What's the coolest thing you own?
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rambo19 said:
My great grandfathers whistle from WW1.
Easy_Targa said:
This piece of crumpled metal hanging on my garage wall is part of the liquid oxygen tank of a V2 rocket that exploded over south east London in May 1945. It's history is sinister, and it's been into space. 
I feel like nothing can compare to these.... Brother D said:
rambo19 said:
My great grandfathers whistle from WW1.
Easy_Targa said:
This piece of crumpled metal hanging on my garage wall is part of the liquid oxygen tank of a V2 rocket that exploded over south east London in May 1945. It's history is sinister, and it's been into space.
I feel like nothing can compare to these.... 
I would have to say my BMX. I got this for xmas in 1986, when I was 6 years old. It's nothing spectacular, but to me it's priceless. I wanted a Raleigh Burner. I got it back from my parents 2 years ago and have since stripped and cleaned / polished it, ridden it up the road and back and it now resides in my shed.
1985 Stratton Super Aero
1985 Stratton Super Aero
For years I thought I was in possession of a little piece of moon rock - it was a school prize I won at 6 or 7 years old for a science project, about the size of a dice, and I have kept it safe since.
About 10 years ago I learned that all rock returned from the moon landings is strictly controlled by Nasa, and after a bit of digging around what I actually have is a piece of a meteorite. Still pretty cool though.
Otherwise, my reef tank is the thing that most visitors to the house will look at in awe.
About 10 years ago I learned that all rock returned from the moon landings is strictly controlled by Nasa, and after a bit of digging around what I actually have is a piece of a meteorite. Still pretty cool though.
Otherwise, my reef tank is the thing that most visitors to the house will look at in awe.
As already stated multiple times, "cool" is so subjective and often introspective.
This is the Glock 17 issued to my daughter when she joined the Sheriffs Office training academy in the city I live in. It was her duty side-arm for 6 years until the agency upgraded to Glock 21SF in 2016.
Although her only cause to use it on duty was to kill a dog that had been hit by a car, it undoubtedly played a role in saving her life on more than one occasion.
I seized the opportunity to buy it when they transitioned their duty weapons. It's probably not cool to most, it's not a remarkable design and it's one of millions of examples, but it has a big cool-factor for me - and I'll never part with it.
This is the Glock 17 issued to my daughter when she joined the Sheriffs Office training academy in the city I live in. It was her duty side-arm for 6 years until the agency upgraded to Glock 21SF in 2016.
Although her only cause to use it on duty was to kill a dog that had been hit by a car, it undoubtedly played a role in saving her life on more than one occasion.
I seized the opportunity to buy it when they transitioned their duty weapons. It's probably not cool to most, it's not a remarkable design and it's one of millions of examples, but it has a big cool-factor for me - and I'll never part with it.
Matt Harper said:
As already stated multiple times, "cool" is so subjective and often introspective.
This is the Glock 17 issued to my daughter when she joined the Sheriffs Office training academy in the city I live in. It was her duty side-arm for 6 years until the agency upgraded to Glock 21SF in 2016.
Although her only cause to use it on duty was to kill a dog that had been hit by a car, it undoubtedly played a role in saving her life on more than one occasion.
I seized the opportunity to buy it when they transitioned their duty weapons. It's probably not cool to most, it's not a remarkable design and it's one of millions of examples, but it has a big cool-factor for me - and I'll never part with it.
That is cool on its own but with the wonderful back story it is excellentThis is the Glock 17 issued to my daughter when she joined the Sheriffs Office training academy in the city I live in. It was her duty side-arm for 6 years until the agency upgraded to Glock 21SF in 2016.
Although her only cause to use it on duty was to kill a dog that had been hit by a car, it undoubtedly played a role in saving her life on more than one occasion.
I seized the opportunity to buy it when they transitioned their duty weapons. It's probably not cool to most, it's not a remarkable design and it's one of millions of examples, but it has a big cool-factor for me - and I'll never part with it.
Nanook said:
Meh, if he thinks it's cool, that's the whole point in this thread.
People that think meat comes from a shop probably need to have a think about where it actually comes from and whether or not they're still happy eating it.
I agree coolness is subjective, but some things are just so macabre that they polarize opinion - a bit like collecting Nazi memorabilia. In my opinion anybody who has kept a souvenir from their first kill ought to be on a register of some description.People that think meat comes from a shop probably need to have a think about where it actually comes from and whether or not they're still happy eating it.
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