well.

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TedsDead said:
U can go oldschool an use a projector with oil and food color over the top

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I want one of those setups eventually but they are pretty hard, ideally you want 2 people working a liquid lightshow live. One person to mix up the oils and the other to apply them and stir them around. It's supposed to be pretty hard to do alone.

Though the other day I was wondering how hard it would be to set up one of those projectors so that the image is mirrored, so you could turn the liquid lightshow into a kaliedoscope, would probably make it a lot easier to keep interesting

My dream lightshow set up currently is to have one of those old projectors for liquid lightshows overlayed on a huge screen with a digital projector for fractals and other stuff. That way you could have a premade fractal video going with the liquid lightshow blended over, maybe with some fog and lasers as well for good measure Would like to get some sound sensitive lights set up as well so they react to the music.

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LogicaL Chaos said:
I recently bought this for my room: https://m.ebay.com/itm/48-Pattern-Laser-Projector-Stage-Lights-Mini-LED-RGB-Lighting-Party-Disco-DJ-KTV-/283273670119?_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1

I love it. Great price too ($30). Everytime Im playing my stereo, i turn it on and it reacts to the music. Its great. Only downside is the little symbols it displays thru the laser are pretty goofy (like an apple icon). But i still love the thing.

I also have some blue Christmas string lights too. It gives off a nice gentle glow.

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Pretty sure that is the same brand I ended up getting, they definitely seem pretty sweet for the price. Some of the patterns do seem pretty goofy but there are some cool ones as well it looks like.

Was looking at one listing where one of the patterns it showed looked like a swastika but it was probably supposed to be the Buddhist symbol Some of those geometric patterns look really trippy though.

Still want to get some more hanging lights, been trying to find some decent cheap string blacklights. Or a long blacklight strip that could wrapped around the room in cool patterns. Though then I'd need some blacklight posters

I wonder if there are any cheap lava lamps out, or one of those plasma globes with the arcs of electricity that follow your fingers

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LogicaL Chaos said:
I highly recommend this Glow Lamp: https://m.ebay.com/itm/Colour-Changing-Boon-Glo-Night-Light-Removable-Glowing-Balls-Lamp-Kids-Toy-Bulb/392274679060?_trkparms=aid=555017&algo=PL.CASSINI&ao=1&asc=20150209130153&meid=2de31b73f8724c0ba1f482666a2701d8&pid=100373&rk=1&rkt=1&itm=392274679060&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047936&_trksid=p2047936.c100373.m3226&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1

I love mine. Its got a slider to "dial in" the color you want. Also has a "color cycling" setting too. Not only does it look cool, but the light is a very pleasant glow thats perfect for a lamp in dark rooms. I use it every day.

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Looks pretty cool. Would like something like that but hanging. My mom got some weird "smart bulb" awhile back that lets you control it on an app in your phone, so you can change the colors/settings while laying down

Pretty sweet idea and I've been tempted to get one but they are probably a bit spendy for the novelty. Here's a random "smart bulb" off ebay for anyone interested: Smart LED Light Wifi Bulb

Pretty expensive at 13$ for a single bulb but not quite as bad as I was expecting. Who knows how nice that one is though. Actually sounds pretty useful, it can be programmed to turn on/off at certain times

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LogicaL Chaos said:
Smart bulbs are pretty sweet. They remind me of the rich peoples houses who have a remote that controls every light in the house with full dimming and color options

Just discovered a cool new light, Firework Lights: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hanging-Firework-LED-Fairy-String-Light-Christmas-Party-Decor-Xmas-8Modes-Remote/332880244734?hash=item4d81356ffe:m:mwtLiv3hX9lSbfcYzuHi8Xg

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When I was younger my only rich friend had a smart fan in their living room, we used to get super baked and trip sitting around with their giant dogs and watching the fan change direction over and over

Was checking out some of those firework lights things, as well as some "star" ones with varying results. Some of the LED curtains/nets seem interesting as well.

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LogicaL Chaos said:
Ha that sounds like fun.

Ya those curtains are pretty sweet. Only thing I would kinda worry about is an electrical short! They're safe right?

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Who knows about a lot of these cheap chinese electronics, plenty of other stuff to worry about.

There are mice in the walls here, and because of them certain power outlets no longer work or are buggy. So I worry about them chewing wires in the walls and starting a fire, no way to see that shit coming

I also have 3 power strips all lined up around my desk with a giant mountain of instrument cables piles up behind, thankfully they've never had issues. But with the wiring here using strips feels safest I actually need another one...

Had a guitar amp start smoking randomly in my room awhile back, a pretty old vintage amp so who knows what the problem was. Might have been from the wiring in the walls, can't remember if it was plugged right in or not. Gave me a good scare though, thankfully it was a pretty cheap used amp. Hopefully it will be fixable.

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StygianKnight said:
I do suggest getting at least a few fluorescent light blacklights either long tube or curly, as LED UV lights often have a tighter spectrum and not everything will glow under them that does under the tubes.

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Pretty sure my room has a bunch of fluorescent T5~ lights on the ceiling as it used to be a growroom so there are 8 double light fixtures built into the ceiling.

Anyways many of the bulbs are starting to go out, so maybe I'll try replacing a few with big blacklight bulbs

Then I could set them up so it would be easy to switch from the normal lights to the blacklights.

Will need to measure the bulbs though, pretty sure they are at least 24" so buying even 4-6~ blacklight bulbs might be pretty expensive. Would probably only take a few for some strong light though.

Or maybe it would work out better to just get a blacklight lamp or strip to put on each side of the room at a better angle.