What's the Most Desirable Man-Made Object?

[Spanna]

A castle.

[nicanary]

perdu said:

I'm a boy of the sixties

The Tele would do for me too

But I did see an awesomely desirable Ibanez in a shop in Welsh Wales that my overdraft wouldnt have permitted...then

Ladies, no matter how desirable (VERY) surely dont count here

Many of these ladies have been enhanced, and thus could qualify as man-made, but in order to fit the topic's criteria, how about this? Purely man-made, although I would guess it'd be a tad expensive.

[Cliftonite]

Spanna said:

A castle.

Building on a flood plain is nothing new, then?

[Zad]

nicanary said:

Many of these ladies have been enhanced, and thus could qualify as man-made, but in order to fit the topic's criteria, how about this? Purely man-made, although I would guess it'd be a tad expensive.

I'd have one, but only if it can be guaranteed that she still looks like this in her 50s:

[Fishtigua]

Dribble

Yes, I know 'Old enough to be her Father'.

Nope, Same age.

[AClownsPocket]

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

[Stickyfinger]

AClownsPocket said:

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

I see what you did there

[The Nur]

AClownsPocket said:

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

I've built a (much) smaller, working trebuchet before. Not that difficult and pretty good fun. Get on it.

[AClownsPocket]

The Nur said:

I've built a (much) smaller, working trebuchet before. Not that difficult and pretty good fun. Get on it.

I would love to hear more about that.

[Jim M3]

This Alfa stopped 6 of us in our tracks for around an hour at the Coys many years ago. Apologies for quality, it's a picture of a picture.
Would love any more information on it if anyone could shed any light.

[jogger1976]

This (I know it doesn't count, but I don't care )


or possibly this

Or maybe both?

Edited by jogger1976 on Monday 31st August 19:24

[Captain Muppet]

AClownsPocket said:

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

nervous on here had a trebuchet oversupply problem a couple of years ago. I think he gave them all away. We built 5 of them for an event. The first test fire lobbed a can of beans the length of the car park.

[jet_noise]

Captain Muppet said:

AClownsPocket said:

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

nervous on here had a trebuchet oversupply problem a couple of years ago. I think he gave them all away. We built 5 of them for an event. The first test fire lobbed a can of beans the length of the car park.

You can make them out of lego. 6sigma course I attended used them as an experimental tool,

regards,
Jet

[lord trumpton]

jet_noise said:

Captain Muppet said:

AClownsPocket said:

I've always been fascinated by these, I don't know why, but if money was no object I'd have one commissioned and built

nervous on here had a trebuchet oversupply problem a couple of years ago. I think he gave them all away. We built 5 of them for an event. The first test fire lobbed a can of beans the length of the car park.

You can make them out of lego. 6sigma course I attended used them as an experimental tool,

regards,
Jet

Would that have been when doing SPC? (statistical process control) or Taguchi?

[tvrforever]

jogger1976 said:

winner!

[Kakopetria]

Mastodon2
Yep,Jimmy Pages Telecaster solo on Stairway to Heaven was pretty st

Edited by Kakopetria on Monday 31st August 23:32

[No Bend]

Cliftonite said:

Spanna said:

A castle.

Building on a flood plain is nothing new, then?

Thought the kids left the taps running...

[pstruck]

jogger1976 said:

This (I know it doesn't count, but I don't care )


or possibly this

Or maybe both?

Edited by jogger1976 on Monday 31st August 19:24

Yes and yes!

[merc_man]

I'm amazed that the ultimate in man-made design has not yet been mentioned. Get in the way back machine and marvel in its magnificence.

[Zad]

Close, oh so very close. My exquisite multi-billionaire auto collection will, of course, include bonnet mascots from Rene Lalique. Still "just a bit of moulded glass", but a notch or two up from the Elizabeth Duke collection I think. The Cinx Cheveux Sans Ailé Tat de Chav.



Originally made, of course, to sit on the radiator cap of the Citroen Five Horsepower.