Author Topic: Alps is Wooden Rollercoaster, Cherry is Kiddie Ride, and Topre is Bouncy House (Read 9852 times)

Binge · « **on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:42:13 »

Creating arbitrary metaphors for switch types is all the rage right now. Being a trendy guy I needed to get in on this hot and exciting fad before I'm SOL and playing with Cabbage Patch by the time Power Rangers are in style if you know what I mean.

Alps -

Cherry MX -

Topre -

This is very on topic with keyboards. I expect serious discussion to take place.

awong · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:43:42 »

Why Justice League Jumpy House?

exitfire401 · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:44:11 »

Quote from: Binge on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:42:13

Creating arbitrary metaphors for switch types is all the rage right now. Being a trendy guy I needed to get in on this hot and exciting fad before I'm SOL and playing with Cabbage Patch by the time Power Rangers are in style if you know what I mean.

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Alps -
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Cherry MX -
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Topre -
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This is very on topic with keyboards. I expect serious discussion to take place.

The bouncy house was always my favorite...this may explain a lot.

Binge · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:46:57 »

Quote from: awong on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:43:42

Why Justice League Jumpy House?

It was that or a monster truck. Being the OP and partial to comics I took certain liberties.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:47:42 »

Oh wtf...I love wedging myself into kiddie rides but I belong on that rollercoaster! My heart is torn!

What's buckling spring?

microsoft windows · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:48:36 »

Alps may be a wooden rollercoaster, but Windows 95 is the best keyswitch out of them all.

Binge · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:48:49 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:47:42

Oh wtf...I love wedging myself into kiddie rides but I belong on that rollercoaster! My heart is torn!

What's buckling spring?

Must I do all of your thinking for you? This should be obvious.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:51:40 »

Please, I look more like this:

Binge · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:54:55 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:51:40

Please, I look more like this:

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You do belong on that wooden rollercoaster. I think the thrill of cherry is good, but you aren't entirely satisfied.

JPG · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:58:17 »

Quote from: Binge on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:48:49

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 29 July 2014, 14:47:42
Oh wtf...I love wedging myself into kiddie rides but I belong on that rollercoaster! My heart is torn!

What's buckling spring?

Must I do all of your thinking for you? This should be obvious.

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Nah, BS is more like:

Alps is Wooden Rollercoaster, Cherry is Kiddie Ride, and Topre is Bouncy House

Matias · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:02:16 »

Cherry is ALPS with a metal part missing.

Topre is ALPS with a metal part replaced by a (cheap) rubber part.

Yes, I'm biased but what I wrote is still true.

Grim Fandango · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:09:50 »

I like all three switches, and I would say this is pretty accurate. The wooden roller-coaster thing feels a lot better than it may seem.

clacktalk · « **Reply #12 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:15:17 »

This is the first description of Alps switches that makes me want to try them out haha

Binge · « **Reply #13 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:27:44 »

Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:02:16

Cherry is ALPS with a metal part missing.

Topre is ALPS with a metal part replaced by a (cheap) rubber part.

Yes, I'm biased but what I wrote is still true.

If we were to compare the entertainment of these rides you'll notice the bouncy house forces children to have fun with soft materials while the kiddy ride is just part of a larger ride. The wooden rollercoaster has it all. Dependably scary fun.

hashbaz · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10 »

If Alps are a jittery, clackety wooden coaster, then lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.

Lastpilot · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:18 »

Prediction: Users begin to make "What Switch Are You" personality quizzes. The horror!

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:49 »

****. I need to buy a bunch of Alps boards...

Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10

If Alps are a jittery, clackety wooden coaster, then lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.

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Or maybe I don't.....

Matias · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:54:42 »

Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10

If Alps are a jittery, clackety wooden coaster, then lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.

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... and also vomit inducing. ;)

taylordcraig · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 16:17:20 »

Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:54:42

Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10
If Alps are a jittery, clackety wooden coaster, then lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.

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... and also vomit inducing. ;)

If you're a novice. I love roller coasters that make me feel like I'm about to die.

Matias · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 17:17:58 »

Quote from: taylordcraig on Tue, 29 July 2014, 16:17:20

Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:54:42
Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10
lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.

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... and also vomit inducing. ;)

... that make me feel like I'm about to die.

You'll hear no argument from me, on your joint assessment of the questionable merits of Cherry.

(sorry, I promise to stop posting now) :))

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 17:19:14 »

Matias, you've been cracking me up. Keep going!

Grim Fandango · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 18:56:31 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:18

Prediction: Users begin to make "What Switch Are You" personality quizzes. The horror!

You are Alps switches !
You often resist at first when pressured into things, but after an initial push you tend to go with the flow. Not too many people really take the time to get to know you. Most people have their opinion ready and will not even give you a fair chance at befriending them. But the few that do appreciate you will often stay and become friends for life. Where others dress fancy in all kinds of styles and flashy colors, you always dress understated. If you do switch styles, you prefer something retro.

Ok, sorry, I will stop now.

ShawnMeg · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 19:03:05 »

Buckling spring over capacitive is an E-ticket ride.

StylinGreymon · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 19:05:23 »

Uh, I believe the correct term is Bouncy Castle.
thx

sakai4eva · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 29 July 2014, 22:35:58 »

Sign me up for the bouncy castle!

jacobolus · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 02:23:11 »

Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 17:17:58

Quote from: taylordcraig on Tue, 29 July 2014, 16:17:20
Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:54:42
Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10
lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.
... and also vomit inducing.
... that make me feel like I'm about to die.
You'll hear no argument from me, on your joint assessment of the questionable merits of Cherry.

I dunno, I don’t think this is an accurate description of MX switches. In amusement park terms, I feel like they’re closer to a carousel. You won’t hurt yourself, you’ll just go up and down and up and down. Lots of blinking lights and cute animals for the toddlers. Ride any animal you want (lion, horse, dolphin, etc.) there are lots of choices, but they all feel pretty much the same. They have an old design that hasn’t changed since forever ago despite copious evidence that it’s mediocre for thrills. When people grow up, they grow out of them, and the only lingering attraction is nostalgia for an innocent childhood.

(I guess that’s what Binge was going for with the original “Kiddie Ride” metaphor, but I think a carousel hits a bit closer to the mark.)

dorkvader · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 08:52:42 »

Quote from: jacobolus on Wed, 30 July 2014, 02:23:11

I dunno, I don’t think this is an accurate description of MX switches. In amusement park terms, I feel like they’re closer to a carousel. You won’t hurt yourself, you’ll just go up and down and up and down. Lots of blinking lights and cute animals for the toddlers. Ride any animal you want (lion, horse, dolphin, etc.) there are lots of choices, but they all feel pretty much the same. They have an old design that hasn’t changed since forever ago despite copious evidence that it’s mediocre for thrills. When people grow up, they grow out of them, and the only lingering attraction is nostalgia for an innocent childhood.

(I guess that’s what Binge was going for with the original “Kiddie Ride” metaphor, but I think a carousel hits a bit closer to the mark.)

alps must be ferris wheel: thrilling at first, with a million different kinds, and there's always that possability you'll kill yourself. Yet the junkies keep coming back for their fix and proclaim it to be the best ride of all.

Hall effect doesn't need a metaphor because it's a real mans' keyboard.

maybe cherry is bumper cars: everyone bashes heads on which is best but they're really stuck in a grimy cage of defeat.

Lastpilot · « **Reply #27 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 09:32:46 »

Quote from: Grim Fandango on Tue, 29 July 2014, 18:56:31

Quote from: Lastpilot on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:18
Prediction: Users begin to make "What Switch Are You" personality quizzes. The horror!

You are Alps switches !
You often resist at first when pressured into things, but after an initial push you tend to go with the flow. Not too many people really take the time to get to know you. Most people have their opinion ready and will not even give you a fair chance at befriending them. But the few that do appreciate you will often stay and become friends for life. Where others dress fancy in all kinds of styles and flashy colors, you always dress understated. If you do switch styles, you prefer something retro.

Ok, sorry, I will stop now.

Hahahahaha, yes exactly! The nightmare is real.

Binge · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 10:30:29 »

Quote from: jacobolus on Wed, 30 July 2014, 02:23:11

Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 17:17:58
Quote from: taylordcraig on Tue, 29 July 2014, 16:17:20
Quote from: Matias on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:54:42
Quote from: hashbaz on Tue, 29 July 2014, 15:36:10
lubed MX linear switches are definitely a modern steel roller coaster: fast, smooth, and thrilling to type on.
... and also vomit inducing.
... that make me feel like I'm about to die.
You'll hear no argument from me, on your joint assessment of the questionable merits of Cherry.
I dunno, I don’t think this is an accurate description of MX switches. In amusement park terms, I feel like they’re closer to a carousel. You won’t hurt yourself, you’ll just go up and down and up and down. Lots of blinking lights and cute animals for the toddlers. Ride any animal you want (lion, horse, dolphin, etc.) there are lots of choices, but they all feel pretty much the same. They have an old design that hasn’t changed since forever ago despite copious evidence that it’s mediocre for thrills. When people grow up, they grow out of them, and the only lingering attraction is nostalgia for an innocent childhood.

(I guess that’s what Binge was going for with the original “Kiddie Ride” metaphor, but I think a carousel hits a bit closer to the mark.)

Carousel eh? I can't say you're wrong. The Kiddy ride usually comes in many shapes and sizes but primarily works by bobbing up and down via a rigid mechanism. I guess we are thinking along the same lines

@Dorkvader Hall Effect are,

Magical and could possibly be anything if people only played with them again.

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 11:11:19 »

I just found out that I need hall effect.

johndavis33 · « **Reply #30 on:** Thu, 31 July 2014, 16:04:58 »

I don't know, I feel like if alps is a wooden rollercoast, then cherry mx should be a modern steel one.

Ya know, more expensive, looks better, yada yada. But it's ride is too smooth to feel anything, and overall it just lacks the charecter of an old wooden one.

dantan · « **Reply #31 on:** Fri, 01 August 2014, 09:07:12 »

what about the other types of boards? Like buckling springs? Space Invaders?

cmadrid · « **Reply #32 on:** Fri, 01 August 2014, 09:27:32 »

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TOPRE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/bouncy-house-flies-away-injuring-children_n_5316907.html

Kraksx · « **Reply #33 on:** Fri, 01 August 2014, 09:36:04 »

Quote from: cmadrid on Fri, 01 August 2014, 09:27:32

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TOPRE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/bouncy-house-flies-away-injuring-children_n_5316907.html

Topre are notoriously dangerous

berserkfan · « **Reply #34 on:** Fri, 01 August 2014, 14:34:08 »

Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 30 July 2014, 08:52:42

Hall effect doesn't need a metaphor because it's a real mans' keyboard.

If you can get your Hall Effect designed and built at a reasonable price (preferably with Cherry MX top for easy keycaps), I'll support that project.

cbot · « **Reply #35 on:** Fri, 01 August 2014, 14:55:38 »

You can't tell me that guy in that tiny helicopter isn't having the time of his life

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Author Topic: Alps is Wooden Rollercoaster, Cherry is Kiddie Ride, and Topre is Bouncy House (Read 9852 times)