xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing
xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing
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The ten-way tie was judged a ten-way tie, so no one won the grand prize, a rare fishing monopole.
Very Far Side.
They just can't catch magnetic fish like in the old days anymore. Damn micro-plastic.
We want heavy metals! We want heavy metals!
Nice. I actually missed a couple of the puns.
Sad we don't see more of it, but it just didn't catch on.
At the same time the industry does a lot of bait and switch, so I understand
I like the idea of magnet fishing, but it seems like you just pick up metal trash.
So at best, you find something rare and valuable, and at worst, you're removing trash from the waterways. What's not to love?
But occasionally you find $100000.
I'd totally be up to magnet fish, but our bomb disposal department finds enough explosives from ww2 as is. Though I could use a pair of rusty bolt cutters used in some crime, as shown on the Wikipedia article ...
What the fuck?
Magnet fishing, also called magnetic fishing, is searching in outdoor waters for ferromagnetic objects available to pull with a strong neodymium magnet.[1] Recovered items may be dangerous, such as firearms, ammunition, and bombs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_fishing
Why would anyone do this?
Goblin brain likes little trinkets made of metal. Goblin brain demands I find them, keep them, anything to distract from the void.
may be dangerous, such as firearms, ammunition, and bombs.
Also goblin brain not always best decision maker.
Tbf to the goblin brain, the likely danger from those objects is tetanus
I have severe goblin brain. Must collect metals.
Think using a metal detector on a beach, but better... Who wouldn't want to do this?
I'm not getting the 'better' part. You're much more stationary and whatever you pull up will be coated with muck and slime and, as what I pasted said, it might also seriously hurt or even kill you.
I'd say finding a bomb on a beach that no one has discovered yet is less likely than finding one in a river.
Because our ancestors got dopamine when they picked a berry and that increased their odds of survival
Humans. Go figure.