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Title: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 12, 2021, 02:55:32 PM
'Lets design a headless, limbless cat robot for people to pet when they need to feel better'  eeek: Ladies and Gentlemen I give you............Qoobo...

https://youtu.be/8oWoKuxAIQE
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on January 12, 2021, 03:40:55 PM
'Lets design a headless, limbless cat robot for people to pet when they need to feel better'  eeek: Ladies and Gentlemen I give you............Qoobo...

https://youtu.be/8oWoKuxAIQE

Do what now?  eeek:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 16, 2021, 07:13:43 PM
Maybe Nick could order one for Nod, what's the worst that could happen...  rubschin:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on June 29, 2021, 04:04:13 PM
Well I suppose it could make zoom calls more interesting but.................I'll pass thanks  noooo:

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1256638549032382464?referrer=Grumpmeister
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on June 29, 2021, 04:05:35 PM
Well I suppose it could make zoom calls more interesting but.................I'll pass thanks  noooo:

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1256638549032382464?referrer=Grumpmeister

 noooo:

But AFFS...  whistle:

No, I can't be arsed to search for it...  lol:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on June 29, 2021, 04:23:14 PM
Well I suppose it could make zoom calls more interesting but.................I'll pass thanks  noooo:

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1256638549032382464?referrer=Grumpmeister

 noooo:

But AFFS...  whistle:

No, I can't be arsed to search for it...  lol:

I'll keep an eye out...  whistle:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on July 31, 2021, 10:02:39 PM
Ultrarealistic skin interfaces and cases for devices??? Dear God WHY???  sick2:

https://youtu.be/OuEhqHvE1qU
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on August 01, 2021, 05:18:35 AM
Ultrarealistic skin interfaces and cases for devices??? Dear God WHY???  sick2:

https://youtu.be/OuEhqHvE1qU

 noooo:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 28, 2023, 12:15:09 PM
This just came up on a Lotus Eaters youtube video. What the almighty hell??  eeek:

https://youtu.be/QO7kBVOEp_A

https://taxheaven3000.com

As far as tax scams go, it does seem to be one of the more original.  lol:

Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on April 25, 2024, 11:07:42 AM
A robot arm that allows a plant to wield a machete...  eeek:

(https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-machete-david-bowen-4.jpg)

Quote
This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron. The system uses an open source micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance signals across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of the industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.

https://youtu.be/K5N77SRq7sM?si=mL0e5FXb49Q4xCsR
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on April 25, 2024, 11:16:30 AM
A robot arm that allows a plant to wield a machete...  eeek:

(https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-machete-david-bowen-4.jpg)

Quote
This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron. The system uses an open source micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance signals across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of the industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.

https://youtu.be/K5N77SRq7sM?si=mL0e5FXb49Q4xCsR

 eeek:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on April 25, 2024, 12:57:50 PM
A robot arm that allows a plant to wield a machete...  eeek:

(https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-machete-david-bowen-4.jpg)

Quote
This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron. The system uses an open source micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance signals across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of the industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.

https://youtu.be/K5N77SRq7sM?si=mL0e5FXb49Q4xCsR

 eeek:
eeek: eeek: noooo:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on April 25, 2024, 10:22:27 PM
A robot arm that allows a plant to wield a machete...  eeek:

(https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-machete-david-bowen-4.jpg)

Quote
This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron. The system uses an open source micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance signals across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of the industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.

https://youtu.be/K5N77SRq7sM?si=mL0e5FXb49Q4xCsR

 eeek:
eeek: eeek: noooo:

Send it to Nottingham you say...  whistle:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 23, 2025, 10:57:19 PM
Tesla are teaching their Optimus robot how to fight. It knows Kung Fu...

https://youtu.be/Ert3lKRPGk0?si=Movl1chPoHQZNFiC

I'm sure that nothing can possibly go wrong with this line of thinking  lol:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on October 24, 2025, 05:30:25 AM
Tesla are teaching their Optimus robot how to fight. It knows Kung Fu...

https://youtu.be/Ert3lKRPGk0?si=Movl1chPoHQZNFiC

I'm sure that nothing can possibly go wrong with this line of thinking  lol:


 eeek: scared2:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on October 24, 2025, 09:53:28 AM
Tesla are teaching their Optimus robot how to fight. It knows Kung Fu...

https://youtu.be/Ert3lKRPGk0?si=Movl1chPoHQZNFiC

I'm sure that nothing can possibly go wrong with this line of thinking  lol:


 eeek: scared2:
noooo:  scared2: scared2:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 13, 2025, 08:16:07 PM
"Regular fireworks are boring, how can we make them more exciting?"

"I know boss, why don't we make a firework minigun..."

(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-nwa82l3e9y/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3206/4144/375_SHOT_RPG__00435.1749429027.jpg?c=1)

https://youtu.be/gug7MqYnLNE?si=goyVHKneU-9NnHxD

I'm getting flashbacks to a friend from school who packed the contents of 2 massive boxes of fireworks into a launcher he made from a sealant gun frame...  scared2:

Oh that reminds me. Nick, BM? Not only no but HELL NO!!  nonono:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on December 13, 2025, 11:05:31 PM
 noooo: noooo: noooo:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on December 14, 2025, 05:41:02 AM
"Regular fireworks are boring, how can we make them more exciting?"

"I know boss, why don't we make a firework minigun..."

(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-nwa82l3e9y/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3206/4144/375_SHOT_RPG__00435.1749429027.jpg?c=1)

https://youtu.be/gug7MqYnLNE?si=goyVHKneU-9NnHxD

I'm getting flashbacks to a friend from school who packed the contents of 2 massive boxes of fireworks into a launcher he made from a sealant gun frame...  scared2:

Oh that reminds me. Nick, BM? Not only no but HELL NO!!  nonono:


Hell YES!!!!  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 21, 2026, 10:58:11 PM
(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cb89445d8479a341b8c906cf1383b53b)

 eeek:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on February 22, 2026, 06:22:43 AM
(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cb89445d8479a341b8c906cf1383b53b)

 eeek:

 Shocked:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on February 22, 2026, 10:48:50 AM
 noooo:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 28, 2026, 05:40:20 PM
Oh that is just wrong..  noooo:

https://ryfbg.com/products/moving-tongue-ceramic-mug?qclid=2224732079060196812%7C211106242721602%7C0
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on March 28, 2026, 10:20:32 PM
 noooo:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on March 29, 2026, 05:49:44 AM
Oh that is just wrong..  noooo:

https://ryfbg.com/products/moving-tongue-ceramic-mug?qclid=2224732079060196812%7C211106242721602%7C0

Is it dishwasher safe...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on April 26, 2026, 05:21:54 PM
I've seen extreme cooling on PC builds before but this is a whole new level..  eeek:

(https://preview.redd.it/final-boss-of-watercooling-v0-u26y4ksz95wg1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5b9574d9e7c4820a25ef1a67c0aad72695e51b88)

(https://preview.redd.it/final-boss-of-watercooling-v0-rb34sdsz95wg1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8dda6c13afec203d32de02b5fccf87d52e952b96)

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1sps95k/final_boss_of_watercooling/
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on April 27, 2026, 05:27:15 AM
I've seen extreme cooling on PC builds before but this is a whole new level..  eeek:

(https://preview.redd.it/final-boss-of-watercooling-v0-u26y4ksz95wg1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5b9574d9e7c4820a25ef1a67c0aad72695e51b88)

(https://preview.redd.it/final-boss-of-watercooling-v0-rb34sdsz95wg1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8dda6c13afec203d32de02b5fccf87d52e952b96)

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1sps95k/final_boss_of_watercooling/


The Motherboard >>>> Freezy:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 01, 2026, 12:50:23 PM
A demonic looking centaur chainsaw rescue robot? I thought this was a joke when I first saw it but it's real...  scared2:

(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-08a306401e7b0252bef34e9759de8950)

https://www.newsweek.com/terrifying-rescue-robot-comes-with-instructions-to-kill-it-12268714
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on August 01, 2026, 01:33:32 PM
A demonic looking centaur chainsaw rescue robot? I thought this was a joke when I first saw it but it's real...  scared2:

(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-08a306401e7b0252bef34e9759de8950)

https://www.newsweek.com/terrifying-rescue-robot-comes-with-instructions-to-kill-it-12268714

 eeek:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 19, 2026, 03:54:03 PM
(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ed2c8a13f10fd3a7066cd544ccc5e601)
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on August 19, 2026, 04:06:32 PM
(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ed2c8a13f10fd3a7066cd544ccc5e601)

 ;D
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 31, 2026, 02:42:12 PM
A double barrel 1911? I'm sure this isn't a range day Darwin award waiting to happen  eeek:

(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2ef044d429eca82cb085752faef793f6)
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on August 31, 2026, 05:11:57 PM
A double barrel 1911? I'm sure this isn't a range day Darwin award waiting to happen  eeek:

(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2ef044d429eca82cb085752faef793f6)

 eeek:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 01, 2026, 02:00:22 AM
Oh if you thought that was bad, someone who has clearly had too many drugs came up with a double barrel AR-15  eeek:

(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-1kqh9qmybo/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/67711/160070/gilboa-ar15-g16dbr556b__03386.1779821326.png?c=2)

I dread to think what would happen if some genius decides to try the same approach with a Beowulf  scared2:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Barman on September 01, 2026, 06:25:56 AM
Oh if you thought that was bad, someone who has clearly had too many drugs came up with a double barrel AR-15  eeek:

(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-1kqh9qmybo/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/67711/160070/gilboa-ar15-g16dbr556b__03386.1779821326.png?c=2)

I dread to think what would happen if some genius decides to try the same approach with a Beowulf  scared2:

I wonder what the rate of fire is...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on September 01, 2026, 07:07:13 AM
I thought it was AI but no its real, A 'Gilboa Silver Shadow'   https://www.impactguns.com/semi-automatic-rifles/gilboa-silver-shadow-dbr-snake-ar-15-223-5-56-nato-11-50-double-barrel-black-30rd-mag-810703030019-g16dbr556b
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 01, 2026, 05:30:12 PM
Oh if you thought that was bad, someone who has clearly had too many drugs came up with a double barrel AR-15  eeek:

(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-1kqh9qmybo/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/67711/160070/gilboa-ar15-g16dbr556b__03386.1779821326.png?c=2)

I dread to think what would happen if some genius decides to try the same approach with a Beowulf  scared2:

I wonder what the rate of fire is...?  rubschin:

Semi automatic, the military isn't that daft so it's civilian only. That said I can see someone working out how to make a staggered trigger setup rather than firing both barrels at the same time.
Title: Re: The 'What the hell were they smoking when they came up with this idea' thread...
Post by: Steve on September 01, 2026, 06:02:49 PM
Used by some Israeli forces units apparently