JamesMcD said:Funko-Pops. I can't comprehend how they appeal to anyone.
I've got one or two, given as gifts. Colossus of the X-Men, and Yoda. I like 'em, and treat them like a rubber duck. They've been responsible for some quite nice engineering solutions.
But generally I get that.
Can't think of anything that relates to my hobbies. For the most part, hobbies are just that, hobbies. What I don't get is when people make a chore into their hobby. Like those who really sink a lot of time into keeping the lawn perfect and making sure not a single weed pops up. It's just nature, who cares?
Appleseed said:Rivet police. I used to enjoy aircraft a armor models. The rivet police will tell you everything incorrect with your model. If it's to be judged or you were asked about the accuracy, fine, have at it. But if it's a kid who poured his time and energy into a piece, why E36 M3 on something that they love?
This was my first thought too. I went to meetings for our local IPMS chapter for a year or so. Most of them were pretty decent, helpful and enjoyable to talk to. But there were a few that were just insufferable. Perhaps surprising no one, most of them were OBSESSED with WWII German stuff. It was like finding fault with someone else's work was the only way they ever successfully asserted dominance. I finally got so sick of hearing them carp that I quit going. I'm sort of having the same experience currently with some model railroaders.
The only hobby I've ever been a part of that didn't have those types of dweebs was autocross. Of course, "normal" people think anyone who autocrosses is a dweeb, so . . .
I don't get why 356's are so expensive. I have driven a couple over the years and don't understand the fascination.
Hondas
I like cars (I mean duh, I'm here) I also like little model cars. BUT I'm no where near commited enough to actually have a collection that's worth a damn. During my time in Detroit I went to a cars and coffee at Pasteiner's Hobbies. The prices on most of the models in his inventory correlate heavily with the parking lot full of air cooled Porsches that was there that day.
I love video games.
I do not, in any way whatsoever, get the idea of playing a game to earn XP to unlock a different pair or shoes for your character that have zero impact on gameplay.
Even more so, I do not understand paying actual real $ to buy clothes for your virtual character.
I don't get people who buy lots and lots of guns but really don't know how to shoot guns, don't really know much about self defense, don't practice any shooting sports or hunting, and don't have ammo for half of them.
Why has no one actually mastered the art of remanufacturing recirc-ball steering boxes?
And don't say AGM. I'm convinced it stands for Another Gullible Mark.
I have tried several reman boxes. Not a single one is actually remanufactured. They are all just resealed and cleaned. I put a Cardone reman box in an F150, and not only was the play worse than my old box, but it bound up about 180 degrees of wheel turning. So I bought an AGM from some ford forum member who totaled his truck before he could install it. Super-high effort, leaked like you drilled a hole in the seal, and still a ton of play.
Doesn't anyone replace the gears? How hard can this be that "respected" names just throw some Krylon and a couple seals at it.
I enjoy fishing. It's relaxing to me to get out into nature, paddle around, and maybe catch dinner. It's FUN.
I don't understand people who only fish tournaments. It's as though unless there is money on the line or there are clear winners and losers, they can't enjoy it. The mentality bleeds off into other hobbies (golf, whatever) as well.
Don't get me wrong- I'm competitive when I want to compete, I'm talking about people who literally can't seem to have a good time unless there is a competition happening.
bearmtnmartin said:Drifting, stance and coal rollers. Or maybe I am just old.
Brett_Murphy (Ex-Patrón) said:I enjoy fishing. It's relaxing to me to get out into nature, paddle around, and maybe catch dinner. It's FUN.
I don't understand people who only fish tournaments. It's as though unless there is money on the line or there are clear winners and losers, they can't enjoy it. The mentality bleeds off into other hobbies (golf, whatever) as well.
Don't get me wrong- I'm competitive when I want to compete, I'm talking about people who literally can't seem to have a good time unless there is a competition happening.
There was a line in one of the later pink panther movies... "Missy, (as he is reeling his fishing line in) if I missed the excitement, don't you think I'd bait my hook..."
That's my kinda stress!
I don't really get burnouts. I very much don't get the recent trend of building a "burnout car" that isn't actually used for any other motorsporting purpose.
In reply to newrider3 :
Coal rolling and burnouts are roughly equivalent to me. I don't get either of them.
I remember when turning up the pump on a big diesel gave more power, and more black smoke. Now black smoke means you don't know how a modern diesel works!
Burnouts, in the right time and place can be a lot of fun to do, and to watch! The guys at the SC bar suck bang blow make you put the front tire of your bike (not car related, but bear with me) against a post, just to prove you can waste rubber... Uh, guys, missing the point!!!
newrider3 said:I don't really get burnouts. I very much don't get the recent trend of building a "burnout car" that isn't actually used for any other motorsporting purpose.
You misspelled "drifting".
93gsxturbo said:I dont understand people who get nice things and don't take care of them.
I am an avid cyclist and I swear I spend as much time working on bikes as riding them. Every rattle, squeak, etc gets addressed right away. I go ride with some folks and their bikes are a rattly mess, and these are guys who can out-ride me. I just dont understand that sort of mentality.
Ha that sounds like my mountain bike. I just get tried of chasing rattles and squeks and figure it is just going to get dirty anyway. I don't remember the last time it got washed...
All of the people who take cruisers to Tail Of The Dragon. That's like taking a semi truck or Chrysler Imperial there. Where's the fun in that?
People who collect sealed box model kits and never build them. Some of the model RR crowd is worse than the model car folks.
Slammed pickups, because what's the point of a truck that can't haul anything?
Collecting anything that isn't actually an antique or collecting things that were sold as collectibles. I gotta laugh at all the guys with Winross and Hess trucks now. My grandma's 'collector plate' collection that we were lucky to sell at 1/10th the original purchase price.
People who collect multiples of the EXACT SAME THING. I know a guy who has eight motorcycles, same make and model, but the colors are different.
I don't understand car audio people. Window rattling bass or super loud music does nothing for me. The stereo competitions where they play a single note to see who can get the highest dB reading makes even less sense to me.
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:Why has no one actually mastered the art of remanufacturing recirc-ball steering boxes?
And don't say AGM. I'm convinced it stands for Another Gullible Mark.
I have tried several reman boxes. Not a single one is actually remanufactured. They are all just resealed and cleaned. I put a Cardone reman box in an F150, and not only was the play worse than my old box, but it bound up about 180 degrees of wheel turning. So I bought an AGM from some ford forum member who totaled his truck before he could install it. Super-high effort, leaked like you drilled a hole in the seal, and still a ton of play.
Doesn't anyone replace the gears? How hard can this be that "respected" names just throw some Krylon and a couple seals at it.
I think the problem isn't the gears, it's the balls in the recirclating-ball equation. Have done some reading on this on Australian forums, where they seem to take rebuilding old parts more seriously. The balls in a lot of/most/all boxes are not a standard size, they are a select fit. Between that and wear on the components that the balls ride in (the input shaft and the "car", are terms I havr heard used), properly rebuilding a box without the resources of a new manufacturer would require scores of cores to disassemble, measure and catalog all of the different ball sizes, and then pay craftsman-like individual detail when assembling a rebuilt unit.
Mass rebuilders wouldn't have the time for that, which would explain why every reman box I have ever installed in 25 years in this business felt like a loose old box that someone cranked down the Pitman adjustment so it also bound up all the time.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:Why has no one actually mastered the art of remanufacturing recirc-ball steering boxes?
And don't say AGM. I'm convinced it stands for Another Gullible Mark.
I have tried several reman boxes. Not a single one is actually remanufactured. They are all just resealed and cleaned. I put a Cardone reman box in an F150, and not only was the play worse than my old box, but it bound up about 180 degrees of wheel turning. So I bought an AGM from some ford forum member who totaled his truck before he could install it. Super-high effort, leaked like you drilled a hole in the seal, and still a ton of play.
Doesn't anyone replace the gears? How hard can this be that "respected" names just throw some Krylon and a couple seals at it.
I think the problem isn't the gears, it's the balls in the recirclating-ball equation. Have done some reading on this on Australian forums, where they seem to take rebuilding old parts more seriously. The balls in a lot of/most/all boxes are not a standard size, they are a select fit. Between that and wear on the components that the balls ride in (the input shaft and the "car", are terms I havr heard used), properly rebuilding a box without the resources of a new manufacturer would require scores of cores to disassemble, measure and catalog all of the different ball sizes, and then pay craftsman-like individual detail when assembling a rebuilt unit.
Mass rebuilders wouldn't have the time for that, which would explain why every reman box I have ever installed in 25 years in this business felt like a loose old box that someone cranked down the Pitman adjustment so it also bound up all the time.
FWIW, I don't think this is limited to those steering boxes. Rack and pinion? Same thing. A/C Compressor? Same. Alternator? Same
Most appear to be cleaned up sometimes functional stock units, maybe with new rubber on them. There bar for quality is so low with replacement parts that they can get away with this forever.
The costs of the hobbies themselves. Even for the more budget minded hobbies, the costs seem to spiral out of control extremely quickly.
Example: let's turn all this free scrap aluminum into something. Even using lost foam and a risky plaster foundry, still over $100 before the free scrap turns into anything but scrap.
Whether it's the initial buy in, the tools or materials needed, the learning curve and time suck of that, and that's before you get into dealing with other people involved in the hobby who seem content to spend a monthly paycheck on a stupid accessory or deviation.
slantvaliant (Forum Supporter) said:newrider3 said:I don't really get burnouts. I very much don't get the recent trend of building a "burnout car" that isn't actually used for any other motorsporting purpose.
You misspelled "drifting".
Old school drifting where they play the car like a musical instrument is fascinating. It's all weight transfer and keeping the chassis on a balance on the far side of peak grip, but controllably.
Modern "drifting" with lots of horsepower, boiling tire smoke, etc is boring. It's just doing a burnout around a course. No subtlety.
I'm a movie buff. Really appreciate the talent of the artists both on screen and off.
But the fandom world is really weird. My brother has an autograph collection he has been working on for 30+ years. He has enough ring binders to FILL a storage unit.
It's probably worth a huge amount of money. I'm his only heir. My plan is to simply stop paying rent on the storage unit if he passes away.
RevRico said:Whether it's the initial buy in, the tools or materials needed, the learning curve and time suck of that, and that's before you get into dealing with other people involved in the hobby who seem content to spend a monthly paycheck on a stupid accessory or deviation.
Isn't that kinda the point of a hobby? If you were already perfect at something, we're not really wired to keep doing it. Humans only get a "hit" from learning something new or pushing to another extreme, it's called the Hedonic treadmill, or, more politely, Hedonic Adaptation..
In some cases just the pedantry is someone's justification for staying in a hobby (their version of fun), other times it's a sunk-cost fallacy that they've already invested X 1000s of hours into something, so it "would be a waste" to not keep sinking X more thousands of hours into it, so they're stuck.
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