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Started by Raphaella, January 10, 2009, 09:05:36 AM

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Raphaella

January 10, 2009, 09:05:36 AM
My boyfriend's birthday, he wanted to do something pretty fucking awesome. He decided to break this steel bar by bending it in half one way, un-bending it and then bending it back again till it split apart. He bends these things by hand. This is one of his hobbies, he usually just bends nails, horseshoes, and bars but this time.. it was personal.
I think the pics of this feat are pretty fucking cool looking so I thought I would share even though It's not MY accomplishment.
















This took him about three hours to do, the bar did get pretty hot there in the middle. (We also made a cake.)
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Payne

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January 10, 2009, 12:31:13 PM
You guys know how to have fun.

Cramulus

#2
January 10, 2009, 02:36:48 PM
yo that looks like an 18/00 strength if I ever did see it. bad ass!

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#3
January 10, 2009, 06:38:47 PM
Maybe it's because i'm not a guy but i can't help thinking that bending steel bars with your hands for no other reason but to bend them is the dumbest hobby ever.

Nothing personal.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Suu

#4
January 10, 2009, 08:42:23 PM
If I recall, he makes decorative stuff with it as well.
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Raphaella

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January 11, 2009, 02:10:26 AM
Yeah he dose sculpture. They are looking pretty cool too because now we have been getting them powder coated. I'll see if I can find some good pics of the colored ones.
He has lots of other hobbies, this one is more for strength training. It's kinda a mind over matter thing It's fine though if you find it silly.
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible OZ

Raphaella

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January 11, 2009, 02:22:51 AM


I found them. The red and black one is not powder coated, we just painted it and that did not turn out well at all. But yeah here are some of his sculptures.
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible OZ

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#7
January 11, 2009, 03:06:57 AM
The sculptures are cool - i like them.

i was thinking about taking up breaking sticks for a hobby though.  :lulz: Just to be able to tell people that's what i do for fun.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Raphaella

#8
January 11, 2009, 12:54:15 PM
I don't know how you could find time for breaking up sticks between all the beads and writing and other stuff. If only though...  :wink:

Seriously it's not like he dose this for no reason. He has been and always shall be intrigued by altered states of mind. The fight or flight reflex, the one that tells a mother that she can and will lift a car to save her child. Most notably though the berserker fighters of whom it was said dosent afraid of anything. He feels that it is just a state of mind and that one can go there by will. This perhaps helps hone this will, or even if it dose not it's still pretty neat.
   
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible OZ

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

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January 11, 2009, 05:49:19 PM
if i do start breaking sticks i'll be sure to post pics.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Suu

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January 11, 2009, 05:58:33 PM
Quote from: Primrose on January 11, 2009, 05:49:19 PM
if i do start breaking sticks i'll be sure to post pics.

That sounds like potential fun for the whole family!
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Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#11
January 12, 2009, 03:46:08 AM
it would be awesome to have a hobby i can share with the kids!
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

indifferent betty

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January 12, 2009, 03:50:38 AM
Quote from: Primrose on January 12, 2009, 03:46:08 AM
it would be awesome to have a hobby i can share with the kids!

try screaming.
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January 12, 2009, 03:59:27 AM
Quote from: indifferent betty on January 12, 2009, 03:50:38 AM
Quote from: Primrose on January 12, 2009, 03:46:08 AM
it would be awesome to have a hobby i can share with the kids!

try screaming.


I don't think it counts if the kids try it first.

Cool looking sculptures, though, btw.
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#14
January 12, 2009, 04:10:14 AM
you should take up catfish wresling, nigel
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