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Offline DimBulb

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Vibrating Electric Football
« on: January 05, 2014, 0251 UTC »
So, what inspired me to Google "vibrating electric football"?  Hmmm, I don't remember but I found this blog that put me into the "laughing so hard tears rolled down my eyes" state a couple of times...

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239070

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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 0558 UTC »
OMG you're right ;D lmao! Sad thing is I know exactly what he is talking about. Just in case someone is wondering what this is, have a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJI9sFJ9RXQ
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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 1814 UTC »
Jeeze.... I had one of these things-----It is true. It was exactly that exciting.

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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 2321 UTC »
I had a couple of them. Poorly grounded electroshock devices for kids,IMO.

Ironically it wasn't far off the NFL game in those days. No offense and if you managed to make it to the 50 yard line you tried a field goal.

Jan Stenerud and George Blanda would have been proud.
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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2014, 0502 UTC »
I had one of those, and the baseball version.

The football was useless.  When you threw the switch, the effect was akin to disturbing an anthill-- complete bedlam.

The baseball was actually quite playable, as the baserunnners ran around a track, and the pitching and batting was done with mechanical controls... We got the idea to integrate our baseball card collections into the game, to indicate 'who' was pitching or up to bat, or who was going to be 'brought in' to pitch relief. It was quite entertaining for a good little while.




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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2014, 0723 UTC »
Quote from: John Poet on February 10, 2014, 0502 UTC
The football was useless.  When you threw the switch, the effect was akin to disturbing an anthill-- complete bedlam.

LMAO! ;D
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Re: Vibrating Electric Football
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2014, 0340 UTC »
Quote from: Pigmeat on January 07, 2014, 2321 UTC
I had a couple of them. Poorly grounded electroshock devices for kids,IMO.

Ironically it wasn't far off the NFL game in those days. No offense and if you managed to make it to the 50 yard line you tried a field goal.

Jan Stenerud and George Blanda would have been proud.

Ha Ha ! I also had one. What a fantastic precursor to Madden NFL.
I remember I thought it was magic - sort of like the first time I heard shortwave on a Knight Kit :)
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