More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

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cirian75

4,245 posts

232 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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looks dangerous, I like that

filski666

3,841 posts

191 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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gotta be a pulse jet

nute

688 posts

106 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Yep, its a 3ft long pulse jet!! Really didnt think anyone would get that as all the gubbins on the front makes it hard to recognise. To start it you are supposed to connect an HT source to the two ends of the handle then carefully thread the now sparking other end up the tail pipe all without electrocuting yourself.

Couldn't find a video of that particular type in action but its very similar to this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50DRou0LsM

A while back i saw a 1.6m long valveless one on fleabay, it was up near warrington (im in Hampshire), the wife happened to be on a business trip up north so called her and asked her to divert to pick it up. More rolling of eyes when she got home and endless merriment amongst her work mates. The noise is indescribable, even with ear defenders on its verging on painful.

Here is a valveless design someone has mounted on a gokart - skip forward to 1m in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E41yRLq5Hr4

Edited by nute on Friday 3rd July 08:37

Blib

43,791 posts

196 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Erm......what you gonna put it on????????

cirian75

4,245 posts

232 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Blib said:
Erm......what you gonna put it on????????
Later today



Tomorrow


nute

688 posts

106 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Blib said:
Erm......what you gonna put it on????????
Dunno, ... seemed like a good idea when I bought them... am quite tempted to try it on a go kart tho.

My wife just rolls her eyes and prays the kids don't developed an interest in my lunatic hobbies.

Made some rocket candy a couple of weeks back (look it up on the interweb as I don't want to get into trouble here listing details about such things). She asked what on earth I was cooking in the frying pan (on an induction hob to reduce the catastrophe risk), wasn't impressed when I explained.


Edited by nute on Friday 3rd July 10:42

nute

688 posts

106 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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cirian75 said:
Later today



Tomorrow

Collin Furze is bloody brilliant!!

55palfers

5,892 posts

163 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Blib said:
Erm......what you gonna put it on????????
These look like fun.

Need more of a Doodlebug vibe though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50DRou0LsM


JonRB

74,395 posts

271 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Just dropped £100 on this. I'm more excited than an excitable puppy.

Shame I have to wait until November to get it. frown

cirian75

4,245 posts

232 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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JonRB said:


Just dropped £100 on this. I'm more excited than an excitable puppy.

Shame I have to wait until November to get it. frown
My brother has too

skoff

1,387 posts

233 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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JonRB said:


Just dropped £100 on this. I'm more excited than an excitable puppy.

Shame I have to wait until November to get it. frown
That is fantastic, and hard to resist...

nigelpugh7

5,996 posts

189 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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JonRB said:


Just dropped £100 on this. I'm more excited than an excitable puppy.

Shame I have to wait until November to get it. frown
That just looks so cool, love collectable stuff like that!

It's only the PC version you can pre order right?

I don't even have a PC and yet I feel like ordering one!

JonRB

74,395 posts

271 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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nigelpugh7 said:
That just looks so cool, love collectable stuff like that!

It's only the PC version you can pre order right?

I don't even have a PC and yet I feel like ordering one!
No, it's available for PC, XBox One and PS4. Exclusive to Game in the UK, and Amazon in the USA and Canada.

Hurry though - the first batch sold out very quickly, and the second (and apparently final) batch went on sale today. Game's website has been up and down like a tart's knickers all morning over it, but is just about usable enough to order now and there are still some left in stock.

Linky

Stig

11,817 posts

283 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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JonRB said:
No, it's available for PC, XBox One and PS4. Exclusive to Game in the UK, and Amazon in the USA and Canada.

Hurry though - the first batch sold out very quickly, and the second (and apparently final) batch went on sale today. Game's website has been up and down like a tart's knickers all morning over it, but is just about usable enough to order now and there are still some left in stock.

Linky
Thanks Jon - just ordered one (PC edition). Was a bit torn between PC or XBone, but opted for the former due to inevitable mods and my PC is a pretty decent gaming spec.

These will fetch a hefty premium come release I reckon (not that it's the reason I've ordered one)

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Ordering after work! Stupid work filter won't let me on Game.

filski666

3,841 posts

191 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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nute said:
Blib said:
Erm......what you gonna put it on????????
Dunno, ... seemed like a good idea when I bought them... am quite tempted to try it on a go kart tho.

My wife just rolls her eyes and prays the kids don't developed an interest in my lunatic hobbies.

Made some rocket candy a couple of weeks back (look it up on the interweb as I don't want to get into trouble here listing details about such things). She asked what on earth I was cooking in the frying pan (on an induction hob to reduce the catastrophe risk), wasn't impressed when I explained.


Edited by nute on Friday 3rd July 10:42
well, if you can't find anything to put it on and want to get rid of it - I'll buy it off you smile

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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This:



Trouble is - my 7 year old daughter now wants to play with it.... I'm not happy about it but I'll let her as she knows how important "Daddy's lego" is biggrin

GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

156 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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nute said:
Yep, its a 3ft long pulse jet!! Really didnt think anyone would get that as all the gubbins on the front makes it hard to recognise. To start it you are supposed to connect an HT source to the two ends of the handle then carefully thread the now sparking other end up the tail pipe all without electrocuting yourself.

Couldn't find a video of that particular type in action but its very similar to this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50DRou0LsM

A while back i saw a 1.6m long valveless one on fleabay, it was up near warrington (im in Hampshire), the wife happened to be on a business trip up north so called her and asked her to divert to pick it up. More rolling of eyes when she got home and endless merriment amongst her work mates. The noise is indescribable, even with ear defenders on its verging on painful.

Here is a valveless design someone has mounted on a gokart - skip forward to 1m in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E41yRLq5Hr4

Edited by nute on Friday 3rd July 08:37
I presume you're familiar with Colin Furze? If not, he's done a lot with pulse jets all of which looks hilarious fun.

nute

688 posts

106 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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GrumpyTwig said:
I presume you're familiar with Colin Furze? If not, he's done a lot with pulse jets all of which looks hilarious fun.
Yep, been a subscriber to his utube channel for ages. If you pick through his videos there is one of him peeling burnt skin off his arm after a mishap with a fuel line. Ive lost the hair on my arm a few times and come close to burning my eyebrows off.

I have a real hankering for an Argus type valved PJ like this one which is mounted on a snowmobile, its in Swedish and you need to jump through to 1:30ish. No idea what id use it for tho... and the neighbours might get a bit pissed off as the Swedes say at the end of the clip that they has a noise complaint from 7km away...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O-JWddgagk

filski666 - cheers but having too much fun with them at present. You can get a little valved PJ from hobbycraft for about £100 i think... let me know if you need a link.
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