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    Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska

    10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16

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    Image of Deckard Deckard
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    He may not succeed, but he has a lot of heart, and a lot of character!
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    Image of Munch the BanNail Munch the BanNail
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    A flying bike with guns? I bet Sarah Palin's getting all wound-up anticipating a wolf-shoot.
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    Pardon me while I nit, but the plural of mecha is mecha. You can use "mech" and "mechs," but not "mechas."
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    Now this is worthy of: America! Fuck yea!
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    Image of Mecharine Mecharine
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    Considering what he's made, he's sort of a laughingstock by now. I remember people talking about his "mech" noting that it barely moves and is permanently hoisted to a steel fram.
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    12/10/09

    @Mecharine: And yet he does what he wants to do. Laughingstock or not, that's a pretty admirable and impressive thing, considering most people aspire to nothing more than owning a minivan.
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    Image of Mecharine Mecharine
    12/10/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Sure, but when Burt Rutan does what he wants to do , we get to go to space.
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    12/10/09

    @Mecharine: Burt Rutan has better financial backing.
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    12/10/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I dont think financial backing will improve anyones knowledge of mechatronics.
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    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    Wasilla, defending America from Russia for.. well, awhile now.
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    Image of Alexander Slover Alexander Slover
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    I bet you could see Russia from the top of that robot.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12/10/09

    In reply to Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
    Liberty Prime?

    COMMUNISM IS DEATH!
    CHINA WILL FALL!
    DEMOCRACY IS NOT NEGOTIABLE!
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    12/10/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Brilliant! The fact that it's in Alaska makes it better.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12/10/09

    @njdevil: ALASKA'S LIBERATION IS IMMINENT!

    But perhaps my favorite quote is this:
    INITIATING DIRECTIVE #7395: DESTROY ALL COMMUNISTS!

    Methinks that if good ol' Sarah had her way this would be what the Mech would do. Then it could March on Washington and roast all those pinko liberal nancyboy socialist Dems!
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    Image of jlawson jlawson
    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    Pshh. My daughter, at 5 months, blows these guys away. Just look at her go: [twitpic.com]
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    02/20/09

    @jlawson: Nothing against twitpic, but is that guy doing pushups the ONLY ad they have?
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    Image of Alduron Alduron
    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    Great. One kind puts two broom sticks together and he's and inventor. I've invented tons of things in that case. The kid didn't even tape them together - hes just holding them! I'm going to hold an umbrella over my car while I drive. It'll be the best invention ever.


    The hockey mask would have been a great idea if players could actually turn their necks.


    The backyard snow machine (while cool) is not something most people would want.(I'd want one) Most people would probable be looking for one of those auto shovels.

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    Image of Sora57 Sora57
    02/20/09

    @Alduron: At least the kid wants to use a broom and help clean up around the house. Not a real invention, but at least he's trying.
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    Image of beardedkid beardedkid
    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    Is it too late for me to be a Child Prodigy?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/20/09

    @beardedkid: Yes, unless you're aging backwards like Benjamin Button...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    It's also depressing when the kid at the laptop has more hair than you do. At least on his head.
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    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: Hey, at least you've got more teeth than him...
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    Image of EBone EBone
    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: You sure 'bout that?
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    02/20/09

    @EBone: I'll wait to answer that while SteveDave counts his pearly whites..
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    Image of fodder650 fodder650
    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave:


    "Daddy has four hairs" - said by my daughter to me repeatedly over the years


    The truth hurts more then making something up

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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: Depends. Are we counting real and fake, or just real. B/c since I have two sets of partials, that doubles my amount of fake ones. I guess the upside is that I have a ready made Halloween costume!
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    02/20/09

    @fodder650: Damn children and their brutal honesty! Why is it they can lie about who broke this and who ate the cookie, but are blatant when they see a fat person?
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    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: Oh man I forgot about that picture...
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    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: Nature abhors a fat hum(an)..


    I think that may have been one of my worst puns yet..

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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: I guess that only makes sense if you've ever heard of this expression before..


    Nature

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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: My Ex abhorred the vacuum. Does that count?
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    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: You mean she wasn't domesticated? I hope she at least made up for it in other areas...
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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: She was excellent at "Pool Toy Tooth Removal". For an example, see above, or the next day shot below:

    You would not believe how cold my chin was.
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    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    Maybe one of them can design an office chair that doesn't have the ability to perforate your colon at a moments notice...
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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: Cross-referencing another post +1. Nicely done.
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    02/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake: Yet -1 for making me start clenching all over again.
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    02/20/09

    @Null42: I haven't been able to unclench yet....
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    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    That metal shoe detector is rather retarded, does a conventional metal detector at the airport already do this?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/20/09

    @1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Apparently he's the kid who designed the one used at Chicago's O'Hare airport...
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    Image of fodder650 fodder650
    02/20/09

    In reply to 10 Gadget Whiz Kids Under the Age of 16
    I cant be the only parent who reads this and is shaking his head at his own kids incompetencies.


    Sure they have their childhood and fun and all that. But really shouldnt be son at least have his A+ by 8?

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    Image of EBone EBone
    02/20/09

    @fodder650: My under-achieving 18-month old spawn is at home right now either napping or playing with toy blocks. Time to put him to work.
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