Those odd things you find so cool

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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:And you will inevitably find there is a spare bit you have no idea where it fits.

Just like Ikea stuff...

"There's a bolt spare, and yet the cupboard stands complete before my eyes..."

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Frankenstein decided the spare bolt should go in the neck for some reason!

**Mike Noble**

halonachos wrote:I like seeing the way people tick. Not like corpses though, wounds are really cool to look at. I watched a surgeon do a spinal disc removal and he removed the back part of the spine and used something I can describe as a mini ice-cream scooper to scoop out the disc. Seeing that stuff is awesome, that and an open heart surgery was cool. They take it out and for a few moments the only thing keeping the guy on the table alive is a machine circulating blood. There's a huge cavity where the heart used to be and when they start putting in the new heart it started to beat after a few sutures were put it.

Truly surreal to watch and a main reason why I want to work in MASH like conditions, that and the instant gratification of knowing you patched someone up and maybe improved their future quality of life.

That's similar to what I was going to say. I find human anatomy quite interesting. I'm thinking about becoming a surgeon if at all possible.

**dogma**

I like puzzles, especially ones related to human behavior.

**Kasrkai**

I'm glad we find the dead and injured so fascinating.

**dogma**

Maybe that's why we seem so intent on killing and injuring people.

**purplefood**

It would explain my own kill -count...
Kidding...
Though it is fun to dissect things...

**Kasrkai**

I jest, of course. So long as we're not all necrophiliac up in here.

The oddest thing I find cool? Shaping fruit.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Nature does shaping of fruit so much more inventively imho
Even immitating human privy parts much to the amusement of the tabloids.

Potatoes that sliced in half reveal a copy of Leonardo's Last Supper, etc
The Good Lord does indeed move in mysterious ways, His wonders to be old.

edit: they would make for some funky (if cumbersome, or maybe cucumbersome) D6's

**KingCracker**

Kasrkai wrote:I jest, of course. So long as we're not all necrophiliac up in here.

The oddest thing I find cool? Shaping fruit.

Now those Ill agree with ya on. Any odd shaped fruit is just cool.

**Khornholio**

Chowderhead wrote:

Cats that look like hitler.

I wanted to get a cat like this before we got the 14 lb Hockey Puck cat we have now. I wonder how many of them are named 'Adolf Catler: der Purrer'

**Viktor von Domm**

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Adolf Hitler almost rhymes with cat litter
Henceforth I shall think of the despot as a feline privy.

lol that is so cool^^

**Samus_aran115**

What an odd thread. Now that you remind me....

Military Surplus. I love how you know you can depend on your clothing and equipment, and that security and utility is great.

Used Clothing. I don't even buy new clothes anymore. Old clothes have so much character and charm, and I save loads of money, too.

I think of something non-clothes related later

**Polonius**

Fedoras.

My coworker and I were having a smoke break over the winter, him in his black over coat and me in my khaki raincoat, and we see two guys similiarly dressed but with fedoras on. We both immediatly agreed that we should get hats.

That might be my birthday gift to myself...

**Corpsesarefun**

I also love fedoras.

**Polonius**

The worst part is, I do sometimes wear a suit and trench to work, so i can get away with it.

I guess I still feel like a college poser trying to look cool. Even though I'm a 30 year old lawyer.

**nerdfest09**

I used to collect and restore old knives, the feeling of achievment I got from bringing an old rusted blade up to a shiny gleaming showpeice with a polished handle and supple leather pouch, most people thought I was weirdo though...and most still do!

I also have a strange affinity with anything related to the predator character from the movies, and also a massive fan of doug bradley and the Hellraiser franchise!

**Zefig**

I love mobius strips and palindromes. Or anything with...strange symmetry, I guess.

**micahaphone**

I've always had a penchant for destructive things. IRL, I'm one of the most timid and cautious people you could meet. But learning how an atom bomb works, or the development of napalm during WW II, I find that cool. I also love battle history, but I'm guessing that most people on a wargaming site agree with me there (the great Khanate for the win!).

I also make it a hobby to always try and find the optimistic side to any situation. I'm very pessimistic in my thoughts, but I always try to present the optimistic side of events to others.

**purplefood**

History...
Usually warfare but i like to learn about all kinds of things...

**Mike Noble**

I forgot to mention, I like mathematical figures with aesthetic appeal, like the Koch Snowflake.

Or the Menger Sponge.

That's the first iteration, here's the forth.

**prime12357**

Nothing like things with zero volume/finate surface area. Of course, Leonardo Da Vinci's sketches are pretty cool too. I also like bubbles. That and corpses.

**micahaphone**

Camping/nature. I love going away from all the hubub of city life and just chilling in a tent in a forest. Build a nice giant campfire, whittle some sticks, and relax. Heck, when I need to take a short break while studying at home, I'll pull out my pocket knife and hand sharpen my pencils with the window open. It's nothing close to the real deal, but it offers a nice little reminder of what I work for.

**snurl**

Anything flourescent.

**rubiksnoob**

micahaphone wrote:Camping/nature. I love going away from all the hubub of city life and just chilling in a tent in a forest. Build a nice giant campfire, whittle some sticks, and relax. Heck, when I need to take a short break while studying at home, I'll pull out my pocket knife and hand sharpen my pencils with the window open. It's nothing close to the real deal, but it offers a nice little reminder of what I work for.

High five!

**Gitkikka**

I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.

**DickBandit**

The freaking can of barbasol shaving cream in jurrasic park that contains Dino DNA.

**Lord Scythican**

I really like Handmade wooden boxes. I don't know why, but I find them pretty cool. I usually pick up on at the flea market (bunch of rednecks selling their junk out of their cars at a parking garage.).

The thing is they all usually smell like pot for some reason, even the ones I buy off of 90 year old ladies. I put dice, cards, and other stuff in them, but it always seems like the previous owner of all of them was a pothead.

**SilverMK2**

I really love hand made leather bound books with hand made paper.

Bought one for my wife for our first anniversary. Really want one for myself but I know I would never use it or anything worthy

**Revenent Reiko**

Leather Bracelets (braided), not sure why, but i love them. They have to be quite specific though and i cant always find ones i like.
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