#inanimate carbon rod

[springfieldnerv]

ohhh noooo

#nge #neon genesis evangelion #the simpsons #Eva unit 03 #mr. burns #inanimate carbon rod #toji suzuhara #in rod we trust #in Toji we trust too

[completed-glowstick-showdown]

#monty burns #mr burns #the simpsons #inanimate carbon rod #glowstick showdown

[astoriachef]

#bryan danielson #aew #inanimate carbon rod #in rod we trust

[amonsteronmaplestreet]

Reblog for bigger sample size

#poll #tumblr sexyman

[thesimpsonsultimateshowdown]

#the simpsons #polls #disgruntled goat #the greatest battle of all time

[wheelybard]

Christopher has this energy:

#the simpsons #the umbrella academy #Christopher #inanimate carbon rod

[desdealgunlugardelsur]

Choose your fighter

#rusty nail #inanimate carbon rod #supernatural #spn #the simpsons #dean winchester

[scrumpyfan43]

Eeby Wins A Grenade Launcher, through Looking Glass #1

Trained on art by Dog Kisser

#looking glass #ai art #gan #dog kisser #eeby #bo hiya #weapon #smiling #grin #grenade launcher #hello #jeff the killer #pip boy #face #inanimate carbon rod #op

[lola-sebastian]

it is employee appreciation day and you know what that means

#congratulations inanimate carbon rod

[completed-glowstick-showdown]

#sans #sans undertale #inanimate carbon rod #the simpsons #undertale #glowstick showdown #round 2

[springfieldcameraclub]

#s05e15 #SpringfieldCameraClub #Springfield Camera Club #An inanimate carbon rod #homer simpson #press photographers #astronaut photo #camera club #camera collector

[seat-safety-switch]

Have you heard of "Rods from God" before? It's not a Christian-themed pornography store. In the military world, it's the concept of chucking inexpensive garbage from orbit at your targets, with the intent of obliterating them using pure physics. You can call it a lot of things: kinetic bombardment, war crimes, power littering. And when I heard about this exciting concept in murdering people, it gave me ideas.

For years, we've known that the best and most efficient work is the work you don't have to do. Here's an example: if your boss comes up to you and asks you to do a TPS report that will take four hours, simply not doing it will save you four hours. That's the appeal of kinetic bombardment; you can float a bunch of inanimate carbon rods over the loose location of Russia and then just let go of them. Mother Nature will do the rest, which means you don't have to spend money on expensive missile things like guidance systems, fuel, or fancy nose-cone art.

Where this concept struck a peculiar resonance with me is that I often apply a similar technique. You see, I live at the top of a very tall hill. This location was chosen because it both provides free entertainment in the winter, and also to provide a launching pad for a bump start. In case you're unfamiliar with that concept, then you must drive an automatic transmission and/or are rich enough to afford working batteries and starters. Basically, I shove my car down the hill, hop in, turn the ignition to "on" and pop the clutch a few times until the engine turns over from the force of being dragged towards the Earth's bountiful breast.

Another way in which I mirror the armies of the first-world is in leaving a bunch of wrecked garbage at the bottom of my hill. You see, without the engine running, I only have at most one or two good pumps on the brakes before I run out of vacuum, and without vacuum assist, my leaky brake system is unstoppable by the force of a common human being. Luckily, the crackhouse down there doesn't mind if I occasionally plow through their yard while cursing myself for not replacing a worn clutch or particularly low-compression engine, and just the other day, I caught the block's slumlord studying old Air Force manuals about the kinetic recovery systems they use to slow down stray fighter jets on aircraft carriers. Who says military technology never rolls downhill to the common man?

[itcamefromthetoybox]

Prime’s Golden Boy

So when it comes to “Transformers,” there are some characters who are big names, with very few being bigger than Bumblebee, the original kid appeal character. He got a ton of toys in the original series, he’s been a main character in a bunch of cartoons, and he even got his own movie. Fans love the ‘Bee! So that’s why, today, we’ll be looking at “Origin Bumblebee,” from the Target-Exclusive “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” toyline!

Let’s take a moment to talk about what the “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” toyline is. Like I said in the introductory paragraph, Bumblebee is a big deal in the “Transformers” series. He’s the friendly, cheerful, adorable, heroic Autobot that kids flip for, so he’s gotten a bunch of toys. The “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” toyline shines a spotlight on Bumblebee by re-releasing some of his older figures with pretty new paint jobs, though with the occasional new figure thrown in. “Origin Bumblebee” is one of those new figures.

The Transformers usually turn into real vehicles and animals to blend in on Earth, since the whole deal is “robots in disguise.” The thing is, though, the Transformers aren’t from Earth. They’re from the planet Cybertron, so it makes sense that on an alien planet, the Transformers wouldn’t turn into Earth things. This gets established in the very first episode of the original cartoon, where the first two characters we meet are the Autobot inventor Wheeljack and our boy Bumblebee. When we first see them, they’re transporting fuel conductors and have turned into a pair of futuristic space vehicles, as envisioned by nerds in 1984. “Origin Bumblebee” is a figure of Bumblebee that has that original cartoon vehicle mode, from before he came to Earth and became a Volkswagen Beetle/Camaro.

Image taken from tfwiki.net 

Tonight, on the Science Fiction Channel: VOLKSWAGEN IN SPACE!

Bumblebee comes with a bunch of accessories, which is pretty great. He’s got a gun and a jetpack, which he can easily hold in his hands and peg onto his back respectively, and he’s got five conductors. This actually brings us to the first big issue with this toy, and for me, it’s a big pet peeve: Bumblebee has no way to store or hold the conductors. They don’t peg in anywhere and they’re too wide to fit in his hands. Even in vehicle mode, there’s no way to store them. So you kinda just have to set them somewhere and hope you don’t lose them. That really bothers me, and I have to go on a slight tirade. If a toy comes with an accessory, you would think that there would be some way for the toy to interact with said accessory. But nope, these conductors just sit there. Like a neon pink and puce, polka dot bow tie, they don’t go with anything.

Featured: The hero of the Transformers franchise, THE INANIMATE CARBON ROD!!!! Also Bumblebee

One of the big things with modern Transformers toys is scale. Hasbro wants all the mainline figures to be the heights they are own the shows and comics. This means that Bumblebee is going to be shorter than other figures in the same set of toys. So even though he costs about $20, he’s shorter than other figures that cost the same. On the one hand, that’s annoying because you wind up paying the same amount of cash for something smaller than other toys. On the other hand, Bumblebee makes up for it with all the accessories he comes with, though the fact he can’t actually do anything with five of those accessories kinda goes smacks down that benefit.

Bumblebee’s robot mode has great articulation, which I love. He’s very posable, which comes in handy when you transform him. There is a lot of unfolding panels and moving joints, like a contortionist moving. He contorts into the saucer-like vehicle from that first episode very smoothly, which is pretty great. In his vehicle mode, the entire robot mode is smoothly hidden from above, but visible from the bottom. 

8His gun and jetpack peg into the vehicle, though they don’t really look natural, especially the jetpack. There is an issue with the vehicle mode, and it really bugs me. In vehicle mode, Bumblebee can’t roll since there’s no wheels.

About as aerodynamic as a brick.

All in all, Bumblebee’s an alright toy. He’s definitely aimed at collectors, though. He has a vehicle mode from an 80’s cartoon, he has a bunch of specific props from one episode of the cartoon that he can’t actually do anything with but has because of the cartoon, and he’s roughly $20 for a smaller figure. If you want a Bumblebee for your kids, the good news is that there are a ton of options to choose from, many of which are less expensive. I have my issues with this toy and pretty much only got it because it’s Bumblebee with his original, Cybertronian, mode. If that doesn’t appeal to you, I’d honestly pass on him in favor of one of the countless other Bumblebees out there. That’s all I have to say here, so I’m signing off and wishing you happy toy hunting!

#transformers #bumblebee #autobot #autobots #Transformers generation 2 #Transformers G1 #Transformers Toy #Transformers Toys #Toy Review #toy #toys #review #transformer toy

[chaifootsteps]

People more qualified to be writing Warriors: 

1. Moonkitti. 2. An inanimate carbon rod. 3. This person on deviantart.

#He'll always be Stormstar in my heart #Cookedstar #Stormstar #Warriors #Warrior cats #actual blog post

[just-sort-of-happened]

Inanimate carbon rod wins!

#spn finale #spn spoilers #spn 15x20

[collgeruledzebra]

What I was expecting to see when I heard "Eye of Harmony:"

a brilliant light

something glowing at least

nothingness

a dark formless mass

⬇️

What I was not expecting to see:

the fucking Inanimate Carbon Rod

#doctor who #fourth doctor #tom baker #crispy!master #gallifrey #time lords #classic doctor who #eye of harmony #original