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What's the most unusual item you own?
2014-11-14, 3:12 PM #1
I don't really own any unusual things, but maybe someone does and they can be interesting to read about.

Well, I do have this one shirt that's unusually homoerotic for a piece of clothing, so I never wear it. I bought it without trying it on and only at home did I realize the extent of its homoeroticism, but then I couldn't take it back because they would have thought I was gay.

Maybe someone owns something truly unusual and thus interesting.
Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.
2014-11-14, 3:16 PM #2
I have .45 round and a 7mm rifle round... I have no idea when or why I acquired them. I also once found a small clay marble but I don't remeber where it is right now, and a pair of Katanas by the fireplace.
Nothing to see here, move along.
2014-11-14, 5:12 PM #3
I have a real, working sextant somewhere and I'm not even a sea captain.
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2014-11-14, 10:00 PM #4
I have a carved, wooden stick about a foot tall, and it stands with a wooden foot as its base. I don't recall how I came to own it, or what its purpose might be. I've long ago stuck a plastic toy Wilson volleyball from the Cast Away movie on top of it.
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2014-11-14, 11:24 PM #5
Well, when I was 9 years old and had to go through radiation treatment and my hair was falling off, I just pulled a lock of hair off my head just like that and put it in a minigrip bag.

Sadly, 9 years later when I had to get circumcised, I actually asked the doctors beforehand if I could keep the tip. They were like "no, it's a circumcision" so I had to explain that I wanted to put it in a container labelled "Ernie". After a brief moment of silence they just responded that the remains would be dissected and placed in cry- academic storage. Peh!
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2014-11-15, 8:13 AM #6
Originally posted by SF_GoldG_01:
I have .45 round and a 7mm rifle round... I have no idea when or why I acquired them.


Depending on where you have them, it might be a good idea to see a doctor.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2014-11-15, 9:02 AM #7
Originally posted by Michael MacFarlane:
Depending on where you have them, it might be a good idea to see a doctor.


I don't use words to this effect often enough, but you are a goddamn national treasure.
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2014-11-15, 9:09 AM #8
A Zip disk with the name "Betsy" on it.

I don't have a Zip drive, and I don't know what's on it.
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2014-11-15, 11:07 AM #9
A didgeridoo.

It was just there one morning when I woke up after going out drinking.
nope.
2014-11-15, 7:22 PM #10
I own Nikumubeki's "remains". I keep it in a safety deposit box in a bank across the street from a place called "Hoopers."
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2014-11-15, 7:55 PM #11
You know what, gbk? Thanks for stealing what I was about to post. I looked at the forum index, and I saw the name "gbk" underneath, and instantly though, "hey, I'll make a gbk joke about possessing his remains".

And then gbk mad the gbk joke!
2014-11-16, 12:51 AM #12
I own a mainframe hard drive from the, I guess, early 80s. I have no idea what it came from, and all of my research can't pinpoint any information on it. The previous owner had no idea, either.

I picked up a coat from a thrift store. Turned out to be an East German army greatcoat.

I probably have more items that I find usual, but those are the main ones I can think of.
I can't wait for the day schools get the money they need, and the military has to hold bake sales to afford bombs.
2014-11-16, 7:24 AM #13
****, I don't know, I don't have much besides my desktop, living essentials and books. I guess this old oscilloscope is the closest
2014-11-16, 8:06 AM #14
Somewhere around the house, there is a Scientology artifact that my brother found in a junkyard or pawnshop some years ago. If I find it again, I'll post pictures.
Nothing to see here, move along.
2014-11-16, 8:16 AM #15
I inherited a small harpoon which is a bit unusual for someone living in the desert. My grandfather also used to send me lizard and frog skeletons for some reason. I thought I got rid of them, but apparently still have them.

I actually own a lot of weird things come to think of it.
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2014-11-16, 9:20 AM #16
I have various and assorted old cameras.
My girlfriend paid a lot of money for that tv; I want to watch ALL OF IT. - JM
2014-11-16, 3:43 PM #17
I inherited all of your souls from Brian, but that's not really unusual, just excessive.

I don't think I really own anything truly unusual anymore, but I have a 3D printer, and it's pretty cool?
2014-11-17, 3:20 AM #18
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
I inherited all of your souls from Brian, but that's not really unusual, just excessive.

I don't think I really own anything truly unusual anymore, but I have a 3D printer, and it's pretty cool?


What kind?
nope.
2014-11-17, 5:15 AM #19
This one: http://printrbot.com/shop/assembled-simple-metal/

It's one of the cheapest out there, definitely the cheapest not made of wood (which makes it a hell of a lot more sturdy and reliable). All 3D printers take a bunch of tuning, but this one at least takes care of the most dangerous tuning semi-automatically. It has a leveling probe that ensures the extruder doesn't smash into the bed and carve a nice design in the metal for you. A LOT of printers require manual z-axis leveling, even ones that cost a helluva lot more. So overall, been really happy with it, but it's definitely only a hobby. You really have to be willing to spend the time to tweak the settings and work with different bed adhesion methods to get great prints.
2014-11-17, 5:44 AM #20
I've had bad experience with hobby 3D printers so far, despite these devices maturing. Something gets loosen or misaligned, and the thing stops producing good models. I understand you have to carefully take care of it and fine tune it, but I don't want to baby the thing as well.

Giving a look at your purchased model, having only linear drives (instead of pulleys) and metal structure look like advantages. And the probe is a good add too. Best of luck.

You should print out the low-poly version of the Stormtrooper from JK. With the boxy bodies and all. Kinda wanted to do that.
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2014-11-21, 4:12 PM #21
I have a barb from a Taser X26 cartridge.
woot!
2014-11-21, 5:20 PM #22
I have a Fijian cannibal fork somewhere

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