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Comments on MetaFilter post Now For SaleSun, 14 Aug 2011 17:15:27 -0800Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:15:27 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Now For Sale
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Looks like the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/76511/FinFish-Airship">Fin-Fish Airship</a> from 2008 just went <a href="http://youtu.be/vIJINiK9azc">gold</a>.post:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:00:29 -0800Surfin' Birdfin-fishtoyBy: likeso
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869515
WANT.
Aw, foo: <em>WMC Store is currently offline due to extraordinary server load. Please check back soon.</em>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869515Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:15:27 -0800likesoBy: tomswift
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869516
I would have bought one...by the time the store is back online I will have come to my senses.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869516Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:16:52 -0800tomswiftBy: Bora Horza Gobuchul
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869517
I've ordered both the shark and clownfish: I plan to have my fall intake of students swim them through the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trec_lit/12959263/">atrium of the main building on campus</a> during orientation. I'd still prefer to have the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGgl5VH5go">original Festo models</a>, tho: there's something about the quicksilver perfection of them swimming through air that I find awe-inspiring and beautiful.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869517Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:17:05 -0800Bora Horza GobuchulBy: tomswift
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869522
<a href="http://www.mandmtoys.com/air-swimmers/clown-fish">37.99</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869522Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:22:27 -0800tomswiftBy: GenjiandProust
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869523
Plus, as we see, you can use them to amuse and/or torment cats. This alone will make them a mefite favorite gift!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869523Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:23:37 -0800GenjiandProustBy: The otter lady
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869525
I wish they made salmon. It would be fun to get a group of friends with fish and work on schooling behavior.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869525Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:25:41 -0800The otter ladyBy: Horselover Phattie
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869528
Awesome.
Also, I will murder anyone who bitches about advertisements.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869528Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:27:06 -0800Horselover PhattieBy: likeso
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869530
Whoop! Thanks, tomswift (er, I think ;). Firing off an email to see if they ship internationally.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869530Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:27:26 -0800likesoBy: orme
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869531
I hope they make a flying Obama so I can torment my grandmother.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869531Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:28:12 -0800ormeBy: ennui.bz
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869538
I guess this is why you <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/192170/Whats-the-best-and-cheapestperballooninflated-way-to-get-your-own-home-helium-tank-for-balloons">get your own personal helium tank</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869538Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:39:46 -0800ennui.bzBy: oddman
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869542
The cat scene at the end is priceless!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869542Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:41:40 -0800oddmanBy: AsYouKnow Bob
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869546
It's a great age to be alive.
(Unless maybe you're a cat with a guilty conscience....)comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869546Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:43:24 -0800AsYouKnow BobBy: MonkeyToes
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869552
I need a flying penguin. And a manta. And an inflatable blue ant.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869552Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:47:55 -0800MonkeyToesBy: 1970s Antihero
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869555
Hydrogen should work just as well as helium, right?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869555Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:51:13 -08001970s AntiheroBy: empath
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869557
Yeah, as far as I know, there have never been any major incidents with hydrogen fueled airships.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869557Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:52:58 -0800empathBy: tomswift
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869567
This is where I say "Oh the humanity!", right?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869567Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:59:44 -0800tomswiftBy: Think_Long
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869568
<em>Yeah, as far as I know, there have never been any major incidents with hydrogen fueled airships.</em>
It depends what they're coated with . . .comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869568Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:59:59 -0800Think_LongBy: cjorgensen
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869578
One Christmas present down. Holy shit that's cool. I can't believe I'll be ordering Christmas presents in August. Damn you metafilter!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869578Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:11:02 -0800cjorgensenBy: likeso
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869581
(and now, due to the Hindenburg derail, I have to reread a Fritz Leiber story that's become lodged in my brain. thanks, guys.)
(actually, come to think of it, true thanks. been a while.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869581Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:20:16 -0800likesoBy: cjorgensen
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869582
Was there a reason no one linked to <a href="http://airswimmers.com/">the original site?</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869582Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:21:10 -0800cjorgensenBy: likeso
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869584
Their online store is offline.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869584Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:25:05 -0800likesoBy: sciurus
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869587
There needs to be a Huge Manatee version of this, definitely filling it with hydrogen.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869587Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:29:48 -0800sciurusBy: herda05
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869641
Something along these lines was described in William Gibson's book <em>Zero History</em> from last year. I thought these would be cool to own. The only difference seems to be that Gibson described an iPhone app that controlled them (and they were used for surveillance, but I'm sure some mefite can figure how to attach a camera).comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869641Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:08:22 -0800herda05By: vrakatar
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869655
Ah, whatever. Get back to me when the shark comes with realistic chomping action. That I need.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869655Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:19:32 -0800vrakatarBy: norm111
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869677
Happy birthday to me!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869677Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:48:35 -0800norm111By: drhydro
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869715
Knock, knock.... Who's there?
<em>Land shark.</em>
2nd the chomping action.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869715Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:15:06 -0800drhydroBy: sonascope
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869719
I second the motion for them in silver, like the originals.
Besides, I'm holding out for the <a href="http://youtu.be/F_citFkSNtk">jellyfish</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869719Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:18:02 -0800sonascopeBy: pompomtom
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869744
I really want to see a video of one of these outdoors.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869744Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:39:20 -0800pompomtomBy: bloody_bonnie
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869769
<a href="http://www.best-free-wallpaper.com/cute/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/oh-the-huge-manatee.jpg">Oh the Huge Manatee!!</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869769Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:04:57 -0800bloody_bonnieBy: Mike Mongo
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869806
<em>penguin. And a manta.</em>
But I want to be able to control them with my iPhone.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869806Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:57:54 -0800Mike MongoBy: eye of newt
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869834
<em>I really want to see a video of one of these outdoors.</em>--pompomtom
Given the low mass of these aerial fish, your video would show it quickly disappearing into the distance with even with the slightest breeze,comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869834Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:39:36 -0800eye of newtBy: joannemullen
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3869838
How do you keep the fish balanced so it'll swim like that without rising to the ceiling or falling to the ground? Helium is going to leak so you'd need to keep it constantly topped up with your own supply, but it'd be quite a fine calculation. Anyway, they look great. I have one of those little helicopters you can fly around the office, so all I need now are some teeny tiny Hellfire missiles and I can make my own Japanese monster movie.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3869838Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:46:24 -0800joannemullenBy: empath
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870072
How do these ascend and descend, btw?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870072Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:55:22 -0800empathBy: charred husk
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870190
I say Dr.Who shippers use the shark one to torment Stephen Moffat until he gives them what they want.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870190Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:13:05 -0800charred huskBy: Greg_Ace
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870290
Next model: Sharks with frikkin' laser beams!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870290Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:01:43 -0800Greg_AceBy: wenestvedt
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870328
This, plus a keychain little camera from that other <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/106442/This-Camera-is-an-Adventure">FPP</a>, makes me think that MeFi is turning into some offshoot of the Maker trend.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870328Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:20:50 -0800wenestvedtBy: HappyHippo
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870369
<em>How do these ascend and descend, btw?</em>
The receiver is mounted on a 15" geared track.....moving along the length of the track shifts the weight, moving towards the front to dive and back to climb. Simply and elegant.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870369Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:47:38 -0800HappyHippoBy: JiBB
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870372
<i>How do you keep the fish balanced so it'll swim like that without rising to the ceiling or falling to the ground? Helium is going to leak so ...</i>
Probably an adjustable ballast, e.g. a small lump of clay you can add to or remove from. Only when the balloon can no longer lift even without any clay would you need to refill it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870372Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:50:57 -0800JiBBBy: egypturnash
http://www.metafilter.com/106503/Now-For-Sale#3870470
Holy shit if this is up to $20 I am buying one.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.106503-3870470Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:54:36 -0800egypturnash
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