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olaf2022: Feb 19, 2003; Fun Shoe

m2pt5 posted:

Those wouldn't be 45s then, would they?

Edit: I'm not old enough to comment properly on records since I was born in '77, but I don't recall ever seeing a commercial record that played at anything but 33 or 45.

Most record players I've seen are capable of playing at 33/45/78 rpm.

I don't know if it's the proper term but I'm of the opinion that the smaller 7" records should be called "seven inch records" because they're not necessarily 45rpm; I have a few 7" records that are 33rpm. Similarly, I have plenty of full-size 12" records that are 45rpm.

Then, there are also oddball sizes like 10", 6" and oddly-shaped non-circular records.

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olaf2022: Feb 19, 2003; Fun Shoe

Farbtoner posted:

On that note:

It didn't work nearly as well as advertised but with Home Alone 2 pretty much being a feature-length commercial for the TalkBoy who didn't want one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoz0vbm3Vss

H I K I D S W E R E H O M E E A R L Y

HEYYY! STOP drooling on me!

edit: I recall borrowing a TalkBoy from a friend and playing back a recording of talking after inhaling a helium balloon in slow-mo to see if it sounded normal. It didn't really.

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olaf2022: Feb 19, 2003; Fun Shoe

VogeGandire posted:

I loving love my maglite. And it's nice to know that I could bludgeon someone with it if need be.

Presenting: my six-D-cell Maglite with nightstick mod:

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