what do you think about this hobbie? pt2
I think it's educational, challenging and fun all rolled up together. It by nature involves using your hands to actually create and build something...which I appreciate a lot. Not as many things these days encourage one to actually do anything real.
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i think it is more fun to make a big cannon not because of the huge amount of energy but the build itself.
i realized that a while ago, and after that i went into hybrids because it is more tweaking to get them working and you have more options on things like disks, valves and meter
i realized that a while ago, and after that i went into hybrids because it is more tweaking to get them working and you have more options on things like disks, valves and meter
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I think he's referring to 1337 (LEET) as in Eite, as in Pwnage?
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I think this hobby is expensive. It is worth the money, but it's expensive none the less.
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I think it is a very good hobbie that encourages the hobbier to make something and then enjoy it afterwards as a kind of reward system (better than any trophie)
it also teaches skills like solvent welding which i have used often around the backyard.
it also teaches skills like solvent welding which i have used often around the backyard.
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Like all hobbies, it's as expensive as you make itpotatoflinger wrote:I think this hobby is expensive. It is worth the money, but it's expensive none the less.
I see it as a constructive (until it comes to testing ) passtime that stimulates the brain and trains the hands with implications that go beyond high velocity groceries.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
Its an excellent hobby. I don't know about you but for me building miniature Titanic's that don't float and model soldiers that don't shoot got old a long time ago. Building spud guns has way more "Residual Fun" after the build. And all those toy soldiers and plastic Titanic ships make excellent targets.
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Just about any hobby you dig into deep enough is going to cost you some cash. Compared to things like golf, motorcycling, fishing, hunting, boating (yes I realize all big-boy hobbies), spudgunning is dirt cheap. Even compared to other things like RC modeling, BMX biking and even video games...spudgunning is still cheaper.potatoflinger wrote:I think this hobby is expensive. It is worth the money, but it's expensive none the less.
As a matter of fact, I challenge you to come up with a real hobby that costs significantly less than spudgunning.....not counting girl hobbies like scrapbooking.....
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I tossed my video games in the closet when i got into spudding. I think its a really challenging and rewarding pursuit. When my buddies are playing halo, I'm building and firing actual weaponry.
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