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greene
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 Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:08 pm Post subject: is there anyway to explain this? |
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i saw something in one of those vending machine games things that totally defied logic
can anyone explain this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7YCibXh3w0 |
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Okie from Muskogee
Joined: 30 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I think kids use the soldering iron to burn holes through their friends' eyes if I'm not mistaken.  |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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seen all kinds of weird shit in those machines, soldering iron wouldn't even come close to some of the weird crap I have seen.
1. pack of condoms
2. Car stereo face
3. Expired Show tickets
along with slews of other stuff. pretty sure I have random pictures of most of the crap lying around somewhere |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember the claw games here that had live lobsters or chipmunks. You could actually pick up the lobsters, although they would drop out of the claw before it was deposited into the chute.The chipmunks were too spry to even get touched and would just go hide in the corner as soon as they heard the claw motor rev up. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Gotta entice the drunk handyman crowd somehow. The one near me has a pair of nike shoes. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:27 am Post subject: |
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I don't know the proper terminology for all of this, but I know many (all?) Korean kids in elementary school learn how to do stuff with breadboards, which I believe requires a soldering iron. I saw a bunch of my elementary students with breadboards and whatnot, so its not surprising. Probably use it for arts and crafts too.
Doing stuff with breadboards or arts and crafts is a hobby, and its a good one for kids to learn as it prepares them for practical work and gets them into electrical engineering, computers, metals, and the like.
I don't think its anymore dangerous than a pair of Fiskars scissors or a hammer.
If my dad had seen me working with one of those as a kid he would have been happy that I was doing something mechanical/electrical and practical. "At least you aren't being a slacker watching TV and playing video games". Would have bragged to all of his buddies that I was doing "man stuff" at such a young age. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:38 am Post subject: |
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Many elementary schools have 'robot' clubs, where they design and make killer transformers robots. It's a lot of fun. 
There's a machine outside the building I live, and when it detects a movement it starts playing the 'lambada' tune. 
Years from now I guess there'll be a machine playing 'Gangnam Style'.
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| I remember one of those machines close to where I lived, and the audio would always say as I passed, "Hey, look at me." So, hearing English, of course, I would always look, forgetting that it was there. I thought, are they targeting foreigners? |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| I don't know the proper terminology for all of this, but I know many (all?) Korean kids in elementary school learn how to do stuff with breadboards, which I believe requires a soldering iron. |
The point of a breadboard is such that you don't need a soldering iron. They're just lines of connected sockets you can jam a wire or chip into to make connections.
That said, these machines rarely feature just toys. The ones around here are generally filled with cheap butane lighters shaped liked guns or torches. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| I don't know the proper terminology for all of this, but I know many (all?) Korean kids in elementary school learn how to do stuff with breadboards, which I believe requires a soldering iron. |
The point of a breadboard is such that you don't need a soldering iron. They're just lines of connected sockets you can jam a wire or chip into to make connections.
That said, these machines rarely feature just toys. The ones around here are generally filled with cheap butane lighters shaped liked guns or torches. |
Aren't those the new ones? I saw some kids rocking the old stick on a piece of wood ones. Again, beyond that I have no clue, so I could very well be wrong. |
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EdmundFairweather
Joined: 08 May 2014
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I amassed a small collection of amusing items from these machines, including a dildo, panties and a lighter professing Korean sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks.
My friend, however, topped me with a cigarette lighter in the shape of a helmet with the swastika on it. |
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guavashake
Joined: 09 Nov 2013
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| EdmundFairweather wrote: |
I amassed a small collection of amusing items from these machines, including a dildo, panties and a lighter professing Korean sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks.
My friend, however, topped me with a cigarette lighter in the shape of a helmet with the swastika on it. |
I not only amassed a small collection of items from these machines, including useful items such as usb hub, usb light, 2 metal water bottles, earphones, Mercedes keyring, I advertised some of the funkier items on craigslisist and sold them.
The profit from the sales covered the money I spent on the machines.
Some of the items made cool gifts to give when traveling overseas, such as Psy Gangnam style sunglasses. |
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EdmundFairweather
Joined: 08 May 2014
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| guavashake wrote: |
| EdmundFairweather wrote: |
I amassed a small collection of amusing items from these machines, including a dildo, panties and a lighter professing Korean sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks.
My friend, however, topped me with a cigarette lighter in the shape of a helmet with the swastika on it. |
I not only amassed a small collection of items from these machines, including useful items such as usb hub, usb light, 2 metal water bottles, earphones, Mercedes keyring, I advertised some of the funkier items on craigslisist and sold them.
The profit from the sales covered the money I spent on the machines.
Some of the items made cool gifts to give when traveling overseas, such as Psy Gangnam style sunglasses. |
Oh, yeah, they're definitely a good source of little presents.
It seems that if you input enough money for 5 attempts, you'll get a sixth one free. I could usually get 2 or 3 items with 6 tries.
This could be one of the more unusual ways of supplementing a teacher's income. |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 2:53 am Post subject: |
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OP,
I assume you made the video.
In American English is the "L" from soldering silent? I've never heard it pronounced "soddering" before? |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| Otherside wrote: |
OP,
I assume you made the video.
In American English is the "L" from soldering silent? I've never heard it pronounced "soddering" before? |
It sure is silent, in Canada it's also pronounced 'soddering'. |
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