Random part of the day: Shock Absorber, Extra Hard, No. 1
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random part is 89954, 'Shock Absorber, Extra Hard, No. 1', which is a Technic part, category Functional Elements.
Our members collectively own a total of 7,280 of them. If you'd like to buy some you should find them for sale at BrickLink.
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Well.
That's awkward.
I can't wait to see the comments.
...now then!
I was wondering what's "extra hard." My guess was that it has a strong spring. Bricklink list this part as "Technic, Shock Absorber 6.5L - Hard Spring, Tight Coils in Middle," so that would seem to be the case.
Makes me think of a newsie shouting:
Extra! Extra!
Read all about it!
Shock Absorber!
Extra Hard!
Number One!
Lego should've brought this out when they announced the price increases.
Because nobody likes a flaccid shock absorber.
Shocking!
Extra hard, huh? I would understand if it was a No. 2, but No. 1 shouldn’t ever be that hard.
Once you've been shocked and absorbed, be sure you haven't been left damper...
When regular hard isn’t enough, you need extra hard!
Down with this sort of thing!
With 7,280 (0.0265%) out of 274.050 members here are rockin' that Extra Hard, No. 1, just goes to show they really are not average!
Well the jokes really write themselves with this one don’t they?
Jonson approves!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U4RDZIU1Xk
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For the previous 5 years these used to be colored red in part 6144791, with the picture showing twice as many spring coils as the above picture or the usual grey hard version 6378472 to indicates the extra hardness. So without buying the McClaren F1 unable to comment how they have manged to double the hardness with the same number of coils or the picture may not be correct?
@ambr said:
"For the previous 5 years these used to be colored red in part 6144791, with the picture showing twice as many spring coils as the above picture or the usual grey hard version 6378472 to indicates the extra hardness. So without buying the McClaren F1 unable to comment how they have manged to double the hardness with the same number of coils or the picture may not be correct?"
I do have a collection of these, mainly from the need to have 'hard' springs but in colours they are not normally available in (usually grey) - they can be dismantled (with some difficulty using a blunt knife!) and the springs changed.
I need this part NOW. especially if we aren't getting any new LOTR sets for the new shows. :(
@Brickalili said:
"Well the jokes really write themselves with this one don’t they?"
Hardly :~P