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Old 17 December 2012, 12:40 PM   #1
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$28,000 Ikepod, only ran for 1 hour before it stopped!




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Old 17 December 2012, 12:55 PM   #2
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Old 17 December 2012, 12:57 PM   #3
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That is some expensive sand. Lol
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Old 17 December 2012, 01:17 PM   #4
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Nanoballs, Heath
No, I really mean that...
Expensive yes - stainless steel nanoballs!
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Old 17 December 2012, 01:40 PM   #5
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Nanoballs, Heath
No, I really mean that...
Expensive yes - stainless steel nanoballs!
Glass structure with Nanoballs inside- $28000
Shipping- $150
Getting it home and it only working for one hour- PRICELESS!!!
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Old 17 December 2012, 03:58 PM   #6
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Old 17 December 2012, 04:08 PM   #7
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SS version is cheap!
It has 8 million Stainless Steel nano-balls = $0.0035 per ball.
Imagine what the cost of the TT or the all-gold version will be!!!!
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Old 17 December 2012, 05:23 PM   #8
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But during that hour it was very, very accurate.
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Old 17 December 2012, 09:25 PM   #9
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28K!

I'd still buy an AP, much more comfortable.
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Old 17 December 2012, 09:38 PM   #10
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Is there a GMT version?
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Old 17 December 2012, 09:44 PM   #11
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Is there a GMT version?
Yes of course Clive... you get the "mini" version for a "second half-hour zone"



PS. Just like Rolex, also comes in precious metals!
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Old 17 December 2012, 10:10 PM   #12
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Yes of course Clive... you get the "mini" version for a "second half-hour zone"



PS. Just like Rolex, also comes in precious metals!



If it comes with luminous nanoballs, then I'm in
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Old 17 December 2012, 10:16 PM   #13
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But is it safe to take to the gym!
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Old 17 December 2012, 10:36 PM   #14
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its very nice ,,, but what sort of an egg do you have to boil for an hour,,,,,??
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Old 17 December 2012, 10:56 PM   #15
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its very nice ,,, but what sort of an egg do you have to boil for an hour,,,,,??
An ostrich egg, and that is still kind of soft-boild. :)
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Old 17 December 2012, 11:28 PM   #16
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yep , thats what wiki says ,, but ,, also says if you scrambed an ostrich egg you could feed ten people ,, at least we know how to time it ,, or a final use for the min marker on a sub , or the timmer on a daytona.
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Old 18 December 2012, 12:01 AM   #17
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Remember kids, don't take steroids.

..... else the nanoballs will arrive.
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Old 18 December 2012, 12:10 AM   #18
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Remember kids, don't take steroids.

..... else the nanoballs will arrive.
I had nanoballs once Paul if I remember it was quite a painful experience.
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Old 18 December 2012, 01:16 AM   #19
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So, how do they make the opening just the right size in each one so that it lasts exactly an hour?
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Old 18 December 2012, 01:28 AM   #20
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I had nanoballs once Paul if I remember it was quite a painful experience.
Now that was hilarious.
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Old 18 December 2012, 01:31 AM   #21
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So, how do they make the opening just the right size in each one so that it lasts exactly an hour?
Maybe opening varies and they just put in enough nano balls to last an hour
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Old 18 December 2012, 01:40 AM   #22
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Old 18 December 2012, 06:42 AM   #23
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I love them!

One of the best modern designers and i do got a thing for Ikepod's

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