What's the coolest thing you own?
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you can buy a brand new one right now still, but that doesn't make it any less cool...imo
A Schindelhauer Ludwig VIII
A hand made brushed aluminium belt drive bike.
No maintenance, no mess, completely silent, if it gets scratched you use a brillo pad to restore the original finish, timeless looking thing....and no need to dress up in lycra or armour plating to enjoy it.
One of them, my Grandad's 60's Tudor watch....and my Kinekt 'Gear' ring.
A Schindelhauer Ludwig VIII
A hand made brushed aluminium belt drive bike.
No maintenance, no mess, completely silent, if it gets scratched you use a brillo pad to restore the original finish, timeless looking thing....and no need to dress up in lycra or armour plating to enjoy it.
One of them, my Grandad's 60's Tudor watch....and my Kinekt 'Gear' ring.
Funky Panda said:
Zod said:
The goggles have GPS and a HUD that shows speed, elevation, vertical, piste maps. It can control my GoPro and show replays, show and control the music on my phone. It displays text messages and keeps a record of every day's skiing, as well as lifetime stats, like highest and longest jumps, fastest speed, longest continuous descent. The HUD was a bit buggy when I first bought the goggles, but subsequent updates have resolved the bugs. The battery lasts all day. My best ever gadget purchase.
Would love some detail about these!Oakley make goggles with the same Recon 2 HUD, but the Zeal lenses are made by MauiJim.
A Slingsby T67M Firefly (well a part share in one).
18056494_10211079866146070_2218521049470484569_o by Matthew Moxon, on Flickr
Edited to add a picture.
18056494_10211079866146070_2218521049470484569_o by Matthew Moxon, on FlickrEdited to add a picture.
Edited by SpamCan on Wednesday 19th July 22:40
Perhaps the "coolest looking" thing may be our vinyl turntable - Nottingham Acoustics Ace Spacedeck:
TT1 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
The motor is left on (it isn't powerful enough to start turning the heavy platter on its own), so when you want to play an LP, you need to spin the platter manually by hand, at which point the motor then continues it spinning at the correct speed. To stop it spinning is done by hand too, which is a little strange, but quite cool I guess.
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but I think the coolest thing (which has zero value practically) is a "Robin Hood" from archery that I was into a few years ago - they are pretty rare, when one arrow directly hits an arrow already in the target. I love the way the first arrow split, and the "nock" (plastic bit at the end) is rattling around inside.
... and yes, the first arrow was in the 10 (bullseye).
RH1 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
RH2 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
RH3 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
TT1 by conradsphotos, on FlickrThe motor is left on (it isn't powerful enough to start turning the heavy platter on its own), so when you want to play an LP, you need to spin the platter manually by hand, at which point the motor then continues it spinning at the correct speed. To stop it spinning is done by hand too, which is a little strange, but quite cool I guess.
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but I think the coolest thing (which has zero value practically) is a "Robin Hood" from archery that I was into a few years ago - they are pretty rare, when one arrow directly hits an arrow already in the target. I love the way the first arrow split, and the "nock" (plastic bit at the end) is rattling around inside.
... and yes, the first arrow was in the 10 (bullseye).
RH1 by conradsphotos, on FlickrRH2 by conradsphotos, on FlickrRH3 by conradsphotos, on FlickrEdited by C&C on Wednesday 19th July 16:32
An early 20th century pocket watch, I like to think it has been to war or contributed in some way.
My cars and my dogs too
A colleague had an interesting one, an old steel mirror used in the second world war by his grandfather (he was circa 50, 3/4 years ago). His grandfather had been shot in late 1939 in Belgium and the mirror deflected the bullet through his upper shoulder area rather than through his heart, he was evacuated during the Dunkirk retreat, his boat was sunk and whilst on a stretcher a group of soldiers kept him afloat (at least the story as he / his grandfather told it!) ... Most prized thing he owned (along with the medals).
My cars and my dogs too
A colleague had an interesting one, an old steel mirror used in the second world war by his grandfather (he was circa 50, 3/4 years ago). His grandfather had been shot in late 1939 in Belgium and the mirror deflected the bullet through his upper shoulder area rather than through his heart, he was evacuated during the Dunkirk retreat, his boat was sunk and whilst on a stretcher a group of soldiers kept him afloat (at least the story as he / his grandfather told it!) ... Most prized thing he owned (along with the medals).
Johnspex said:
Btw Robin Hoods are not that rare. I've seen loads. took me 20 years to achieve mine and I was laughed at by a guy who'd had 9 in about 10 years.
Fair enough - on the rarity, I only had to go on comments at the club where they had one on the wall from 15 years previously and said they didn't happen that regularly (I'd been shooting a year and a half at the time). My lot mustn't have been as accurate as the archers you've been shooting with!!
I still think it's cool though (just slightly less cool than I did before this thread).
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