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Post by ChrisK on Apr 16, 2008 14:41:15 GMT -5
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Post by cynical1 on Apr 16, 2008 15:29:45 GMT -5
...sort of flies in the face of natural selection...
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Post by quarry on Apr 16, 2008 15:51:23 GMT -5
I don't know what's worse... The giant guitar bike, or the Popsicle stick ship...  Maybe we should make a Popsicle stick guitar, and get on that show! |
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Post by ux4484 on Apr 16, 2008 17:26:49 GMT -5
I don't think he would have made it on the show without the devil costume  |
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Post by newey on Apr 16, 2008 21:24:15 GMT -5
Do the pedals also power his active electronics?
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Post by cynical1 on Apr 16, 2008 22:57:48 GMT -5
Maybe we should make a Popsicle stick guitar, and get on that show! I couldn't find a Popsicle stick guitar, but I found this...25,000 matchsticks...  Actually, it's a pretty interesting story. Here's the link if anyone's interested. www.ibluegrass.com/bg_posting3.CFM?p__i=641&p__r=&p__a=matchHappy Trails Cynical1 |
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Post by newey on Apr 17, 2008 5:45:33 GMT -5
Amazing! And the guy was a pioneer in recycling.
You couldn't do that today- matches and matchboxes are becoming too rare.
I can imagine these things in a museum 50 years from now, a little kid sees them and says "Daddy, what's a matchstick?"
"Well, son, back in the last millenium, people used these to light their cigarettes."
"Daddy, what's a cigarette?"
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Post by ux4484 on Apr 17, 2008 9:16:07 GMT -5
I don't know about that, Diamond matches is around, and they say their standard big box of kitchen matches is still their biggest seller.  |
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Post by D2o on Apr 17, 2008 12:07:56 GMT -5
Heh - you got me thinking about the Eddy Match Co, here in Ontario, and I started poking around a bit. Seems they were bought a while back by Atlas Match, out of Dallas. I hadn't really given a whole lot of thought to this until now, but it seems that true match manufacturers are, essentially, in the advertising business. From the Atlas site ( www.atlasmatch.com/usa/about.html ): "Our products are not generally resold at retail, but are used to advertise a location or product of the buyer." and "From your neighborhood restaurant to national chains and brands, we produce the quality desired and the quantity needed in time for your event or opening."By the way, Diamond seems to be part of an organization that offers a diverse range of "products" (what I mean by products is an offering that would be marketable because it is a useful, sustainable product lines in it's own right - e.g. plastic cutlery). So they are not what I would call a true match manufacturer - i.e. it is not their sole business. Having said that, they do match advertising as well ( www.diamondbrands.com/pages/advertising_matches/83.php ) We may have veered off of Chris' original topic, but this is also interesting ( ... kinda ... sorta ... you know what I mean ...) |
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Post by cynical1 on Apr 17, 2008 12:45:56 GMT -5
"Daddy, what's a cigarette?" "...it's what kept Keith Richards inflated..." |
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Post by andy on Apr 17, 2008 13:45:37 GMT -5
I wonder what that guy does during the week? And if matches do run that low, I'm sure that in a few years we'll be seeing a guitar made entirely of cigarette lighters- its the recycled instrument of the future... Just don't get too close to the on-stage pyrotechnics...  |
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Post by quarry on Apr 17, 2008 15:51:21 GMT -5
I almost hate to do this, but...
Anyone got an answer for....
"Hey, ya got a match?"
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Post by mlrpa on Apr 17, 2008 15:57:24 GMT -5
Can you imagine winding the pickups for that thing?
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 17, 2008 20:07:58 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Ripper on May 3, 2008 8:11:23 GMT -5
I relly dont know what to say! lol
Theres a first.
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Post by ChrisK on May 3, 2008 16:47:49 GMT -5
Sure, it would be simple and there'd be no wire breakage (go to Radio Shack, buy six spools of #30 AWG enamel coated wire, get six NEW cow magnets (you REALLY DON'T want to know.... ), and yer near done. Now these would scare the beJesus out of me. Oh no, you DID click on the cow magnet link, didn't you? Now you have to worry about hardware disease.  (I find it especially disconcerting that " Cow magnets are widely available from veterinary, feed supply, and scientific supply sources." WTF - back on topic)  |
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Post by cynical1 on May 3, 2008 22:35:27 GMT -5
..and you'll find it just as appealing to know that most of these magnets have made "multiple trips"... |
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