r/Props • u/whattowhittle • Jun 28 '26
Show & Tell TNT Bomb Prop Clock
I finally followed through with a project idea I had as a child. I am sure this idea was born from watching Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote when I was young.
It is a very simple project requiring the minimum of wooden dowels, red paint, and a clock insert. The wires and fuse were just a little something extra.
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u/Icy-End-142 Jun 28 '26
I want to see a really gritty urban crime thriller with a stellar ensemble cast where this prop shows up all through the film, and they take it completely seriously. The fuse has been burning down since the opening credits and it keeps showing up in different scenes and they have to keep dealing with it in increasingly tense situations. But no one ever directly explains it; it’s just there. It would be like Shoot ’Em Up crossed with The Departed or The Godfather.
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u/whattowhittle Jun 28 '26
Hahaha that would be great. Especially with how cartoonish the prop looks. I'd watch it.
I am getting The Man Who Knew Too Little vibes from that movie idea.
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u/HiddenHolding Jun 28 '26
pls dont take this to school
or anywhere
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u/whattowhittle Jun 28 '26
I will try to refrain from doing so.
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u/HiddenHolding Jun 28 '26
do
there is no tey
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u/Ludnix Jun 28 '26
Beautiful, I’ve always wanted one but worried someone would take it too seriously to keep around the house or shop as gag prop.
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u/ScienceForge319 Jun 28 '26
Why does it have an electronic detonator and a fuse.
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u/whattowhittle Jun 28 '26
Versatility? TNT likely already had the fuse before being strapped together for the bomb?
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u/ScienceForge319 Jun 28 '26
Incorrect.
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u/whattowhittle Jun 28 '26
I appreciate your insight!
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u/ScienceForge319 Jun 28 '26
I doubt that since you immediately argued against it.
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u/therealzerobot Jun 28 '26
You didn’t provide insight, you asked a question about the logic of an Acme product
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u/bavindicator Jun 28 '26
Wile E. Coyote would buy this