My new best friend (besides the good people of the Cantina, and my other friends).

Gorog

Gorog

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Why is this terrifying little beastie my newest friend? Well, let me explain. First of all, forgive me, all you arachnophobics who I might have terrified with this image. Please don't hate me, I only meant to share my joy in the Spiderpodium. And, two, yes this is called a spiderpodium. If you look up 'spiderpodium', you will find reviews much better than this, but this is just to go over the abilities of this simply phenomenal little beastie. It can clip, it can hang, it can prop, it can scare little children when articulated correctly...it is the best thing you can do with twenty dollars, if you have any portable tech devices at all. Scaring little kiddies aside, this spiderpodium is remarkable in its simplicity and its fun-ness. It simply works, from attaching a GPS to the ventilation unit in your car, to making a fun little podium for your iphone, whatever you want it to do for your devices, it will probably stand up to it. I myself got it purely for the inexpressible joy of having an almost fully articulated spider toy (something I was deprived of as a child), but it proved to work just fine as my first ipod/small gadget stand/etc.. Be warned, though. This is not a toy, really, though it can function as one. Keep away from babies and pets. Also, this is made of a steel endoskeleton and rubber skin, it is not made of adamantium, nor diamond. It will eventually wear out, so remember its function and don't play with it incessantly, or you might end up using its one year warranty sooner than you might think. Be gentle with it, assuming you get one. Don't rip its legs off like you would if you were an anti-arachnologist, carefully mold them into the position you want them to take, and it will hold well. It takes a while to get the hang of engineering the right position for the right function, but once you do, you will feel smart, manipulating your spiderpodium with ease. I have a black, ipod sized one, and am petitioning to my parents towards getting more, if not for me, than for my friends, because it would be cool if we could have spiderpodium wars or something like that. Yeah, that sounds dumb, but cool at the same time. So, tell me what you guys and gals think, okay? Stupid, awesome, creepy, interesting, whatever you think. Oh, I just had a brainflash! What if Breffo, the company that manufactures Spiderpodiums, made a Scorpionpodium? All eight legs, plus two pinchers made of the same steel and rubber, and an articulated tail for supreme balance! Yes, I know, I am inordinately excited about a piece of steel and rubber, but it is too cool to not be excited about, I think. Coolness abounds in the world.
 
That's pretty cool right there.

I may get a few and color them black and yellow, gray and black, and red and yellow like our various varieties of banana spiders.
 
I know, right? They should absolutely make multiple colored spiderpodiums. My spiderpodium is spider-hugging my wrist right now, silently screaming for companions, and it is tough to resist buying some more, purely for their collectibility, and walking around like a freak of nature with two or more 'spiders' hugging my arms. Despite the fact that I care about what other people think about me, at the same time, in this one respect, I kinda do not at the same time. I am wearing spiderpodiums on my wrists and NO ONE WILL STOP ME!!! It sounds like a really cool idea you got there, maybe you could submit it somehow to Breffo, and see if they cannot adopt it themselves, because I do not think spray paint will last on the flexible rubber exterior, nor will any other conventional means. But you, by all means, should try it out, it could work out spectacularly, I was just being pessimistic, ha ha. They should make ones that are based off real spiders, and the i-pad ones could be tarantualas, with hair and everything. That would be awesome. I have ALWAYS wanted a big, hairy tarantula to call my own, as long as it was made of something like plastic, and the spider podium is my dream come true. And I am getting more, it is only a matter of time. I'll find a camera soon and make some 'arachnotheatrics' if people want to see the pictures. It can accomodate up to two devices and still hang from your car vents, did you know? So cool.
 
Basically, that is one of the very few universal, time-tested truths in this world. Everything else is subjective, circumstantial, and inevitably bound to be disproved by some mega-genius in the future. Oh, and if you want different colored spiderpodiums in solid colors, such as red, orange, purple, blue, etc., you have to buy them in bulk from alibaba.com because that is the only site I found that gives numerous colors. Type in spiderpodiums in the search box and you will immediately find the seller I am talking about. You can inquire if small purchases of like, 1 or 2 can be made, but it seems to me like Alibaba is a bulk-or-nothing sort of site, seeing as they offer their spiderpodiums for a ridiculously low price. And no, I cannot vouch for Alibaba's quality standards. For all I know, they could be cheap knockoffs, but then, is anyone really getting them just because they function? These are the cutest, most collectible spider-things I have ever seen, its as addictive as pokemon was to me when I was young, I have to 'catch 'em all'. Anyway, anyone who wants to see where I found out about spiderpodiums should look up theawesomer.com , for it has awesome stuff on it, as the name, and the website itself, clearly states. So, yeah, that's all I have. Be good and stay safe, boys and girls, and peace.
 
Oh, I'm so depressed......my delightful spiderpodiums first, smallest joint in one of its legs snapped, oh, woe is me...obviously, I am kidding, about the self pity, at least. Anyone who gets themselves spiderpodiums, beware of abusing them, they are delicate creatures, and will not hesitate to break in protest if you treat them wrong. Careful, these buggers are very touchy, but they grow on you, even if you are not so fond of spiders. Yeah, so I am going to collect them all, despite this setback, if not for their incredible functionality, than for their collectibility. I mean, can anyone here honestly say they have twenty seven arms so they can use all twenty seven of their awesome knives at the same time? Of course not. Its a collectors state of mind, its a tendency to form emotional attachments to inanimate objects, to personify them, that makes collections a reality. Everyone, in some way, probably has collections, its part of being human, according to my opinion, of course. I could be wrong, but that is what I think. And I hope I did not offend anyone, because I love, despite my fiasco in the beginning of my time at bladeforums, to make friends and keep them. If I did, please let me know. We all know that the people of Amazon.com love to let others know when they are offended by you. I just got, in the span of two months, two comments telling me that I have no sense of humor, and that I destroyed their 'fun' with my forwardness, and am a 'douche'. Good times, good times.... Well, peace everyone, I'll just mourn my spiderpodium in the corner of my parent's sectional leather couch, alone, all alone.... Just kidding. See you all later, and, once again, peace.
 
It depends on the weight and length of khukuri in question. If it was a 12 inch 1.5 pounder, I would guess two Spiderpodium Tablets would fit the bill, but that is pure guess work on my part. Despite the fact that my podium broke a digit, I was really being quite un-gentle with it. I would guess a regular Spiderpodium would hold a maximum of 5 to 10 pounds on all eight legs before it buckles, which is actually somewhat impressive. A bigger Tablet version should be able to hold more, if conversions work on the Spiderpodium line, but, again, these are not facts, just what I feel might be true based on my experience with them. Personally, Howard Wallace, I think your idea is awesome, but I doubt Breffo covers that kind of abuse in their 1 year warranty. But, by all means, try it out, man, though I would advise trying it on a secure surface before, say, attaching the podiums with the khukuri in their arms to your fireplace mantle, as, if they did buckle, it would be disastrous for your floor. Nonetheless, it sounds really cool, thanks for sharing that brilliant, though somewhat dangerous idea. But then, what is life without a little hint of danger, eh?
 
I don't know if string is any less dangerous. An HI khukuri is a devastatingly sharp and deadly weapon, I would personally get some spare wood and put together a rack or something. Unless you are talking about displaying the khukuri in its sheath, in which case, that is a perfectly fine idea. Then again, I really am not an expert, so I should probably just keep my suggestions to a minimum. There's my two cents, do with it as you will. Peace everyone.
 
My kindling chopper hangs in its sheath by the fireplace by a piece of string. Some of the newer HI sheaths have a little loop of leather so they can easily hang by a nail, but my kindling chopper's sheath doesn't have that loop. I do have a couple wooden display stands also. No spidey-creatures holding my khuks at the moment though.
 
Well, who knows? Breffo might come out with a beast Spiderpodium big enough to handle any khukuri you can throw at it, (no, I do not advocate throwing khuks at spiders, too much potential for disaster.) Anyway, sounds cool, man. I have to eat dinner now, so see you all later. Peace.
EDIT: I just contacted the Breffo team, the manufacturers of the Spiderpodium, and golly gee willikers, they are cool people. I told them I broke the itty bitty digit on the end of the Spiderpodium I bought, and they are sending a new, WHITE one to me, free of charge, and I get to keep the otherwise mostly intact and workable black one. All I had to do was tell them my address, when I purchased, and who I purchased from, and BAM, done! How cool is that? I highly recommend this company just for the incredible and fast customer service, if not, for the incredibly diverse and multifunctional Spiderpodiums they sell. And also, check this out. Its called a Grab-it Pack, and while it does look dorky, and I can't think of when I'll use it, I want it real bad.
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