@Stallion You would think, right? These things have a really unique shape and weight. We crashed them, developed our own games with them (hackey sack), and couldn't break one. YMMV. TMNT.
i was expecting some cool thing that can do spins and tricks this thing just hovers..... meh... wow plus 6 batteries per controller for fun.... wowza thats a lot of fun thankfully some of you are up to your arms in batteries form previous woots.. i mean mehs.... get to it! buy now! get to da robot choppaaaaaaa
I work in an office full of dudes. 90% shot I get a guy for secret Santa which happens to be $25. There is no guy in my office that would be mad at this.
I miss BattleBots. It was one of TV's finest moments and one of the great sins of American culture is that you can't find that shit even on the torrent sites. YouTube has some clips but it isn't much and it isn't enough.
I would only buy these robots if they had circular saw and jackhammer accessories. Lasers are for pussies.
@ceagee I"d bet the helicopter would lose in a collision. Maybe the children, um oh wait, children at heart, oh wait respected employees... in meh's office can test that out...
@ceagee the helicopter is much beefier but the robots are faster and more maneuverable. The chopper would probably win because the only real way they could fight would be ramming into each other.
Will these hold up any additional weight? Can I strap on an old Flip camera/smart phone and take aerial video? Could be a cool elementary science demo.
@lpevehou Probably not a camera, but you could use them for other science and math games. You can measure the cargo capacity by taping nickels to the copters until it is too heavy to fly. each nickel weighs 5 grams. My guess is they can hold at most two nickels.
@lpevehou The new Polaroid Cube camera is tiny and weighs just over an ounce. It isn't out yet, but previews have said you get decent video for your $99. I'm thinking of getting one to attach to balloons... might be worth checking out for your idea.
@editorkid These would be tethered balloons yes? Or is it a new orienteering game called find the camera and backtrack the video to find where it started from?
@Kidsandliz I think that's a ridiculous idea and probably violates US postal regulations. . . But it leads to the question as to whether you've seen a can of Georgia Red spray paint.
@Kidsandliz According to U of GA website this is the color: Pantone 200… should be able to match that at any paint store now that you have an absolute standard to match it against.
@Kidsandliz . . . I must say that i'm not surprised by this. Everytime you get into a little trouble, you run to the Glidden paint website and look for some support. Typical. And if it isn't Glidden, it's always SouthernWaterbeds. . . granted, I love their investigative work as well, and they really do some hard hitting stuff, but this really isn't their specialty.
This seemed like a good purchase when I came home in the wee hours, in a slightly-compromised cognitive state. Now to decide who will be the gift recipient of my impaired reasoning.
Specs
Conditon - New
Warranty - 1 Year Riviera
Ships Via - FedEx SmartPost
What’s in the Box?!
Pictures
Battle Bots
Accessories
Packaging
Price Check
$53 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
$50 at Overstock. $40 on woot back in June.
Pretty wild but don't the propellers go to crap once you start crashing!!!?? I give it a Meh.
@Stallion You would think, right? These things have a really unique shape and weight. We crashed them, developed our own games with them (hackey sack), and couldn't break one. YMMV. TMNT.
@chadp @Stallion I expect they'll be broken soon enough though with the crew we have.
@denboy I'm amazed one didn't catch fire.
@ChadP Very cool....might have to xmas gift this to someone I think would like it.
Never Meg's faster
@jd yasss
Meh'd <3 autocorrect
@jd Poor Meg from Family Guy never gets any love...
Expected a baby arm.
@KDemo and got a penis laser.
@Ignorant story of my life...
@Ignorant - Had to rush back to see the shots. Hope that doesn't become a thing.
i was expecting some cool thing that can do spins and tricks this thing just hovers..... meh... wow plus 6 batteries per controller for fun.... wowza thats a lot of fun thankfully some of you are up to your arms in batteries form previous woots.. i mean mehs.... get to it! buy now! get to da robot choppaaaaaaa
@sp3ar They are fun to toss when they are on.
@kylewood you mean throw them and have them catch themselves?
Pass.
YESSSSS. BEST ITEM EVER!!!!
I work in an office full of dudes. 90% shot I get a guy for secret Santa which happens to be $25. There is no guy in my office that would be mad at this.
@patti some women would like it too I'd imagine
In for one, because it's a FLYING ROBOT with LASERS (sort of)
@khunjeff Exactly!
@khunjeff And sound effects!
@kylewood pew pew!
This is a pretty cool item, but the boys I'd be buying for are nine and seven, so I think I'm going to pass today.
@PurplePawprints Keep it until they're +14. The Meh batteries should still work by then too.
Couldn't find a banana?
@walarney I wanted to use a grenade for size, but thought it too violent.
@kylewood you sir, thought wrong.
@walarney True, grenade would have been better. Like an "I could have had a Falcon" moment.
@walarney
Uh... meh.
What.s this ? ^.^ fun...fun...
What in the Meh is this meh?
Meh.
this is the worst item listed by far
@CloneCommander Worse than the $150 handbag??
@Al_Coholic oh yea! At least the handbag you can carry your beers or hide a small child and still look good
@CloneCommander Hmm, I dunno. It'd have to be an awfully small child. And I think I'd look better carrying a cheap duffel bag anyway.
@CloneCommander "this is the best item listed by far" Fixed that for you.
You had me at robots
resolute-edgy-grandmother
@GoatLord
should be less expensive.
@username yes! I'd be in on these at $15.
I miss BattleBots. It was one of TV's finest moments and one of the great sins of American culture is that you can't find that shit even on the torrent sites. YouTube has some clips but it isn't much and it isn't enough.
I would only buy these robots if they had circular saw and jackhammer accessories. Lasers are for pussies.
I wonder how these bots would do against the helicopter you sold/I bought a month or so ago ? I've been saving that for a gift.
@ceagee I"d bet the helicopter would lose in a collision. Maybe the children, um oh wait, children at heart, oh wait respected employees... in meh's office can test that out...
@ceagee the helicopter is much beefier but the robots are faster and more maneuverable. The chopper would probably win because the only real way they could fight would be ramming into each other.
@JonT So the lasers aren't really what I dream they would be like. sigh. I guess it's better for insurance purposes.
I'll buy two of 'em if they come with the apple.
If the movie Birdemic made love to a mentally challenged Gobot this would be the result. I say meh sir!
Will these hold up any additional weight? Can I strap on an old Flip camera/smart phone and take aerial video? Could be a cool elementary science demo.
@lpevehou Probably not a camera, but you could use them for other science and math games. You can measure the cargo capacity by taping nickels to the copters until it is too heavy to fly. each nickel weighs 5 grams. My guess is they can hold at most two nickels.
@lpevehou The new Polaroid Cube camera is tiny and weighs just over an ounce. It isn't out yet, but previews have said you get decent video for your $99. I'm thinking of getting one to attach to balloons... might be worth checking out for your idea.
@editorkid These would be tethered balloons yes? Or is it a new orienteering game called find the camera and backtrack the video to find where it started from?
For indoor use?
@Alien that's what the manufacturer says. Did we take them outside anyway? Hell yeah. Did they work there? Absosmurfly they did.
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
@jrwofuga I think @thumperchick should spray paint dried goat dung georgia red and mail it to you. Thumpercheck you need to get on this right away.
@Kidsandliz I think that's a ridiculous idea and probably violates US postal regulations. . . But it leads to the question as to whether you've seen a can of Georgia Red spray paint.
@jrwofuga HAH! If Georgia Red is University of Georgia then even Glidden paints did not even consider that team important enough to make their team color paint http://www.glidden.com/Color/Team-Colors/Colleges-Universities …
@jrwofuga Here you go… now beg meh to sell one of these items http://www.southernwaterbeds.com/georgia-home-decor-v-43.html
@Kidsandliz According to U of GA website this is the color: Pantone 200… should be able to match that at any paint store now that you have an absolute standard to match it against.
@Kidsandliz PS if you look part way down http://www.southernwaterbeds.com/georgia-home-decor-v-43.html it will give you the home depot recipe for UGA RED which is apparently the Georgia red.
@Kidsandliz Opps my bad. A link from the athletic department says Pantone 485 is georgia red (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geo/genrel/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/digital-art-sheet.pdf) and that gives you more than you ever wanted to know about anything to do with the logo colors all the way down to the thread.
@Kidsandliz I like that you keep assigning me goatwork. It won't get done. I blame myself.
@Kidsandliz . . . I must say that i'm not surprised by this. Everytime you get into a little trouble, you run to the Glidden paint website and look for some support. Typical. And if it isn't Glidden, it's always SouthernWaterbeds. . . granted, I love their investigative work as well, and they really do some hard hitting stuff, but this really isn't their specialty.
@Kidsandliz However, it must be said, your zeal is infectious.
@jrwofuga Now you can buy everything on meh and paint it georgia red and be happy. Always willing to work over time to make someone happy.
@Thumperchick that's what friends are for… oh wait? Are goats allowed to have friends?
@Kidsandliz no
@Kidsandliz Waterbeds are awesome though. . . that's not debateable.
@jrwofuga what do waterbeds have to do with the price of tea in china?
@Kidsandliz Is this a rhetorical question? I thought waterbeds would be of interest to you.
This seemed like a good purchase when I came home in the wee hours, in a slightly-compromised cognitive state. Now to decide who will be the gift recipient of my impaired reasoning.
@pitamuffin - Friends don't let friends slightly compromise their cognitive state and shop. Recipient decision made.
My nephew is going to get these for his 13th birthday.
Just realized the robots are a rip of a Gundam design. Still Mega-Meh...
@MechaDucky codpiece
@jrwofuga Not as bad as cod-stand.
@MechaDucky It's easy to see why he's so popular
@jrwofuga When you have plenty of little guns up top, you need one big gun holding you up. Literally...
but they cant battle because crash-burn-nevertoflyagain
no