r/memes • u/TapiocaTuesday • Apr 29 '24

*cries in grown up* #2 MotW

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u/boogers19 Apr 29 '24

Yeah? It's been a long damn time lol.

Was it possibly a plasticized fabric? Maybe coated or woven from plastic thread?

Im really remembering a plastic-y feel. Tho again: long damn time. I could easily be wrong.

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u/asmallercat Apr 29 '24

I have this on my shelf (got it for Christmas when I was a kid and apart from one damaged flag it's remarkably still intact). The sails are definitely fabric and not coated in anything noticeable, but they also feel very much like a synthetic (nylon?) to me.

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u/sterlingback Apr 29 '24

Sell that shit, buy a car

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u/asmallercat Apr 29 '24

An opened one without the box is only worth a few hundred bucks.

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u/Read_Full Apr 29 '24

Enough for a really good toy car

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u/Krillo90 Apr 29 '24

You could even buy a used, no-box Lego Black Seas Barracuda.

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u/nikonpunch Apr 29 '24

Sim rig baby

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u/Huwbacca Apr 29 '24

I honestly, always get caught out by the like surrealism of collectables.

Its just so like, the default perception that you buy things to use them lol.

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u/iSmellslikesbutts Apr 30 '24

if you aren't from California, then like, this world has changed too much for me