More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..
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theaxe said:
I already have a couple of nice mechanical keyboards but I've been wanting one of these for ages. They haven't been in stock in the UK for some time but it looks like some are coming in May.
feel and noise 
but depends on the switch used as to the benefits
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-mechanical-switches-f...
but depends on the switch used as to the benefitshttps://www.pcgamer.com/best-mechanical-switches-f...
robinessex said:
julian64 said:
I want the most frivolous thing in the world. I want a radio controlled submarine for a pond I'm making in the back garden.
It has to be small, R/C taking real time video and sending it to my phone. In other words I want to create a real subnautica in my back garden. I want to sit on my deck chair and slowly explore the pond every few weeks to see the changes. It might get a bit murky occasional after rain etc so also wanting small but powerful leds on the front to add to the undersea atmosphere.
I will occasionally throw into the pond a packet of dry mix monsters and alien vegetation to help the scenery.
BTW the pond I have dug is twelve meters long and about three meters wide and goes down to 1 meter depth at the bottom.
Oh and if possible the submarine needs a way of defending itself from the large predictors which will inevitably form from the primeval goo, so mini torpedoes would be nice.
Problem is that no one seems to cater for my frivolity.
Sorry to disillusion you, but within a week it'll resemble pea soup, and you won't be able to see a thingIt has to be small, R/C taking real time video and sending it to my phone. In other words I want to create a real subnautica in my back garden. I want to sit on my deck chair and slowly explore the pond every few weeks to see the changes. It might get a bit murky occasional after rain etc so also wanting small but powerful leds on the front to add to the undersea atmosphere.
I will occasionally throw into the pond a packet of dry mix monsters and alien vegetation to help the scenery.
BTW the pond I have dug is twelve meters long and about three meters wide and goes down to 1 meter depth at the bottom.
Oh and if possible the submarine needs a way of defending itself from the large predictors which will inevitably form from the primeval goo, so mini torpedoes would be nice.
Problem is that no one seems to cater for my frivolity.
However if I do get pea soup I'll just get stronger leds for the front and it'll be more atmospheric
.Just paid out for a waterproof camera and transmitter to connect to my skyzone goggles/headset. When they arrive I'll slowly lower them down to bottom of the pond to check they work at 5G through 1m of water and let you know if I can see anything.
Then I'm going down this route
https://interestingengineering.com/video/use-legos...
Dan_1981 said:
tomsugden said:
A jar of marmite. For £180.
Erm.... more detail please. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Marmite-Summer-Of-...
julian64 said:
robinessex said:
julian64 said:
I want the most frivolous thing in the world. I want a radio controlled submarine for a pond I'm making in the back garden.
It has to be small, R/C taking real time video and sending it to my phone. In other words I want to create a real subnautica in my back garden. I want to sit on my deck chair and slowly explore the pond every few weeks to see the changes. It might get a bit murky occasional after rain etc so also wanting small but powerful leds on the front to add to the undersea atmosphere.
I will occasionally throw into the pond a packet of dry mix monsters and alien vegetation to help the scenery.
BTW the pond I have dug is twelve meters long and about three meters wide and goes down to 1 meter depth at the bottom.
Oh and if possible the submarine needs a way of defending itself from the large predictors which will inevitably form from the primeval goo, so mini torpedoes would be nice.
Problem is that no one seems to cater for my frivolity.
Sorry to disillusion you, but within a week it'll resemble pea soup, and you won't be able to see a thingIt has to be small, R/C taking real time video and sending it to my phone. In other words I want to create a real subnautica in my back garden. I want to sit on my deck chair and slowly explore the pond every few weeks to see the changes. It might get a bit murky occasional after rain etc so also wanting small but powerful leds on the front to add to the undersea atmosphere.
I will occasionally throw into the pond a packet of dry mix monsters and alien vegetation to help the scenery.
BTW the pond I have dug is twelve meters long and about three meters wide and goes down to 1 meter depth at the bottom.
Oh and if possible the submarine needs a way of defending itself from the large predictors which will inevitably form from the primeval goo, so mini torpedoes would be nice.
Problem is that no one seems to cater for my frivolity.
However if I do get pea soup I'll just get stronger leds for the front and it'll be more atmospheric
.Just paid out for a waterproof camera and transmitter to connect to my skyzone goggles/headset. When they arrive I'll slowly lower them down to bottom of the pond to check they work at 5G through 1m of water and let you know if I can see anything.
Then I'm going down this route
https://interestingengineering.com/video/use-legos...
tomsugden said:
Dan_1981 said:
tomsugden said:
A jar of marmite. For £180.
Erm.... more detail please. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Marmite-Summer-Of-...
Do you eat it? Store it for ever?
robinessex said:
Turn the pond into a Koi pond. Then about er, £5,000-£10,000 later, you'll have a nice pond to submerge your sub in !!
If it’s frivolous rc subs you want this is for you!!http://www.rcsubs.co.uk/seawolf-instructions
Also on the subject of RC Subs, a few years back Tom convinced me to buy him one of these.
https://www.ebay.com/c/2191242090
It was on offer at the time for about £30 i recall so i said lets try it.
It dived once in the bath, and would not resurface.
It was full of water, and it never worked again.
A total waste of money.
https://www.ebay.com/c/2191242090
It was on offer at the time for about £30 i recall so i said lets try it.
It dived once in the bath, and would not resurface.
It was full of water, and it never worked again.
A total waste of money.
nigelpugh7 said:
Also on the subject of RC Subs, a few years back Tom convinced me to buy him one of these.
https://www.ebay.com/c/2191242090
It was on offer at the time for about £30 i recall so i said lets try it.
It dived once in the bath, and would not resurface.
It was full of water, and it never worked again.
A total waste of money.
From that advert:https://www.ebay.com/c/2191242090
It was on offer at the time for about £30 i recall so i said lets try it.
It dived once in the bath, and would not resurface.
It was full of water, and it never worked again.
A total waste of money.
BE AWARE - THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRODUCT FROM SILVERLIT AND NOT ANOTHER CHIP COPY FROM UNBRANDED FACTORY
For 1/3rd of the price, i guess you brought the fake one
robinessex said:
Turn the pond into a Koi pond. Then about er, £5,000-£10,000 later, you'll have a nice pond to submerge your sub in !!
She doesn't want fish. Its apparently going to attract native pond animals, newts frogs etc all natural.However what she doesn't know it that once its finished and after about six months I'm going to bung a couple of goldfish in and pretend they evolved.
So she gets a pond and I get a submarine
julian64 said:
She doesn't want fish. Its apparently going to attract native pond animals, newts frogs etc all natural.
However what she doesn't know it that once its finished and after about six months I'm going to bung a couple of goldfish in and pretend they evolved.
So she gets a pond and I get a submarine
Get some grass carp - they are dark coloured and will graze on the algae and other organic build up - dark coloured too, so they look like submarines in the pond.However what she doesn't know it that once its finished and after about six months I'm going to bung a couple of goldfish in and pretend they evolved.
So she gets a pond and I get a submarine
Great clean up crew for a pond, even with no other fish in it.
geeks said:
The proper stuff with sugar and not sweeteners is glorious! Had a few the Darkberry Dr Pepper cans kicking around until recently. Where are you ordering from SoP?
Shakermaker said:
Thats exactly where 'she' means 
I'm very allergic to aspartame, gives me migraine and crippling stomach pains. Horrible reaction. I'm finding a lot of my favourite drinks here are now adding it (Dr Pepper being the latest) and finding a lemonade that isn't full of any sweetener let alone aspartame is a hell of a task.
I absolutely love being in the USA because I know no matter what I order, from lemonade to a slush puppy, it won't make me ill.
I used American Fizz at Christmas to get the boy some cans of Java Monster and a very weird Christmas Present of Grape Jelly for the husband (he was thrilled). They seem to be low on stock at the moment though, guessing imports are not as quick as usual.
Top tip though, if you have a local Chinese supermarket go and have a look there. Ours very often has import US drinks like Mountain Dew and the weird bottles of Red Bull and they are not expensive.
julian64 said:
robinessex said:
Turn the pond into a Koi pond. Then about er, £5,000-£10,000 later, you'll have a nice pond to submerge your sub in !!
She doesn't want fish. Its apparently going to attract native pond animals, newts frogs etc all natural.However what she doesn't know it that once its finished and after about six months I'm going to bung a couple of goldfish in and pretend they evolved.
So she gets a pond and I get a submarine
https://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/subsea-tech/produc...
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