Think I just found the dumbest piece of gear ever..

Funny, I was perusing the REI site this weekend and saw that. I thought the same thing, is someone really buying a tool to break twigs?! Seemed like an April Fools joke to me. If your not able to snap a twig, you may have larger problems in general.
 
Funny and timely since I just read an article regarding the "Commercialization of the Outdoors" basicallyu the rize of the outdoor superstore selling items you don't need to enjoy the outdoors. REI was one of the retailers mentioned.
 
Hunting and fishing have been that way for many years. I worked on a lure patent for a major fishing personality in the late 1980's and a part of my job entailed interviewing the inventor to get an idea of why his invention was unique enough to patent. He told me that fishing lures were not primarily meant to catch fish. Fish have no money. They are meant to catch fishermen!
 
I suppose it might be useful if you were down an arm or hand. Though even then it seems like you could improvise something without much difficulty.
 
If I were down an arm or hand, I believe I would be better off using a hatchet than "that gizmo twig snapper."
 
Sticks can be pretty difficult to snap at times. I still think it must be harder to rub that stuff off of lottery tickets. You must have seen those specialty lotto scrapers being made. I'm saving my coin for one of those in the event I ever buy a ticket.
 
All it's missing is a permanently engraved "Do Not Insert Finger or Finger May Break" warning.
 
'There's one born every minute.'

&: 'It's all fun and games until someone breaks a (finger)nail.'
 
trestle said:
All it's missing is a permanently engraved "Do Not Insert Finger or Finger May Break" warning.
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^^^^this. I'm on vacation and I read the rules at the pool. "Do not spit or blow your nose in the pool". Man, I'm glad I read that before I got in. :rolleyes: This is the world we live in.
 
common Warning: This knife is sharp (should be read ...and the brain is dull)

If I were that worried about snapping sticks I would suggest pruners.
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I'm calling them tomorrow to ask if that is serious. I will post what happens.
 
GasMan1 said:
^^^^this. I'm on vacation and I read the rules at the pool. "Do not spit or blow your nose in the pool". Man, I'm glad I read that before I got in. :rolleyes: This is the world we live in.
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I've noticed the list of pool rules grows ever year. It used to just be "No Running", now it's 19 items and counting.
 
trestle said:
I've noticed the list of pool rules grows ever year. It used to just be "No Running", now it's 19 items and counting.
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Thing is rules are so vague they have to add more stuff so nobody can argue.

No Diving.
What is diving? Jumping in and gliding under water for a while? Putting the head under water during breast stroke? Bending down to pick up a sunken toy? Snorkeling or pressurised air?

The latest rule here is no kids in the lane pool unless they are swimming laps.
What is a kid? Toddlers are fine? How many laps per hour constitutes swimming and how many would be just playing? Is it still swimming if the kids wears a flotation device? Is it swimming only or would swimming and additionally screaming be OK as well?

There's lot of potential to add more rules and clarifications. Especially when you have old folks who want their peace and kids who want to play and then kids who are serious about training but some old folks still give them a hard time because well all kids are the same?
 
I thought $ 10 was rather high but then I saw that it was two tools in one ! You could customize it with high polish or anodize it in your favorite color !
 
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