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post #1 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:03am
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I'm so fucking getting this:

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/sto...tegoryID%3D398



Back to the Future Flux Capacitor Replica
Get your own time machine up and running with this high-tech replica from the 1985 classic Back to the Future! Reproduced with full light effects and adjustable power settings, the Flux Capacitor replica recreates the 1.21 jigowatt-controlling heart of the De Lorean time machine. Measuring over sixteen inches tall and twelve inches wide, each replica weighs in at 4 ½ pounds and features hand-numbering with a matching box, Certificate of Authenticity and Care Instructions!



Price: $275.00

Preorder Item: We are currently accepting preorders for this item.
Estimated Availability Date: 4/30/2008
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post #2 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:21am
Cool, but I'll be honest: I never understood how the thing was supposed to work. And I've seen the movies a few times (not lately though).
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post #3 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:23am
It capacits all of the DeLorean's flux.
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post #4 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:27am
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Originally Posted by donde
Cool, but I'll be honest: I never understood how the thing was supposed to work. And I've seen the movies a few times (not lately though).
Try smashing your head on a toilet.
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post #5 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:27am
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Try falling off your toilet and hitting your head while trying to hang a clock. Then you'll understand.



(The real question is why you would need a clock in the bathroom)

EDIT: Damn you Horrid.
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post #6 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:29am
Where are you supposed to get the plutonium to power the motherfucker?
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post #7 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:35am
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Originally Posted by Pvt. Spunkmeyer
Where are you supposed to get the plutonium to power the motherfucker?
You wait until 2015 and get a Mr. Fusion.
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post #8 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:35am
Just get a handy dandy Mr. Fusion and you wont need plutonium stolen from terrorists anymore.

Edit: Damn you Mike!
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post #9 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:38am
But will it answer the impossible question... "How the hell did he change his clothes so fast?"

That'll do, Billy. That'll do.
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post #10 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
Try falling off your toilet and hitting your head while trying to hang a clock. Then you'll understand.



(The real question is why you would need a clock in the bathroom)

EDIT: Damn you Horrid.
What sucks for you, is that you actually posted before me, but I traveled back in time and got in first. I also introduced your parents (one of whom is now me) to rock music, you are welcome.
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post #11 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:45am
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Originally Posted by thalasi
Just get a handy dandy Mr. Fusion and you wont need plutonium stolen from terrorists anymore.

Edit: Damn you Mike!
I'd prefer you call me Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan. I will now melt your brain.
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post #12 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:45am
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Originally Posted by harrybeanbag
horrid has discovered the best use for time machines yet - going back in time to fuck someone's mom.
I never said I fucked his mom.
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post #13 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:50am
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I stole horrid's Sports Almanac.
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post #14 of 42
11/30/07 at 2:42am
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Originally Posted by harrybeanbag
horrid has discovered the best use for time machines yet - going back in time to fuck someone's mom.
Wait, wasn't that actually the plot of the first movie?
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post #15 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:29am
I still wanna know what the hell a jigowatt is...
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post #16 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:33am
The amount of energy produced by a dancing Tambor.
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post #17 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:42am
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Originally Posted by Mr. Gittes
I still wanna know what the hell a jigowatt is...
A mispronounced gigawatt, future boy.
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post #18 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by harrybeanbag
horrid has discovered the best use for time machines yet - going back in time to fuck someone's mom.
Oh La La!
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post #19 of 42
11/30/07 at 5:27am
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Originally Posted by horrid
The amount of energy produced by a dancing Tambor.
Wat or Jeffrey?
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post #20 of 42
11/30/07 at 11:35am
Yes.
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post #21 of 42
11/30/07 at 11:43am
This has been one of the funniest threads I've read in a long time.

Also, the replica is useless without a mounting kit for your car.
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post #22 of 42
11/30/07 at 12:33pm
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Originally Posted by Gatorboy
Oh La La!
OOH LA LA!?
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post #23 of 42
11/30/07 at 12:33pm
Nice gizmo, but I think it would actually be cheaper to build a time machine from scratch than it would to buy a DeLorean. Those fuckers are expensive!
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post #24 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:21pm
Does it make the noise or do you have to supply the sound effects yourself?
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post #25 of 42
11/30/07 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
You wait until 2015 and get a Mr. Fusion.
Look I'm sure in 2015 you can just walk into any drugstore and pick up a Mr. Fusion. But in 2007, it's a little hard to come by.
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post #26 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:09pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EdHocken
Look I'm sure in 2015 you can just walk into any drugstore and pick up a Mr. Fusion. But in 2007, it's a little hard to come by.
I could sell you one (though it's actually a shoddy Mr. Fusion casing full of old pinball machine parts. Shit, I shouldn't have told you that.)
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post #27 of 42
11/30/07 at 3:50pm
Well actually it's a good thing you did. Otherwise my associates and I would have to hunt you down in this ice cream truck I acquired and machine gun you down in a parking lot.
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post #28 of 42
11/30/07 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey
OOH LA LA!?
Explaining how much of a nerd I am only makes me sad.
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post #29 of 42
11/30/07 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by Gatorboy
Explaining how much of a nerd I am only makes me sad.
Umm.... you clearly aren't that big a nerd. She was quoting Marty when he finds Oh La La in the Sports Almanac's cover.
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post #30 of 42
11/30/07 at 5:07pm
After going thru that Alamanac. I ask myself, why didn't I bet on the Cubbies?
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post #31 of 42
11/30/07 at 5:20pm
I love the Back to the Future franchise as much as the next guy, but $275 bucks for a replica Flux Capacitor? This isn't exactly a reforged Narsil or the Samaritan or something. It's a box, with 3 lightbulbs in it.. and a dimmer.

Usually I'm all over this kind of shit, but I just picture myself getting home with the thing, tearing open the box it came in, flicking the power and marveling at how 'the light turned blue just like in the movie!'.. and then a few moments later, wondering how hard it will be to cram into my closet full of other assorted junk.
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post #32 of 42
11/30/07 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken
After going thru that Alamanac. I ask myself, why didn't I bet on the Cubbies?
I think you marveled too much about the dust jacket.
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post #33 of 42
11/30/07 at 5:23pm
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I agree that it is a bit much. I mean my master replica lightsaber is probably cooler and that was like $100. My replica of the Maltese Falcon was only like 60 bucks. So $275 for the Flux Capacitor is a bit over priced... but I still must have it (plus I would stick it on the wall, rather than shove it in the closet), and I look forward to what's next as I assume this will become a line of BTTF props.
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post #34 of 42
11/30/07 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by billylove
I think you marveled too much about the dust jacket.
Hey I had to, it's rare you come across something like this seeing how books and magazines are made with dust-resistant paper.
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post #35 of 42
11/30/07 at 7:53pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trejo
It's a box, with 3 lightbulbs in it.. and a dimmer.
They look like LED lights actually... which appear to be blue. Problem there being that it is regular white light in the movie.
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post #36 of 42
11/30/07 at 7:56pm
Yeah, I think your right on that one. But for the purposes of making it sound like the cheapest craftsmanship possible for a $275 price-tag, I stand by my lightbulb statement.
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post #37 of 42
11/30/07 at 8:23pm
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I look forward to what's next as I assume this will become a line of BTTF props.
I want the Pizza Hydrator!
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post #38 of 42
12/1/07 at 12:02am
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
Umm.... you clearly aren't that big a nerd.
Woohooo!

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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
I look forward to what's next as I assume this will become a line of BTTF props.
There's some Griff helmets still available.

http://www.bttf.net/Griff_s_helmet_f...riffhelmet.htm
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post #39 of 42
12/1/07 at 12:27am
There's no way I would pay 150 bucks for a replica of the Flux Capacitor, but I might shell out 15 for a Griff hat.
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post #40 of 42
12/1/07 at 2:58am
When can I get my hands on a two tie-necktie?
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post #41 of 42
12/1/07 at 5:37am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EdHocken
When can I get my hands on a two tie-necktie?
What if the jits is monitoring?

READ! MY! FAX!
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post #42 of 42
12/1/07 at 4:38pm
I want an extend-o-bat.
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