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everdave
Nov 14, 2005

Waste of Breath posted:

I guess i lucked out. I normally wear 13 in nikes, but the 47s (12.5) are just a little big. Very comfortable!



I have the white and the tail lights like those in 47 and they’re good. I ordered a pair for my oldest kid and I’m really afraid I got too small ordered 45s

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Splode
Jun 18, 2013

put some clothes on you little freak

everdave posted:

I know all about thermal runaway and all but over the last 10 years me and my buddy have tried to make batteries catch fire or explode by throwing them in the empty dumpster or dropping cinder blocks on them and no luck.

The standards for lithium batteries are very strict, and more and more mystery Chinese batteries are compliant.
Particularly 18650s.

At this point cheaper 18650s are usually just lower capacity than expensive ones, though its still possible to find unprotected cells that don't meet any requirements, so remain cautious.

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




Game Cartridge For Console Single card 72 Pin NTSC and PAL Game Console
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m07qTLE

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Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


flavor.flv posted:

Game Cartridge For Console Single card 72 Pin NTSC and PAL Game Console
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m07qTLE



ah, a classic zelda romhack, iirc it opens with instructions on how to make meth

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

Mx. posted:

ah, a classic zelda romhack, iirc it opens with instructions on how to make meth

I thought you were joking. But no, this is indeed real and you can now supposedly own a physical copy

busalover
Sep 12, 2020


lol

Fleta Mcgurn
Oct 5, 2003

Porpoise noise continues.

flavor.flv posted:

Game Cartridge For Console Single card 72 Pin NTSC and PAL Game Console
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m07qTLE



When I lived in China, all the kids going overseas for school were desperate to go to U of I so for a second I thought this was a legit product.

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

Elden Ring will have to wait, I know what game I'm playing this weekend


I got to the first dungeon and just realized the background music is Darude - Sandstorm

By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


Maybe post an LP about it, I've put a request on the LP forum.

Manwithastick
Jul 26, 2010

I am morbid curious what is the most people have spent on a single AE purchase - I see the items that cost thousands and wonder who is spending that cheddar

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




Only youtubers spend that kind of money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOaWF4nHoUc

PHIZ KALIFA
Dec 21, 2011

#mood

Manwithastick posted:

I am morbid curious what is the most people have spent on a single AE purchase - I see the items that cost thousands and wonder who is spending that cheddar

no god can stop me from buying REAL wushu tiger sword martial arts weapon blade with Tassle

freelop
Apr 28, 2013

Where we're going, we won't need fries to see



Manwithastick posted:

I am morbid curious what is the most people have spent on a single AE purchase - I see the items that cost thousands and wonder who is spending that cheddar

Most expensive single purchase is £34 for a Xiaomi Mi Band 6 after recommendations from this thread.
I think it arrived in August last year and I've worn it daily since.

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




This is the most I've ever personally spent on aliexpress, it was for an art project that didn't pan out, the rest of them went to the community centre I volunteer at

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goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
You just reminded me of a walk I took with my mum after Christmas. We went through some woods used for local school and community groups and they'd obviously done a treasure hunt thing with hiding elves around in the trees. Except they'd never taken them down again, and over the intervening weeks they'd slipped from where they'd been tied to the trees.

It was a woodland littered with elf suicides.

JointHorse
Feb 7, 2005

Lusus naturæ et exaltabitur cor eius.


Yams Fan

Manwithastick posted:

I am morbid curious what is the most people have spent on a single AE purchase - I see the items that cost thousands and wonder who is spending that cheddar
Around 150€ after import taxes, on a combined hot air/soldering station.

yippee cahier
Mar 28, 2005

~$200ish twice, once on an android head unit that does carplay for my older car and again on a beefy MPPT solar charge controller. both work great.

everdave
Nov 14, 2005
Just spent $274 on a guitar will see how it pans out

$58 multiple times for Yeezys

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

I just received my 72 worms on strings

They are individually wrapped but otherwise just loose in the envelope

Incredible. This is so many worms, capable of so many sins

Lead out in cuffs
Sep 18, 2012

"That's right. We've evolved."

"I can see that. Cool mutations."




PHIZ KALIFA posted:

no god can stop me from buying REAL wushu tiger sword martial arts weapon blade with Tassle

I mean, that's not a bad description of a competition-standard wushu sword. They're not particularly expensive, since they're essentially a twirling prop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C4sbgOTfR0

sigher
Apr 22, 2008

My guiding Moonlight...



flavor.flv posted:

This is the most I've ever personally spent on aliexpress, it was for an art project that didn't pan out, the rest of them went to the community centre I volunteer at



I have to know what the project was.

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

Expense:



but to be fair if I'd bought actual ACRONYM techwear stuff instead of these excellent KOs you could probably have put a zero on the end of the pricetag.

DRINK ME
Jul 31, 2006
i cant fix avs like this because idk the bbcode - HTML IS BS MAN
Twice I’ve gone over $100 on single items (AUD)

I have been tempted to drop $$$ on a low/middle range 3D printer but I still can’t convince myself that it’d be something I’d use enough.



Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free
like $40 on GODDESS STORY cards for fun

they're still not here

it's been a while

DRINK ME
Jul 31, 2006
i cant fix avs like this because idk the bbcode - HTML IS BS MAN

Lead out in cuffs posted:

I mean, that's not a bad description of a competition-standard wushu sword. They're not particularly expensive, since they're essentially a twirling prop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C4sbgOTfR0

If we’re doing useless swords, i want this peach wood seven star sword that’s been in my cart for since I read The Daoshi Chronicles.

I just can’t spend $110 when I doubt they even use peach wood.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Imagined posted:

Thanks for looking! I actually saw all of these, but like I was saying in my original post, they're all tiny. The biggest of these is 16", and the rest are even smaller than that.

For reference, a super common western chess set is over 20" (~51 cm) on each side, and the pieces are 3.5" (~9 cm) tall. https://www.amazon.com/Quiver-Chess...ps%2C137&sr=8-6

Even the normal xiangqi set like I have is about 50 cm wide.

So what you are telling me is that there is a market for larger, creative Xiangqi sets?

Aside from the switch-a-roo boxes, is there any difference in boards?

Note: I have not played Chineses chess so should probably read up on it.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Manwithastick posted:

I am morbid curious what is the most people have spent on a single AE purchase - I see the items that cost thousands and wonder who is spending that cheddar

I've bought several laptops, tablets and phones worth a couple hundred each from either Ali or Banggood

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

flavor.flv posted:

This is the most I've ever personally spent on aliexpress, it was for an art project that didn't pan out, the rest of them went to the community centre I volunteer at



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9EJSMG_cdo



goatface posted:

You just reminded me of a walk I took with my mum after Christmas. We went through some woods used for local school and community groups and they'd obviously done a treasure hunt thing with hiding elves around in the trees. Except they'd never taken them down again, and over the intervening weeks they'd slipped from where they'd been tied to the trees.

It was a woodland littered with elf suicides.

Lol! I hate elf on the shelf. They have no right to be so hideous when they are such a recent invention.

Bored fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Feb 24, 2022

Unperson_47
Oct 14, 2007



My raspberry pi camera came in and works fine. Ordered some metric drill taps for adding threads to 3D printed parts the other day. M3, M4, M5, M6, and M8 taps for $1.57.

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

flavor.flv posted:

Only youtubers spend that kind of money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOaWF4nHoUc

lol I don’t feel the slightest bit bad for this guy either what a dummy

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

:3:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003057026790.html

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Jemak
Dec 27, 2003

Go to JAIL.
Go directly to JAIL.
Do not pass GO.
Do not collect :200bux:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...003803131_5&s=p

what the gently caress did I just click on and why do I feel like I'm on a watchlist now (like, another one, I mean)

Also, POGs.

Jemak fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Feb 25, 2022

PHIZ KALIFA
Dec 21, 2011

#mood

Lead out in cuffs posted:

I mean, that's not a bad description of a competition-standard wushu sword. They're not particularly expensive, since they're essentially a twirling prop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C4sbgOTfR0

i couldn't think of how to describe the ones that are like, full circles with wiggly blades jutting up and down out of the handles

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

NoneMoreNegative posted:

but to be fair if I'd bought actual ACRONYM techwear stuff instead of these excellent KOs you could probably have put a zero on the end of the pricetag.

wait, excellent ACRONYM knockoffs? please be linking

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

Subjunctive posted:

wait, excellent ACRONYM knockoffs? please be linking

It's not a lot of ACR pieces but check the Flak pocket jacket, the white & black Stormsuit jackets (and the inner padded liner jacket), the neck gaiter and the ultrawide draw cord pants - if you know your errolson at all you'll recognise these:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/ninja-warning/1799249_10000002502981.html

I've bought all these pieces (yes in the different colorways), and they are exceptional for the cost - a few small flaws but nothing I can't live with quite happily. The pants especially are my current favourite thing in my whole wide wardrobe.

The UPTEMPO store has a lot of other good tech-style clothing as well if you have a browse.

Edit: ps if you 'favourite' / follow the store they give you a small discount on all purchases. I just snagged the black drop shorts, so thanks for making me spend more money! :shobon:

NoneMoreNegative fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Feb 25, 2022

everdave
Nov 14, 2005
I assume that vid is the Inja from YouTube he got his money back. He makes a living apparently from getting Chinese e bikes to review and pimp and then selling them on. When he actually tried to buy a salvage US market vehicle he lost his shirt

Lead out in cuffs
Sep 18, 2012

"That's right. We've evolved."

"I can see that. Cool mutations."




PHIZ KALIFA posted:

i couldn't think of how to describe the ones that are like, full circles with wiggly blades jutting up and down out of the handles

Deer horn knives?

coldpudding
May 14, 2009

FORUM GHOST
I had a look and the single most expensive thing I have bought off ali was a good working lto-5 tape drive for $393 (AUD), I think I snagged a bargain with that one since the listed price jumped up by something like $100 after I got it, more recently I picked up one of those weird industrial pc boards to toy with for $287
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32783635667.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.4a8e4c4darVRoK
greedy thing stole all the serial ports.

everdave
Nov 14, 2005

Patch cables came super fast - they feel fine and I see no reason why they won’t be good.

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Cascadia Pirate
Jan 18, 2011

everdave posted:


Patch cables came super fast - they feel fine and I see no reason why they won’t be good.

I was about to order these, but ended up finding that Donner will send you a free set for creating a rewards account and jumping through a few hoops. If you need more pedal patch cables worth checking out.

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