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PastaLoverUwU t1_j1xeyx3 wrote

To an average person, you look like you are either:

A very creative yet dumb drug dealer having product in the components

Or a total nutjob for swabbing 'broken' keyboard parts that you just have brought along with you, with lube.

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Omnithis t1_j1xgu3u wrote

Just a little bit of turbulence…

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FallenCow t1_j1xovxx wrote

Yeah this is brave. I always end up dropping a few springs and stems when I’m lubing. Can’t imagine trying to locate them on a plane.

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ChampionOfKirkwall t1_j1xrgat wrote

I SUCK at putting films on switches. I cannot imagine doing this on a plane.

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Plurii t1_j1xrn6r wrote

Flight Attendant: “Hello sir may I ask what you’re doing?”

OP: “Uhh… I’m j-just tuning this um switch to kill some ti-“

Flight Attendant: runs to the air marshall

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Heavyoak t1_j1xud46 wrote

I'm amazed you got that on the plane

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SniffTheFinger t1_j1xvepo wrote

As a brown man, if I get this far, I cannot imagine the look of all the kens and Karen’s when they see me fiddling with a board .

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Vephs t1_j1xvrfn wrote

Bruh what about the turbulence?

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192hp t1_j1xxi73 wrote

Can only imagine the looks from those around you

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QWERKey-UK t1_j1xymj9 wrote

I just get drunk and fall asleep... so respect.

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arosiejk t1_j1xyoqh wrote

I feel like this would be the worst of both worlds for me. The process and flight would seem incredibly longer. I hope it worked out for you.

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-m410N- t1_j1xyrsz wrote

Imagine plane shake and the whole parts and efforts fly away

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concentus7 t1_j1xyvmo wrote

Black box switches... I see what you did there, and I appreciate the commitment to detail.

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hakavillon t1_j1xzaba wrote

Genius!!! "Time flies when there's lubing fun!" That 13 hour flight must have seemed like minutes. :) Now the real question which switches are you lubing?!?!?

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Junt-Wic t1_j1y0vd1 wrote

This dude’s going places.

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Yoosulis t1_j1y19nf wrote

You’re an absolute mad-lad

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SpiderPanther01 t1_j1y1fb0 wrote

better be doing it switch by switch or else one piece of turbulence screws it

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Gausgovy t1_j1y1ngv wrote

I couldn’t do this for two reasons. I don’t want to lose a part of a switch, and I don’t want to be on the news.

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sandys1 t1_j1y2abd wrote

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

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dtn_06 t1_j1y3kiq wrote

I’d have to be so zen to even consider doing this on a plane

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ThatMBR42 t1_j1y5kws wrote

"Man, this keyboard's gonna be the bomb!"

Seat neighbor: o.o

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SightUp t1_j1y6nv1 wrote

Travel size lube containers.

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Internetstranger9 t1_j1y7ndw wrote

There's no way I would risk it on a tiny tray table hurtling through the sky

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bk0208 t1_j1y7tsv wrote

Looking at this photo gives me panic attack. (Imagine dropping a spring/stem on the plane and never being able to find it…)

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Lifealert_ t1_j1yavb1 wrote

A true madman! It's definitely a great way to kill time, but this would go so poorly if I even tired.

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Sengfroid t1_j1yawou wrote

How do you make it through security with this and I get stopped by TSA for a banana.

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anon_swe t1_j1yfr4n wrote

I’d had to be your passenger if you knocked that jar of lube off lol

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death2sanity t1_j1yg7wa wrote

Welcome to Japan! Or perhaps goodbye from Japan!

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mylosygalaxyfan t1_j1ykcrv wrote

i dont know why but i read this as “decided to kill someone on the plane” and i was so confused LOL

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Relevant_Row_4644 t1_j1ymnop wrote

That’s like a big brain move as long as security don’t think your krytox syringe is drugs😅

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actualgun t1_j1ynk29 wrote

I’m boutta do this on my flight back to Japan

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Mr-Zee t1_j1yny62 wrote

It’s all fun and games until you hit that turbulence

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Somegeezer t1_j1ypusy wrote

You can tell this guy is white, when it didn't end in the plane being landed prematurely.

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das-spast t1_j1yq5ua wrote

To normal plebs u probably look like ur tryna build a bomb. Means ur doing it right.

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searchmyname t1_j1ysazb wrote

As someone who's been flying a lot this year for work....

1.) I already feel weird just bringing my 40% in my carry on. Especially when they make me take it out of its bag to see what it is.

2.) I would think you were so weird if you sat next to me. Then I'd probably be excited to have someone to talk to about my keyboard that I brought in my carry on.

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vms_zerorain t1_j1ysgx8 wrote

"we are about to run into a bit of turbulence"

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lukethenoteable OP t1_j1yu5w7 wrote

Replying to searchmyname (#1,113,261)

Luckily the only people sitting next to me were someone I know and a grandpa that was sleeping the entire time. The flight attendants passed by multiple times but didn't say anything or have much reaction.

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Soy_Kapitan t1_j1yyuei wrote

Should have done this during during my flight from LHR to Changi and back. Couldn’t sleep on that flight.

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LazaroFilm t1_j1z434t wrote

Sings while working “I’m living my stabs, just living my stabs”… now you’re on the no fly list.

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chololongkor t1_j1zafec wrote

People calling you brave because of springs and small parts falling from the table, I call you brave because of random Karens calling flight crew to check that you're not building a bomb.

Because it happened to me, a local flight here in the Philippines to a tourist spot (Boracay), funny thing is, it was the standard tourist version of a Karen from the US. Lmao

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JohACNH t1_j1zbmyt wrote

Not sure its kosher to type kill with a picture in an airplane... Nothing worse than flying and then on top of that lubing and filming some switches hahaha! Lovee this.

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fatfuccingtendies t1_j1zc4kl wrote

Replying to PastaLoverUwU (#1,106,246)

That's the fun, then other passengers will tell their coworkers they're meeting or family members at home about the strange dude on the plane cooking drugs (or whatever explanation they create).

Also if you're an early boarding group on Southwest and whip this out you probably have a much lower chance of someone sitting next to you.

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Crayofayo t1_j1zhbp2 wrote

Did you depart from a US terminal? I'd never think you could get this through security due to fluid.

I don't fly much, but I've heard how difficult security is in the states.

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asp0102 t1_j1zizji wrote

Now do this at a Centurion Lounge!!

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biolinguist t1_j1zn9w1 wrote

They let you bring that stuff on board?

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SpazmaticAA t1_j1zvvay wrote

Think I'm becoming dyslexic. Read that as "Decided to kill someone on the plane".

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Flubert_Harnsworth t1_j1zw78m wrote

Replying to AverageElaMain (#1,109,886)

It does beg the question of how often people see you living switches.

But yeah, I remember telling a friend that I’ve been building keyboards as a hobby and they were like ‘the instrument’ and I had to respond ‘no just for typing’.

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angelyeeto t1_j205a1v wrote

This is a big brain move. Doing this next time.

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xMrBanana t1_j205rmo wrote

I read the title “kill someone” and when I looked at the picture I thought “wtf! poison or something?!” Then I realised they are just some switches

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hobovu t1_j20gak1 wrote

Excuse me, the person next to me seems to building some kind of bomb

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EspowaveAnime t1_j20ggs3 wrote

How did you get lube on a plane? Let alone stabilizers?

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miltingpot t1_j20q7qs wrote

I would be very annoyed if someone next to me on a plane was taking apart switches. That's something that can wait for sure lol

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CommunicationEast623 t1_j20sahj wrote

Looks like a legitimate plane activity

Side note: imagine what you can do with that lune if someone annoys you

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th3doorMATT t1_j20ww5q wrote

Call me sadistic, but I would love nothing more than to see you hit turbulence and those springs scatter everywhere, then awkwardly going to each row on your hands and knees looking for them.

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BigAsian69420 t1_j213pzo wrote

Replying to FallenCow (#1,107,715)

One time I was taking apart my paintball gun and one of the springs that was like a quarter of an inch and super super skinny, and mind you my garage is one of those that has shit everywhere. Long story short I ended up finding it on the other end of the garage under my dads tool thing.

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OGNatan t1_j2183jb wrote

Replying to fatfuccingtendies (#1,116,903)

The hatred toward Sikhs makes me so upset. I've known and had many close Sikh friends, and they are genuinely the most authentic and kind people out there.

Their entire belief system is dedicated to helping others. And unlike other religions, which claim the same but ultimately cause exponentially more harm than good (looking at you, Christianity), they actually achieve that goal.

But they get lumped in with "terrorists" and other groups because of their skin color. It's sickening.

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Kirball904 t1_j21aino wrote

Do those switches even need films?

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Jraider5 t1_j21x8gk wrote

As someone who finds the prospect of tediously disassembling, greasing, and reassembling 4,000 small pieces of plastic pretty obnoxious:

You're a freaking legend dude

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krugerlive t1_j21z1x2 wrote

Yeah FYI krytox basically doesn’t leave surfaces without special solvents so this is maybe not very cool to the people who have to use this after you. You can put cling wrap or something down (I use Glad Press n Seal) under the workspace to keep everything clean after an easy cleanup.

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Fun_Camp t1_j22q7sy wrote

Replying to lukethenoteable (#1,110,172)

My last two trips to the Philippines I took a direct flight from jfk to manila, which takes around 18 hours. I can't even imagine trying to lube and film switches on a flight that long, I'd probably go insane.

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