What hobbies do you have?

[What's_nitro?]

Hmmm...let's see.

Radio Control, of course being my favorite. I have the Rustler, if you can still call it one, that was recently finished. Also a work in progress that I've dubbed the "Hurricane" which is basically a 1000W EDF powered truck. Might do a crawler now since the Rustler isn't sucking up cash anymore.

Computer Gaming and Computers in general. My system includes a WidowPC Sting917 Laptop: (2x) 100Gb HDD, 2Gb RAM, AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+, NVidia 7800 GTX 256Mb, 17" 1920x1200 screen, and Logitech Z5500 5.1 speakers. I play mostly HaloCE, but also RTCW and GBNA. At some point I plan on water-cooling my laptop.

Electromechanical Design. Current projects include a Man-portable Coilgun/Laser hybrid rifle, and a few novel propulsion systems. I dabble in things such as antigravity and free-energy. I also have several "modified" Nerf guns.

Oh I almost forgot. I enjoy watching TV, especially the shows on Adult Swim!

[squeeforever]

Holy hell...Those specs are off the chart for a laptop. Damn dude. That blows away my desktop. How do you like the Z5500s? That is the bad boys, aint it?

[BP-Revo]

Other than R/C (which is about $7500 on the tally thus far) I have:

Computers: Just got a new desktop. 22" Wide Screen LCD, CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Case, Asus P5N32E 650i MoBo, Foxconn Overclocked 8800GTX 768mb, 2gb Dual Channel Ram, E6600 Core 2 Duo at 3.0ghz, 2 pairs of 160GB 7200RPM Drives (one pair in Raid 1 the other in Raid 0).

Real Cars: Since my dad's interest is motorcycles, and my mom really doesn't car much about cars, I get to drive the nicest car we have - a 2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT. I have a CAI, Lightweight Pulleys, Engine Damper Mount, and Sway Bars. I have low 300's at the crank, but my wheel horse is much more than another G35 with the same rating because the Engine Damper Mount helps transfer more power to the wheels. I was able to completely destroy a newer version of my car (rated at 296hp). I pulled two car lengths in a sprint from 50-70 and he got a 1/2 car jump.

[jhautz]

1 - RC
2 - Golf
3 - RC
4 - Golf
5 - Baseball / Football (Spectator, and general sports nut)
6 - Spend a fair amount of time in the Gym also (lifting , running etc...)
7 - Wish I had time for computer games

Well, I used to build custom high performance LED flashlights, but Katrina wiped me out and took most of my machine equipment with her.

Now I like RC, because I like to work with my hands and I haven't needed any "real" machining equipment to make whatever I need, yet. It's a kick in the butt too.

I also like guns. Primarily pistols of the .45 caliber 1911 variety and practice as much as I can. I used to shoot a lot, but Katrina took my Dillon loading press with her too, so until I can replace it, it's factory loads from Walmart, meaning a lot less practice.

My favorite hobby is my son. He's the biggest kick of them all.

[pullstarter]

RC and real cars are probably on a par for me, they suck up just about all my cash so i can't do much else :005: Currently have an AE92 Corolla with 4AGE engine, suspension and exhaust mods etc. Not doing any more to it now though, saving (attempting to :P) for an S13 or S14 Silvia or 180SX ( I think you called them 240SX's in the U.S and A?).
Also into mountain biking, have a Kona Cindercone with DMR V8 pedals, havent done much to it yet, since moving i've been lazy and haven't ridden much.

I'm a bit of a history freak also, have a degree in it so I guess that makes me a nerd :027:

[snellemin]

Hey Angel,
Now I don't feel as bad about my "obsession" with flashlights. My favorite piece of led flashlight is little AAA ARC LED flashlight. I got it just before the guy went out of business(well he's back in business again). That and my little Gerbertool M4 are always in my pocket.

[jhautz]

You flashlight guys are yanking our chains right???

I got one of those LED flashlights with a crank on the side that you crank up and it works for 10 minutes.... My mom gave it to me for an "emergancy". Its really cool.:005:

[snellemin]

no we are not. I'm nothing compared to this guy I know. He goes as far as rebuilding the voltage regulators in his LED flashlights. And then lets not talk about the HID convertions that is done too the Bigger flashlights.