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paulcole · 2019-10-14 00:38:36+00:00

I bought a box of tic tacs on Amazon and it was just a bunch of fishing sinkers painted white.

jonhendry | karma 1781 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2010-12-01 05:53:33+00:00

I saw some online during a Woot-off, between LED toenail clippers and the 'bag of crap'.

IronWolve | karma 2647 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2018-02-07 20:43:32+00:00

Those look way better than the white donkey pinatas I use to get the kids years ago, more art work. Dont think I've gotten a pinata in 15 years.

bradknowles | karma 2658 | avg karma 0.68 · | 2019-06-25 17:57:47

You mean, the ones made with Melamine and given a nice white coating of lead paint?

bondarchuk | karma 2644 | avg karma 3.53 · | 2024-02-04 08:00:58

Have a look at the article, they're actual pieces (I believe the kids call them).

vidanay | karma 3521 | avg karma 3.39 · | 2023-05-31 16:30:18

We had Christmas paper tubes, balsa fins cut with a dull xacto knife, a hand carved nose cone and a super glued washer as a thrust ring.

mint2 | karma 3242 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2022-12-11 22:22:00

Wow These look like fish dicers. Not to say that propellers don’t already dice fish, these just look the part too.

baby | karma 14476 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2021-06-27 21:15:44+00:00

Same for a plunger. Target only sold fancy ones.

nraynaud | karma 3750 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2013-10-18 10:44:47

I precisely said that I was not talking of those.

Actually when I saw them at first I assumed it was one of those, but upon further inspection, it was a full metal thing and then I got the explanation that they come from a very pricey disposable thingy (I think it's Fauchon takeaway food).

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Phillipharryt | karma 535 | avg karma 3.02 · | 2019-08-16 07:59:49

Funk pops in particular are rather blob-like, their eyes protrude like raisins on a snowman so that casting is incredibly easy. For the intricate pieces (like a fish's fins) the main body just has holes, that then have a separate piece placed in them.

evilDagmar | karma 377 | avg karma 2.17 · | 2021-12-30 23:02:45

Someone probably nicked them thinking they were novelty coasters shaped like save icons.

venomsnake | karma 6230 | avg karma 1.59 · | 2016-01-02 17:46:43+00:00

And they are made out of tiki taki and they all look just the same was a historic fluke.

lmm | karma 42440 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2014-07-28 16:31:36+00:00

I think there are a few things that come in more-or-less cuboidal cans. Spam?

aminok | karma 402 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2014-12-29 20:11:31

It was actually large firecrackers, used by farmers to scare of pests, that he sold.

PaulJulius | karma 204 | avg karma 7.03 · | 2014-05-30 06:12:55+00:00

No, they were already made. I meant to ask what he used to make them, but I never had the chance.

iforgotpassword | karma 7907 | avg karma 3.45 · | 2022-07-04 01:11:07

Was it a white one (with a red strip)? Afaik these are the only ones you can't take.

angersock | karma 15241 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2015-02-13 20:09:03+00:00

And they're all made out of ticky tacky

And they all look just the same.

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kanonieer | karma 155 | avg karma 2.67 · | 2022-05-16 05:22:49

> They'll also use little tappers or paddles that sit in your hand and vibrate alternately.

Could you point to a source on this? Genuinely curious to see what these items look like, I searched but no relevant results.

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joshu | karma 14055 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2024-06-19 06:57:18

I bought an enormous jar in Napa not too long ago. And the capers are tiny, much smaller than the modern giant capers…

milkytron | karma 1641 | avg karma 2.59 · | 2019-09-06 22:09:34

Really? Where can I find these and what are they called?

I would love to try one.

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