What do you do for fun?
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Apart from coding, which I do consider fun sometimes. But only if have the prerogative to give up before it's finished. I've never actually finished a personal programming project. I'm currently building an RC plane It's a model of a piper cub, 1.8m wingspan, 0.7cc 4 stroke petrol engine. I've got most of the body done, but I'm still lacking a back wheel. The wings are done but unattached. I still need to mount the engine and finish off the electrics. Occasional rock climbing.
Simon
Simon Stevens wrote:
I'm currently building an RC plane It's a model of a piper cub, 1.8m wingspan, 0.7cc 4 stroke petrol engine.
Now that's a big model. Do you need a license to fly it?
Simon Stevens wrote:
Occasional rock climbing
That's a good idea. I tried on a wall once, but I was 30kg lighter then. Nick
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Simon Stevens wrote:
I'm currently building an RC plane It's a model of a piper cub, 1.8m wingspan, 0.7cc 4 stroke petrol engine.
Now that's a big model. Do you need a license to fly it?
Simon Stevens wrote:
Occasional rock climbing
That's a good idea. I tried on a wall once, but I was 30kg lighter then. Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
Do you need a license to fly it?
Technically no. The limit is something like 8kg (unfueled) and this weighs around 4kg. On the other hand I think it's big enough that you have to have clearance to fly it, so it's clubs only, you can't just take it out in the local park. It's something I'll need to double check when I actually finish it. It's been in construction for over a year now.
Simon
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Anything that gets me as far from the office as possible. I love climbing, hillwalking, skydiving, speed-riding, swimming or running. Unfortunately wasting my life away staring at a screen gets seriously in the way of becoming any good at any of the above.
Russell Jones wrote:
skydiving
Something I've never done - why would you jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?
Russell Jones wrote:
I love climbing, hillwalking, skydiving, speed-riding, swimming or running
Lots of sports there. We've just moved, so that would be a good way of meeting people too :) Thanks, Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
Do you need a license to fly it?
Technically no. The limit is something like 8kg (unfueled) and this weighs around 4kg. On the other hand I think it's big enough that you have to have clearance to fly it, so it's clubs only, you can't just take it out in the local park. It's something I'll need to double check when I actually finish it. It's been in construction for over a year now.
Simon
4kg with a 1.8m wingspan - what's it made of?
Simon Stevens wrote:
It's been in construction for over a year now
Don't crash it on your first landing :doh: Nick
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I went for an hour's flight in a PA-28-161 Warrior[^] yesterday and it was awesome :) I got my pilot's license when I was 19, but haven't flown for 10 years - I really don't know why :confused: I love it :-D Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen? Nick
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Russell Jones wrote:
skydiving
Something I've never done - why would you jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?
Russell Jones wrote:
I love climbing, hillwalking, skydiving, speed-riding, swimming or running
Lots of sports there. We've just moved, so that would be a good way of meeting people too :) Thanks, Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
Russell Jones wrote: skydiving Something I've never done - why would you jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?
That's a tough question to explain to someone who hasn't done it. Most people I know who've done a tandem or a static line jump would understand the motivation to go back and do it again. While the perception of the sport will always be that it's reckless the truth is that more people die driving home from a dropzone than die while skydiving.
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I went for an hour's flight in a PA-28-161 Warrior[^] yesterday and it was awesome :) I got my pilot's license when I was 19, but haven't flown for 10 years - I really don't know why :confused: I love it :-D Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen? Nick
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Just got into model making (currently busy with Mig-15 scale 1/48). There is an awesome channel on youtube [^] - although all is in Japanese, it's still fascinating. :) Other than that you can always try skateboarding ;P
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Nick Butler wrote:
Russell Jones wrote: skydiving Something I've never done - why would you jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?
That's a tough question to explain to someone who hasn't done it. Most people I know who've done a tandem or a static line jump would understand the motivation to go back and do it again. While the perception of the sport will always be that it's reckless the truth is that more people die driving home from a dropzone than die while skydiving.
I was joking really - it's something I would like to do. The thing that has put me off is that you're putting your life in the hands of whoever packed your 'chute. Nick
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I was joking really - it's something I would like to do. The thing that has put me off is that you're putting your life in the hands of whoever packed your 'chute. Nick
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Given the state of some of the pack jobs I've done for myself I reckon having someone else pack your main is often a really good idea.
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I went for an hour's flight in a PA-28-161 Warrior[^] yesterday and it was awesome :) I got my pilot's license when I was 19, but haven't flown for 10 years - I really don't know why :confused: I love it :-D Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen? Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen?
I carve arseholes for rocking horses.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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4kg with a 1.8m wingspan - what's it made of?
Simon Stevens wrote:
It's been in construction for over a year now
Don't crash it on your first landing :doh: Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
what's it made of?
Primarily nothing. :laugh: It's a Balsa wood frame covered by a very thin plastic covering. Id guess in terms of volume it's around 95% air.
Simon
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I am also trying to build a clock
From scratch, or old clock parts? Quite a strange pastime.
From scratch. I found an old book about a year ago that showed you how to do it. Very time intensive.
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Nick Butler wrote:
Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen?
I carve arseholes for rocking horses.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Do you get anything out of that :laugh: Nick
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Nick Butler wrote:
Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen?
I carve arseholes for rocking horses.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
I carve rocking horses for arseholes.
ftfy
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Nick Butler wrote:
Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen?
Ah, that's Cinema out then! I used to Joust, but hit 40 and it got too much when you fell off! I just ride for fun now. I am also trying to build a clock. Much more difficult than I thought it would be!
------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006
Dalek Dave wrote:
I am also trying to build a clock. Much more difficult than I thought it would be!
My Mother in Law (who runs a 2nd-hand bookshop) found an old "Make your own clock out of cardboard" book - it seems to be long out of print, so I've toyed with the idea of scanning it all in (assuming I ever get around to actually assembling the thing). It's a complete clockwork pendulum mechanism, which apparently, once calibrated, keeps very good time (considering it's made of cardboard!) [edit2] This one - Amazon seems to have a few 2nd hand copies Click[^] [/edit2]
Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
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Do you get anything out of that :laugh: Nick
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Yup! Sawdust. :laugh:
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Nick Butler wrote:
Russell Jones wrote: skydiving Something I've never done - why would you jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft?
That's a tough question to explain to someone who hasn't done it. Most people I know who've done a tandem or a static line jump would understand the motivation to go back and do it again. While the perception of the sport will always be that it's reckless the truth is that more people die driving home from a dropzone than die while skydiving.
Russell Jones wrote:
the truth is that more people die driving home from a dropzone
They get hit by falling people?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I went for an hour's flight in a PA-28-161 Warrior[^] yesterday and it was awesome :) I got my pilot's license when I was 19, but haven't flown for 10 years - I really don't know why :confused: I love it :-D Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen? Nick
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I walk, run, cycle, play sports, tinker with cars and also read quite a bit. I stopped programming for fun at exactly the same time as I started doing it for a job.
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I went for an hour's flight in a PA-28-161 Warrior[^] yesterday and it was awesome :) I got my pilot's license when I was 19, but haven't flown for 10 years - I really don't know why :confused: I love it :-D Any other ideas for things to do that don't involve staring at a screen? Nick
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For relaxing, there's nothing I enjoy more than getting out my chain saw and cutting up a tree. Then I take an axe and split the wood. A few hours of that is a pretty good exercise regimen. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Russell Jones wrote:
the truth is that more people die driving home from a dropzone
They get hit by falling people?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
That would suck!