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By now, I'm sure you've probably seen Ross Howard's video answer to all the Wii remote injury stories last month entitled 'Wii Fatality." It was a pretty timely video and quickly made the rounds on the interwebs. As is often the case with these things, ended up being credited to someone else due to some misinformation from certain websites.
So, to set the record straight, Ross has sent us an exclusive email detailing exactly how the now infamous "Wii in the head" effect was done.
So I made a couple of papercraft wiimotes based on examples and photos, stuffed them full of tissue paper, and weighted them down with coins stuck on the back with tape (giving mass for throwing). I cut one in half and stuck it to the victim's head with double-sided tape. We had had a few beers (this was taking place during Friday night drinks) so I thought I'd pour some tomato sauce around the wound. You can see the tomato sauce bottle on the table in the video clip.
Ross has uploaded some video outtake clips on Revver so you can see for yourself how it was all put together. Who knew that a simple paper Wii remote and some tomato sauce would cause such an internet stir.
