Actually it is a women's rights topic that somehow men have extra rooms to do manly stuff in but women don't. Started long before Virginia Woolves "A Room of Ones Own". Why? Because its a core method of patriarchy to sustain itself that men take up space. Manspreading in the subway. Roads. Bigger cars. Bodily dimensions. Interrupting, speaking longer. Even non physically through hollering & noisy vehicles.
Bloody hell that's impressive. I bought a giant bin of slot car tracks for my son and I to enjoy, but when when I got home with it, there was only one functioning car and it wasn't designed for all of the tracks that were in there. Unfortunately we don't have hobby shops here that carry this sort of stuff any more, and I have been unable to find a pair of suitable replacement cars so my son and I can enjoy the slot car tracks together.
They're all the old Aurora / Tyco / Tomy style tracks with the really thin rails. I've tried using some of the more modern ones with the scalextric type rails, but the magnets aren't strong enough to hold them on through the loops or the sideways tracks. I've tried peeking onto ebay but all the cars I'm finding seem to be collector's type stuff, so high prices and not something you'd want to trust an autistic 11yo to run off the tracks at high speed
I had Tomy AFX as a kid and the magnets were crap then. There's AFX Racing (afxracing.com) which looks like it's been spun out at some point and might be backwards compatible. The cars are still in production as it looks like they've switched to brushless motors.
One of the main reasons why he isn't texting you is because his phone is a communication device, not an electronic leash he's constantly chained to. If he doesn't want to talk to you, even over text, you need to respect that.
That is a ridiculous estimate, many of those things are hard to find. It is also a ridiculous track but I am sure his son or grandson has s lot of fun watching it for 5-15 minutes straight.
Just kidding, you keep a trreasure like this private!
Well.. I bought 3 Carrera sets second hand and also a few bags full of track for a total of about €80... If I remember correctly, I should be around 30 metres of track - so a bit more than 90 feet.
SlagathorDeb
Wait! We didn't make it to the end of the track. Where's the rest of the video, dammit!?!
spankeyfish
looks like Scalextric, judging by the position of the rails relative to the slot
HalifaxEast
I can smell the hot electric motor.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
Hey can I come over and play
alyssajones123
I'd be extra mad he didn't invite me over to come play...
ingridwebb88
What are you doing texting him when you could be racing that sweet track?!
CookieMonstersCrumbs
That's so fucking cool!
jnmjnmjnm
Even muted I can hear this!
lemdarel
I can smell it. I remember reading it was ozone from the electric motors.
KittyKlimt6
Actually it is a women's rights topic that somehow men have extra rooms to do manly stuff in but women don't. Started long before Virginia Woolves "A Room of Ones Own". Why? Because its a core method of patriarchy to sustain itself that men take up space. Manspreading in the subway. Roads. Bigger cars. Bodily dimensions. Interrupting, speaking longer. Even non physically through hollering & noisy vehicles.
echonite
Trackmania IRL
LanceCharisma
I'd still be mad that he hasn't texted me. Why has he not invited me over to play with this?
TheUnnamedPoet
Bloody hell that's impressive. I bought a giant bin of slot car tracks for my son and I to enjoy, but when when I got home with it, there was only one functioning car and it wasn't designed for all of the tracks that were in there. Unfortunately we don't have hobby shops here that carry this sort of stuff any more, and I have been unable to find a pair of suitable replacement cars so my son and I can enjoy the slot car tracks together.
spankeyfish
Have you managed to identify which brand of track you've got?
TheUnnamedPoet
They're all the old Aurora / Tyco / Tomy style tracks with the really thin rails. I've tried using some of the more modern ones with the scalextric type rails, but the magnets aren't strong enough to hold them on through the loops or the sideways tracks. I've tried peeking onto ebay but all the cars I'm finding seem to be collector's type stuff, so high prices and not something you'd want to trust an autistic 11yo to run off the tracks at high speed
spankeyfish
I had Tomy AFX as a kid and the magnets were crap then. There's AFX Racing (afxracing.com) which looks like it's been spun out at some point and might be backwards compatible. The cars are still in production as it looks like they've switched to brushless motors.
Bunnies007
If I had that set-up, I wouldn't be texting you either.
IHaveAGuyForEverything
That girl looks like she doesn’t have a nose. Just nostrils.
Shaodyn
One of the main reasons why he isn't texting you is because his phone is a communication device, not an electronic leash he's constantly chained to. If he doesn't want to talk to you, even over text, you need to respect that.
Shaodyn
Even if it's just that he doesn't want to talk *right now*. He's a person with free will who can choose when he engages in conversation.
MotoCanuck
Sheeeet! I loved slot cars as a kid, never really thought of something like this existing lol
leslaron
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNXVpdDhkbXk5a3Z1OWN6NGF1bHhkdHQxbHQ2M3J5Nmd6cDF0aHZuMiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l4EoNmxj31XoIhAoE/200w.mp4
fartharder
Damn that setup rocks
AntiProtonBoy
let the man have his fun
TheN8
Holy Disposable Income Batman!!!
SkyVINS
.. is it because he's thinking about The Glory Of Rome ?
DrKleiner007
Don’t text and drive.
Storm315
Underrated comment, for sure.
LinneaOnTheBeach
Gif to short!
Bigemedic
Dudes will see this....
OKSasquatch
Hell yeah
bobthefunny
Hell Yeah
JamesInTasmania
He's undiagnosed, on the spectrum...
jonReremy9669
we are all a little on the spectrum once in a while
spankeyfish
I'm on the Atari.
BlueSunBlueSun
He’s on track….
Marikhen
He's going the distance.
Tengenstein
Dude could be totally diagnosed and just spending his money to make himself happy. Or he could just not be autistic and have a hobby.
Like how much fun am I allowed to purchase?
danafSparkleStar
That's why we have 30 antique tractors.
zmanz
add & hoarder. so what. let us enjoy our escapism/hobby like others do sports (watching), etc..
zeacorzeppelin10
I always wanted one of these, and this is the ultimate dream. Specifically, this one from the 1990s https://youtu.be/YpGzCh1nn7o?si=iPQvaU59zT5aRK34
HeardYouGuysLikedHDGifs
The amount of self control this guy got :O i would drive that car straight through the window.
MaintenanceGuyHere
Because he is having a moment of peace and joy
GRaffted
Add street lights to that setup and keep at it until daylight.
Fanner50
Go ahead, accuse him of being an incel.
He doesn’t really care.
laton
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlOGRrMDkzY3I3djM2cmszNjYyNnFraHYxdnN5ZzR6djB1OWU5YmFqdCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/cF7QqO5DYdft6/200w.mp4
hyptosis
That's some F-Zero shit right there and I love it.
SocoFox
I'm old so the loops scream old school Tyco Cliffhangers to me.
DimwitF
I was thinking Roller Coaster Tycoon!
hyptosis
noice!
Alurkerforcedtologin
That's like, $50,000 worth of track.
SpaceForGold
If I won the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs…
PinkEater
Googled. $100 for 2 cars, 2 controllers and 19ft of track. 62ft $350.
DaveSamsonite
That is a ridiculous estimate, many of those things are hard to find. It is also a ridiculous track but I am sure his son or grandson has s lot of fun watching it for 5-15 minutes straight.
Just kidding, you keep a trreasure like this private!
nygreenguy
Jfc, that would be like $30 when I was a kid.
DaveSamsonite
Hundreds even when it was new.
Legrooveth
That's a lot of track.
vizeroy42
Well.. I bought 3 Carrera sets second hand and also a few bags full of track for a total of about €80... If I remember correctly, I should be around 30 metres of track - so a bit more than 90 feet.
Wobbleding
Somehow cheaper than you'd think, and yet at the same time... that's so freakin' much to spend on something this nutty!
PocketWatcher
5 grand for time off work to assemble and gas to go buy. The rest is emotional value.Well worth it
ItchyBunghole
pvtsquirel
There's no way they're gas powered
pvtsquirel
Oh wait... you weren't talking about the little cars, you were talking about the big ones lol
TankardHoot
Then the car pops off the track in that far back corner....
MungChomper69420
Twas my thought as well
laughoutloud74
Just put a new car on the track Use an electro magnet on a fishing pole. This is epic, and I'll not have your negativity sir/madam!
jnmjnmjnm
I had a silver car that had super strong magnets. That thing took some effort to take off the track!
Wrinkle666
One stumble and you break 20 connectors 🫣
Wikipedo
I feel bad for anyone actually as clumsy as the critics say
DoctorCaptainProfessorAmazing
Bust out the Godzilla action figures and film a Fast and the Furious movie. Boom. Instant millions.
lordyhalvey
Ha! Thought the same thing lol.
hungmung
Yeah I immediately thought that that would be my luck.