A hobby of mine :)

[Santa]

So, I basically come from a forum called UPSB (Universal pen Spinning Forum) where penspinning for the U.S and Canada lives. This may sound crazy, but here are some videos of me if you feel skeptical:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_reae8_6Oko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBaGNEVea8

here is a more classy video of some of the best spinners in Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgsug6FdGI

just wanted to share this great hobby with you guys, because I think all hobbies that require the fingers are related in some way.
BTW if you're interested visit http://www.upsb.info

[Mental Hobbit]

LOL - I love it.

Just as useful as keyboard collecting, but a lot cheaper.
Gotta check if that's covered by my health insurance...

[Santa]

Wow, that it great.  I gotta show that to my son.  He want's one of these but I gave him a pen version of it.

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[exia]

14.  This is what I gave him.

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from ThinkGeek

Gravity knives are illegal here in Canada if you can believe it. Pulling one out as a pen is funny.

[ricercar]

Gravity knives and switchblades are governed in the US by local statute, not federal. A two-inch bladed switchblade is legal in all 50 states. There's a guy at US knife shows who sells 1.5 inch switchblades, in case a state changes the law downward.

I get this info from my brother inlaw, who forges knives and swords professionally as one of the 34 ABA Master Smiths in north America. In the trade, they're called "automatics."

I've been taught that a butterfly knife is actually one of a pair of Chinese shortswords, and the split-handle folding knife is called a bali song. I've also been taught that moves like knife chick's get your weapon kicked from your grasp in a real fight. In a real fight you hold one handle, and protect the knuckles or club the opponent with the loose handle, and keep your thumb on the  back of the blade.

YMMV.

[itlnstln]

YMMV.

This made me laugh. I'll try a few techniques this weekend and report back.

[Santa]

wow I'm 14 as well :O

btw I need a mousepad Lol

[J888www]

Strange that knives are illegal but gun and other automatic weapons are abundant, does it make sense ? Cleaner death, no bloodshed.

[ricercar]

I'll call false analogy.

Firearms are licensed in the United States, but knives are not. In the United States unlicensed firearms aren't anywhere as plentiful as unlicensed knives.

[DreymaR]

We called them Batanga knives back in the 80s when they were popular to play with in the schoolyards.    Seems that Balisong is an even more common name for it.

[penpoints]

There's also pencil-, screwdriver-, and banana-spinning.

Keyboard-spinning is still rare.

[Rajagra]

A while ago I tried rolling pens between my fingers as a way to warm up for typing/improve flexibility. But nothing that fancy, and about ten times slower than you (maybe even slower, lol.)
Tell that girl to make me a sandwich while she's got the knife out. Thanks luv.:behindsofa:

[itlnstln]

That guy even has a Lego Mario shirt.  You went for the trifecta (pen spinning, Mario and Lego).

[itlnstln]

Now what is that teaching our kids?  We can just rip someone's arm off and beat them with it?

[itlnstln]

That one's pretty lame.

[DreymaR]

Heh, I have both the blue wookie t-shirt and this one:



And so do my daughters. We enjoyed the LEGO Star Wars games. A lot.

[itlnstln]

The LEGO Star Wars games were some of the last games I played before I stopped playing computer games.  They were an absolute blast.  Those, to me, were nearly perfect games.  Fun, challenging (but not ridiculous), and had some decent puzzles.