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Message 1141517 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 6:43:00 UTC

Flying R/C Fish

Ahhh, the possibilities . . . :)
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Message 1141525 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 7:26:41 UTC

omg awesome!!

Heh.. sharks are sold out.. clowfish freezes up.. guess what a big x-mas hit will be?
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Message 1141526 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 7:37:39 UTC

LOL.
A few minutes with a proper cat.....
And pop goes the weasel.
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Message 1141566 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 12:07:35 UTC

Wow that is so cool. Just think of the fun you can have with the shark at night scaring the heck out of your mother in law.:)
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Message 1141601 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 14:31:00 UTC - in response to Message 1141599.  

How much is the tank of helium? I just gotta' talk Long Sufferin' Marie in to one of these.
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Message 1141803 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 21:54:34 UTC

Methane and hydrogen are easy to make,
But it may make your party go with a bang :¬)
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Message 1141826 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 22:26:17 UTC
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There is no doubt that one of these would land me in trouble and/or jail, but I want one too!
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Message 1141848 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 23:18:05 UTC

I was just thinking about attaching a camera to one. I wonder what you guys were thinking?

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Message 1141853 - Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 23:23:37 UTC

That is so cool! I just checked the webpage, and they are swamped. I wondered what they cost. Even if it takes me 10 years, that just got added to my wish list!

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Message 1141870 - Posted: 18 Aug 2011, 0:20:16 UTC - in response to Message 1141853.  

That is so cool! I just checked the webpage, and they are swamped. I wondered what they cost. Even if it takes me 10 years, that just got added to my wish list!

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About 40 dollars, not including helium.

Sharks were sold out, the other fish were still available.

The how to put it together video gives you a great idea how it all works.
And I would have too much fun for a day or two, and then it would be more junk to me.
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Message 1141890 - Posted: 18 Aug 2011, 1:04:01 UTC - in response to Message 1141848.  

I was just thinking about attaching a camera to one. I wonder what you guys were thinking?


After reading about it, I learned that you need to use undiluted helium, and to fill it until the skin is tight. If it obtains neutral buoyancy under those conditions, then the weight of even a small camera might be too much. A very tiny, light micro camera might work. I remember a blimp sold by the Edge Company a decade ago, which was similar. These fish are just plain awesome! I wonder if I can overclock one????

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Message 1141910 - Posted: 18 Aug 2011, 1:51:02 UTC - in response to Message 1141890.  

A very tiny, light micro camera might work.

I guess that sort of hoses up my dual 9mm nose guns with laser sites.
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Message 1141921 - Posted: 18 Aug 2011, 2:13:39 UTC - in response to Message 1141910.  

A very tiny, light micro camera might work.

I guess that sort of hoses up my dual 9mm nose guns with laser sites.


"You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!" - Dr. Evil in Austin Powers
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Message 1141945 - Posted: 18 Aug 2011, 3:57:50 UTC

Just watched the video; yeah, I also soooo want one!
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Message 1142567 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 10:44:02 UTC

I couldn't resist! One sharkster on the way!

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Message 1142571 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 10:57:12 UTC - in response to Message 1142569.  

You really bought one???

Yep! It was cheap enough. I'll worry about the helium some other time, but for now, I've got one on the way. That is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time.

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Message 1142574 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 10:59:57 UTC - in response to Message 1142571.  
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party supply store should have tanks of helium.. I want to say 20-40 bucks for one that fills up tons of balloons, should last longer than the fish does.

Edit: Balloon time helium
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Message 1142575 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 11:11:30 UTC

There is even an idustrial gas supply place just a few miles from my house. My company buys Helium/Nitrogen gas, and liquid nitrogen from them all the time. The cost of the shark, and even the helium is really not that much. I don't even mind waiting on the helium if I need to. Here, kitty, kitty... Daddy has some fish for dinner...

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Message 1142603 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 14:50:55 UTC - in response to Message 1142575.  

There is even an idustrial gas supply place just a few miles from my house. My company buys Helium/Nitrogen gas, and liquid nitrogen from them all the time. The cost of the shark, and even the helium is really not that much. I don't even mind waiting on the helium if I need to. Here, kitty, kitty... Daddy has some fish for dinner...

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When the shark is flying, the kitty's natural instinct protecting them against airborne predators will take over and they will probably be scared. But park it on the ground a bit, and sharky go boom.........

Just don't fill it with hydrogen.
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Message 1142631 - Posted: 19 Aug 2011, 16:19:54 UTC - in response to Message 1142603.  

There is even an idustrial gas supply place just a few miles from my house. My company buys Helium/Nitrogen gas, and liquid nitrogen from them all the time. The cost of the shark, and even the helium is really not that much. I don't even mind waiting on the helium if I need to. Here, kitty, kitty... Daddy has some fish for dinner...

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When the shark is flying, the kitty's natural instinct protecting them against airborne predators will take over and they will probably be scared. But park it on the ground a bit, and sharky go boom.........

Just don't fill it with hydrogen.

I will post a video, and as hydrogen is not an option, when the kitties decide to attack it, it will probably just make a big farting sound, and fly out the window!

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