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I've always loved flashlights. Yes FLASHLIGHTS with an A!!! Anyway, apparently not many people share my rather niche interest.

So I ask you, fellow Lemmites, what are your hobbies and weird obsessions that you can ramble on about for hours?

Please feel free to ramble on about your passions here. Maybe you'll find some likeminded individuals!

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[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago (5 children)

bought myself a magnet for magnet fishing, hopefully that's fun

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh man I did this and thought I caught the mother load. Me and my friends labored so hard to pull it up onto the end of the pier. It was so heavy. Ended up being a park bench lol

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean that's a hell of a thing to throw in the garage

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

Haha it was super gross. Just left it leaning on the pier. Thought the park people would want it back haha

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Magnet fishing is basically litter collection, isn't it? What is the best thing you'd hope to find?

[–] jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Apparently it's pretty common to find guns. There was a video floating around a while ago of some guys that pulled up a gun and called the cops to report it and turn it in. The cops were mostly annoyed about the whole thing though.

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

pulling out a gun would be kinda exciting

[–] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

True, it could be fun to find some stolen goods!

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

someone fished out a stolen motorbike in Dublin a couple years ago and there was an article about that

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Just make sure to post about it on an Internet forum and then never show anyone what's inside the damn thing

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

big metal bar could be useful. pulling out a shopping trolley would be funny but idk what I'd do with it after

[–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Remember to tie the other end of the rope to your belt loop or something.

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the rope is 20m so hopefully it doesn't all go in the water

[–] Abird1620@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think the main worry is losing it to a place that is simply inaccessible. Better safe than sorry.

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

oh that would be awful, hopefully doesn't happen

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

And risk getting dragged off a bridge? Naaaah tie that shit to handrail

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Idk how you exercise caution when doing this…. But find out and do.

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What magnets do you recommend?

[–] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

don't know yet, I still haven't tried it out