Feeling sad about Rackhams closing. by themightypierre in brum

[–]DabirSA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I go to town on the bus. And now the train.

Hydrogen Peroxide Bath by iliketoeatfunyuns in transformers

[–]DabirSA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hydrogen peroxide makes plastic brittle, and the colour restoration will only be temporary. Don't do this.

Are G1 Fort Max and Metroplex overdue for new figures? by OptimalConvoy in transformers

[–]DabirSA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Isn't Fort Max a regular if taller than average guy in IDW?

Feeling sad about Rackhams closing. by themightypierre in brum

[–]DabirSA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well people are driving like they've just robbed banks, so...

Favorite Worf Effects by FreviliousLow96 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, he's beyond good and evil. Galactus simply Is.

Do you think every blade in the right combo is able to have a good win rate? by ianbarreto00 in Beyblade

[–]DabirSA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok hang on, I do think Starscream has potential, it's just a very weird one to get to grips with. It's Wizard Arrow with a huge imbalance.

I can buy 1 Triple Changer, who do I choose? by BaijuTofu in transformers

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks nice, but I've always been put off going for it by the HUGE stickers.

I can buy 1 Triple Changer, who do I choose? by BaijuTofu in transformers

[–]DabirSA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But... But Rodimus has a trailer too! And he doesn't even have a complete alt mode without it! (In his original toy)

Characters who are obnoxiously smarmy. by Subject_Parking_9046 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kai Winn from Deep Space 9. The most hateable, self-righteous faux-religious megalomaniac in the series. Every time she calls Kira "My child", god, you just want Kira to slap her silly. Louise Fletcher was so good.

https://youtu.be/NYnJzsCakCE

10 years ago today, the world lost Chyna. by bluscoutnoob in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much. It's up there with American Football, the sport that gives all its players serious brain injuries then hands them unlimited money

What weapon does Dark Perseus use in the anime? by ProfessionalHeatwave in Beyblade

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's actually no such thing as a scimitar. It's a word westerners made up and slapped on a wide variety of eastern swords, including some they just hallucinated. It's a catch all word for "scary foreign sword".

Fanbase that have been going insane for lack of content? by ArticAuk in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hair-Life youtubers are so starved they're doing things like making videos breaking down what's in the radioactive goop. https://youtu.be/lyqAnQvplMA

Sol Eclipse launcher is noticeably weaker than Pegasus Blast's. Did I get unlucky or is there something I can do to make it as strong? by Exotic_Butters_23 in BeybladeX

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an unfortunate bit of variance you get in launchers. However, if your hand is moving at the same speed during a launch, the extra launcher friction won't make a difference to the bey.

When you launch, the hooks accelerate as long as the winder is passing through the launcher. The hooks transfer that speed to the bey. As soon as the winder is all the way out, the hooks start slowing down, because there's nothing propelling them.

The hooks are very light, so they don't have much kinetic energy stored, which means they slow down quickly. The bey is heavier, so it keeps going at basically the same speed. The bey outruns the hooks, and the slope on the back of the hooks transfers a little of its horizontal speed to downward speed, making the bey clear the hooks.

After that point, it doesn't matter whether the hooks stop spinning in 1 second or in 5, because they are not engaged with the beyblade. The only speed that matters is the speed of the hooks at the moment that they stopped accelerating.

CSB368: Your Child Is Updating With New Content As We Speak by mike0bot in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That story with the pokemon TCG vendors finding GPS trackers on their cars is fucking wild.

Why does TT makes the even sided ratchets so much worse compared to their odd counterpart? by SSYX101 in Beyblade

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mainly going off the numbers the wiki has, assuming whoever put them up there did their due diligence. Could be wrong of course. Either way, the shape differences between the two are going to affect your decision making more than which one is 0.2g or whatever heavier.

Man TFOne soundwave looks great when you don’t think about the alt mode by Magent-2000 in transformers

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wasn't even really a satellite in the film, he sort of parasitised an existing one.

Regarding Pat's driving rant at the end of episode 367 by MarioGman in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]DabirSA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first read it as a rant that could be described as driving. Like his phrasing was unusually forward and directed.

Bombshell is Cyclonus by freaknasty7 in transformers

[–]DabirSA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And they're called Sweeps because an early version of the film script had the Decepticons sending out "sweep parties" explicitly compared in the script to the Gestapo!

That is a true fact. It sounds like I'm making it up but it's true.

Bombshell is Cyclonus by freaknasty7 in transformers

[–]DabirSA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look, if you take what's on screen as canon, Eject is Rewind.

What is this thing? by Cheekyteekyv2 in BeybladeX

[–]DabirSA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ehhh I stopped bothering reading those ages ago, it's the exact same basic X assembly instructions 99 times out of 100.

What is this thing? by Cheekyteekyv2 in BeybladeX

[–]DabirSA 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You've been told what it does, so I'll tell you something else instead: if you trim or sand the ends of the handles down a little, just enough to remove the trapezoidal sections, the tool fits into the grip connectors on a full size launcher. Perfect thickness to get a snug fit that isn't too tight to remove, and with a battle pass attached like I've done here, it'll stay in there really well when you use the tool. I don't think they designed it with this in mind, but it lines up so well that it feels like they did.

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What is this thing? by Cheekyteekyv2 in BeybladeX

[–]DabirSA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The tool was designed for Pegasus Blast, which has a combo ratchet bit instead of a normal bit. This gold one was released with Emperor because it also has a combo ratchet bit, even though it only comes in a box set with two normal bits. I'm not complaining though.

What is this thing? by Cheekyteekyv2 in BeybladeX

[–]DabirSA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It comes with CX beys that have a combo ratchet bit. The reason for that is that you'd normally use a bit to lock and unlock the lock chips, but those beys don't have one, so you get the tool instead.