Dad’s Lost The Remote For The Last Time
Submitted By: Kurt R
Favorite Comment: Fixer One Small Step says, “Toss me the remote… No! WAIT!”
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Is this a remote control? Or The Nuclear Football?
Welders are crazy. I already knew this.
this isn’t so that he doesn’t lose the remote its a weapon of defense against those who would take it
I need to get one of these for my grandpa.
Now I hope they left the battery door accessible… or when the batteries run out we’re going to revisit this for another epic cludge.
Want!! Not for Dad (me) but for my kids who seem to find a new place to lose it daily.
This is not a kludge
This is clearly a prototype for Wiimotes… now people won’t have to wear those annoying wrist-straps!
Railroad beam? I’m pretty sure the cost to replace that dime-a-dozen remote is far less than the time and expense of this “protection device.” B for gumption though.
Hey, if my dad had owned a welder he would have done this. He ended up drilling a hole in a large plastic remote control stand and tethering the remote to it with a washing line. At least if it fell down the back of the sofa you could trace the bright yellow string to find it
I suppose his wife has to keep the thing away from him when he’s drunk and watching the game.
“YES! Goooooaaaaa-aaaaahhhh!”
“Dammit! You tried standing up again, didn’t you honey?”
Now… where the hell did I put that iron chain?
checking out from $20 motel:
grab the toilet paper – check
grab the shampoo – check
grab the light bulb – check
grab the towels – check
grab the remote – dang!! it’s freak’n heavy!!1 – check
Ever since the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Ernie’s engineering compulsion to overconstruct reached epic proportions.
His wife made a similar one for him except it’s attached to the toilet seat.
Actually, I wanted something like that for my laptop.
I have that same remote. It’s always getting lost. Maybe I should do a similar attachment.
@CB
I was thinking the same thing! But I’d give it a B- at most.
No, her wife has one of those too. Connected to the leg while she is standing in the kitchen.
If he’s a metalworker, he probably had all that stuff sitting in the shop, so cost is effectively free. I seriously doubt he went out and sought out a chunk of railroad rail just for this project… You use what you have on hand…
That’s Phantom Blot’s remote
Well, that took care of that. Now, where did I put the car keys?
Beam me down, Scotty.
Judging by the furniture and carpet, I have a feeling thats in an office of sorts. And hey….if you have the extra steel and an hour to kill, why not? Brilliant idea!
I am thinking this could be a great idea if you combined it with the Wii control (talk about wiifit this could be Wii bodybuilder).
This is how the gas station attendant applies his work knowledge at home
Yes, it looks like an office to me, too. Maybe at a welding shop? “Here is a sample of our work.”
How’s the old ball and chain I mean Iron and chain treatin’ ya?
…now changing the batteries just entered a new level of difficulty.
I see the Surgeon General’s finally getting serious about making American “couch potatoes” get more exercise.
for that they would need to 1) shorten the chain 2) remove the chain and embed the remote in the iron
Personally I think the “handle” for portability is what makes this so awesome.
If this is ment to keep the remote from being taken then why add the handle to the beam?
@CB
It’s not just the cost though, it’s the inconvenience.
This is what happens when your dad retires from the gas station.
@David
versus the inconvenience of getting potato chip crumbs on you hand while you search for the remote between the cushions and then having to get up to change the channel (*gasp*) when you don’t find it.
@TJ
Silly! Why, for cracking open pistachio nuts, of course.
New from Ronco! It’s the combo TV Remote, Clothes Iron and Free Weight!
Get exercise while watching your favorite program and look snappy doing it!
It looks like the remote would slip right out of the end of that holder, so what good does it do?
this was actually built in our rail repair facility so a vindictive supervisor could not throw away anymore remotes. and since you were wondering the front is welded up and there is enough room to change the batteries.
How much would you charge for a cell phone size?
That is what awesome looks like. For us mere mortals rial is hard enough to come by that this might seem like a waste. But if you work some place that rail laying around, this is perfect. So has the manager thrown this away yet?
Looks like a well designed solution. I’m sure the remote will not slide out the end and the battery door is accessable. Looks like something I would build, but I would have left off the handle. Never know when you might need an anvil to crack nuts on while watching TV.
I need to get me one of those. My 4 yr old thought it was funny to throw out the tv and the dvd remotes one day. I did not notice until after the dump run……
Only it’s connected to a ball…
“Toss me the remote… No! WAIT!”
@one small step
LOL!!!!
Bah, I can lose that…
Just because you CAN weld something together…doesn’t mean you should.
Yeesss!! I *want* one!!
…what?
@big nasty
Curses vindictive supervisors….
The funny thing is that many fire stations in the area have a similar setup (some with bricks, some with a 10 lbs dumbell…) to prevent loss of remotes…
Haha, somewhere a piece of train-track and someone’s handle are missing.
If the guy lost the remote so many times that the family had to resort to that, imagine what his car keys must look like! 0.o
they would just make a bunch of doubles
(hopfully…)
Because God forbid if our fire department were to lose their remotes. *shudder*
he is gonna be pissed when he chucks that damn thing at the TV!
good job bro, teehee screw em@big nasty red
I need one for the kids
Actually, it’s because he has one of those TVs with no buttons that needs the remote to function, and wants to piss any burglar who wants it.
“Actually, it’s because he has one of those TVs with no buttons that needs the remote to function, and wants to piss any burglar who wants it.”
Of course, for best results, the anvil would need to be welded to something. The coffee table, the fireplace, etc.
My ex husband could do with one of those contraptions
what type of rail is that?
Is this a piece of S49?
or S54?
or UIC54?
or even UIC60?
(to normal ppl: S= standard rail + weight (kg) per meter ; UIC = standard in Europe)
What’s the point of a portable remote when you can’t, oh, I don’t know, carry it?
Would you WANT to carry that monstrosity?
that theres real smart
I need one of those for my glasses.
This fix just might work for people who keep losing the caps to USB flash memory drives.
“This fix just might work for people who keep losing the caps to USB flash memory drives”
Gawd, don’t remind me!! Just get the ones with the flippo swivel handles. Not as much protection, but there’s no crappy little cap to keep losing! And much better than those horrible retractable USB sticks. Utterly useless.
Clearly owns children. Children who aren’t strong enough to move that block of railroadtracks.
Saw a remote on “There I fixed it”
Went to buy one, then I nixed it
‘Cause this item’s not for sale
The costs were way too high to mail.
Where can I get a smaller version for my husband’s cell phone?
Its for when your children are watching something they shouldn’t, you can BEAT them!
Please advise where to order such device. I need one for my mobile phone.
I would need the upgrade!!!
That’s so great! My boyfriend and I have many a argument about who had the remote last and where it is now.
After introductions at her parents’ house, James suddenly understood that Karen’s “chastity belt” excuse was for real.
I actually did something like this once. I got tired of my kids losing the remote for the satellite converter so I screwed it to a board about 6 inches by 18 inches.
I need one of these for my husbands shoes that never end up where their suppose to be! I’ll pay good $$
Funny