Do you remember those playground contraptions that let you shovel up sand?
That shit went crazy.
this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2023
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no what?? that looks sick
I believe you get two levers. One of them lowers the scoop and the other does the grabbing motion. You can then rotate around to put the sand somewhere else.
My son is 2 so it means I get to play with these and no one looks at me weird. It’s great.
nothing screams more "im operating a contraption" than piloting a helicopter
fite me ill die on this hill
piloting a helicopter
die on this hill
Expected result tbh.
live by the contraption die by the contraption
Piloting helicopters is not a very usual thing to do for the average person, but yes
the post says modern man not average man checkmate liberals
I'll fite you in in Streetfiter 6. Although if you're already ill then it might not be a fair fite.
Are ebikes gizmos?
Yes.
Surely cars are also contraptions
Only manual count i guess.
Edit: also i guess that person didn't do much manual labour work.
holy crap we can have Unicode in usernames how am I only seeing this now
Only display name can have unicode though.
Only if it looks like the Hanna-Barbera show about racing cars, you know the one
I can accept that compromise
Wacky Races
If you got a Model T or something old. Modern cars are filled with gizmos and gadgets. Even engines are regulated by like 3 computers. It's the gadgetization of life.
go karts are the outer limit of what can be a contraption imo
The key phrase is gives the experience of riding a contraption.
Doing Jules Verne shit to own the car brains.
not a primmie, not a techie, but a steampunk
Manual transmission cars too. But when you're stuck in traffic it sucks.
Everyday is leg day.
Left foot strong 💪
Especially if its an uphill start too 
Gotta use that handbrake lol.
Sailing boats?
Is a row boat a contraption?
a sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn't complicated enough to be a contraption
I feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not
I think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one.
ok fair enough it's a vehicle that has contraptions on it though
A bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something?
A bicycle tows the line. I'm no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin
What about a paddle boat
Definitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos
a large thingamabob at best
Not even making a joke here, a small boat would be called a Dinghy
and a slightly larger boat, a:
spoiler
pinnace
I kind of agree with this.
People missing the point on this are so funny, like "surely my heated toilet with bidet is a contraption too"