It's a lego RUBBER BAND minigun. I'm much more impressed by lego guns firing assorted calibers of lego bullets.

>> ^Fusionaut:

but it's still okay to chop of a dog's tail right?


I was told by someone with a doberman that they don't "chop" the tail off, they wind a rubber band very tightly on the tail of the puppies so that it cuts off circulation and the tail eventually dies and drops off. Doesn't really make it any less disgusting, imo.

>> ^Wingoguy:

>> ^atara:
What if you have an actual doorknob instead of a handle?

Aren't those unlawful in public buildings in the US due to the American Disabilities Act?


I hate myself for posting this:

4.13.9* Door Hardware. Handles, pulls, latches, locks, and other operating devices on accessible doors shall have a shape that is easy to grasp with one hand and does not require tight grasping, tight pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. Lever-operated mechanisms, push-type mechanisms, and U-shaped handles are acceptable designs.

>> ^atara:

What if you have an actual doorknob instead of a handle?


Aren't those unlawful in public buildings in the US due to the American Disabilities Act?

Useful if you have a key but the chain is on, like if your roommate locked the door and fell asleep. Or, the chain is on the back door and your creepy neighbor is sitting in front of the building.


>> ^joedirt:

umm... so what person ever leaves the door unlocked but chained.
You realize the point of those chains is so you can open the door a crack and talk to someone without them attacking you. You'd never leave the door unlocked and that thing as your only lock... This is idiotic.

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Heh, a cat burglar. His next avatar will have a thin black moustache.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

Arvana, videosifter and gentleman thief

>> ^Fusionaut:
Also, once when I was on vacation in Colorado Springs (I was probably 9 years old) my dad bought me this novelty toy: Rattlesnake Eggs. It's basically an envelope, filled with a bit of rice, and there is a device that you wind up with rubber bands. If you squeeze the envelope just a bit the device lets loose, spins around, and it makes it sound like there's a rattlesnake in the envelope.
So here I was carrying this toy around with me everywhere. I even rehearsed a whole little speech to go along with it if I ever found a victim. Adults of course gave a little chuckle when they heard it but it was different for kids apparently.
One of these days I was playing in this field by the campground and I met another little boy. I immediately went into my act.
"Hey there! How's it going?"
"Good..."
"Look what I have here. Rattlesnake eggs! I keep them in the fridge usually, so they don't hatch. Today though I took them out and they're getting kind of warm. They might even hatch any minute now!"
At this I triggered the toy which caused the boy to sprint all the way across the field as fast as his little legs would take him. I was told afterwards that my whole family watched the whole exchange and took great delight in watching the other kid run like that. Later I met that boy again and we actually became friends and adventured around the campgrounds and stuff.


That sounds like a Calvin & Hobbes story. hehehehe

Also, once when I was on vacation in Colorado Springs (I was probably 9 years old) my dad bought me this novelty toy: Rattlesnake Eggs. It's basically an envelope, filled with a bit of rice, and there is a device that you wind up with rubber bands. If you squeeze the envelope just a bit the device lets loose, spins around, and it makes it sound like there's a rattlesnake in the envelope.

So here I was carrying this toy around with me everywhere. I even rehearsed a whole little speech to go along with it if I ever found a victim. Adults of course gave a little chuckle when they heard it but it was different for kids apparently.

One of these days I was playing in this field by the campground and I met another little boy. I immediately went into my act.

"Hey there! How's it going?"

"Good..."

"Look what I have here. Rattlesnake eggs! I keep them in the fridge usually, so they don't hatch. Today though I took them out and they're getting kind of warm. They might even hatch any minute now!"

At this I triggered the toy which caused the boy to sprint all the way across the field as fast as his little legs would take him. I was told afterwards that my whole family watched the whole exchange and took great delight in watching the other kid run like that. Later I met that boy again and we actually became friends and adventured around the campgrounds and stuff.

>> ^kulpims:
^and I deliberately put it in "fail" channel to spare you of such disappointment

Yea but even the fail was disappointing...

>> ^StealthNuck:
A valuable contribution to society.


do you mean as fire wood ?

complete rubbish and waste of time. if that guy GOT PAID for that then humans deserve to end up as dust.

The expansion and contraction of the universe is explained by the Rubber Band Theory which clearly states that if you stretch the universe just right and pluck it, you can play Dueling Banjoes. Just ask Ned Beatty, he knows all about the end of the universe.

Yeah this one is pretty well known, crocodilians don't have much opening power, however I'd agree the standard office rubber band would be insufficient. That and it doesn't render them harmless as they can still whoop your ass with their tail.

I doubt a standard rubber band that people tend to have at their desk would be sufficient.

As with most situations, I'd rather have duct tape.

I had a Rubber Band Bird once. It would attach it's beak to a branch or fence post, start walking backwards, and launch itself into the air like a slingshot.

Very stunning flier. Kept getting wrapped around my morning newspaper though.