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    Quote Originally Posted by LordArgyll
    Neodymium magnets.

    Maybe a pair of neodymium (more informally "rare earth") magnets combined with some sort of twist-and-lock release. I'd be worried that magnets alone would either fly apart with all the saber-flailing, or else be too strong to pull apart with your bare hands.
    he got the idea. my spelling was close enough
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    ok thanks guys im gonna try a couple of ideas ill let you know whats good and whats bad if any do i might ost some pics as i got a new camera yesterday


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Maul
    Quote Originally Posted by LordArgyll
    Neodymium magnets.

    Maybe a pair of neodymium (more informally "rare earth") magnets combined with some sort of twist-and-lock release. I'd be worried that magnets alone would either fly apart with all the saber-flailing, or else be too strong to pull apart with your bare hands.
    he got the idea. my spelling was close enough
    But you keep spelling it the same wrong way.

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    no, i was closer this time than when you corrected me JLo at first i spelled it neodiamond. neodymond is closer
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    Nimrod Magnets?




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    I remember watching an epasode of mythbusters where they were doing some movie burgler stuff and jamie has some really huge magnets and man I would hate to have anything in the way when thoes connect to something.

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    ya, jamie has 10 hockey puck sized neodymium maganates that he used to climb a ventalater shaft. it sounded like he was smacking it with a sledge hammer when he did it
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    But it worked thou, But adem climbing the building was pritty sweet.

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