GTP Alternative Cool Wall Nomination Request Thread (Read OP) [NOMINATIONS CLOSED, see pages 10-11]

[Sage Ages]

To nominate something cool, or to nominate something silly. My choice. Gah, I seriously don't know.

Both.

In that case my nomination is

THE M60

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Produced/In Service: 1957 - Present day (although it's being phased out by the M240)
Place of Origin: USA
First saw action in: Vietnam War
Caliber: 7.62mm
Rate of Fire: 500-650 Rounds per Minute
Unit Cost: $6,000

No love for the BAR?

 

[DurWinning]

Both.


No love for the BAR?

Maybe next time.

 

[Doodle]

Emperor Penguin

Height: 48in (122cm)
Lives in: Antartica
Horsepower: 1 Penguinpower
Special Abilities: It can swim pretty fast I guess
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[Johnny1996]

Emperor Penguin

Height: 48in (122cm)
Lives in: Antartica
Horsepower: 1 Penguinpower


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Make "1 penguinpower", "66 penguinpower" and you've got a deal.

Pittsburghers will get my reference.

 

[Danny]

I'll nominate the word 'Cool'. (C.1930s-Present)

Here's an example.

 

[W3H5]

I nominate something I'm sure will cause some broken friendships from debate - the bicycle, as a vehicle and no particular type.

 

[Jimlaad43]

These voting threads need to appear more quickly, the demand is outstripping supply quite a lot now.

 

[Roger the Horse]

@W3HS, that nomination is too unspecific, please be more... err... Specific.

@Jimlaad43, if I made a new thread as every nomination appeared nobody would bother voting on the polls. One poll a day is quite a quick rate already.

 

[ilikewaffles11]

I'd like to nominate Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men:

Made of: A fan, some sort of fabric

Price: I dunno probably like $50 at Walmart

Purpose: Attract customers to businesses (results may vary)

Invented by: Colleen Carol, 1997

Height: 20-28 feet

 

[Doodle]

I'd like to nominate Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men:

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Made of: A fan, some sort of fabric

Price: I dunno probably like $50 at Walmart

Purpose: Attract customers to businesses (results may vary)

Invented by: Colleen Carol, 1997

Height: 20-28 feet

 

[JAHHAJ]

AK-47
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Type of gun: Assualt rifle
Place of origin: Soviet Union
In service: 1949-Present
1949-1980s (USSR)
Designed: 1946-1948
Manufacturer: Izmash and various others including Norinco
Rate of fire: Cyclic 600 rounds/min,practical
40 rounds/min semi-automatic
100 rounds/min fully automatic
Effective firing range: 400 metres (440 yd) semi-auto
300 metres (330 yd) full auto
Fun Fact: Gangster rapper Ice Cube had one of these back in '92. When he rapped about having a good day, not having to use his AK was one of the things that made him happy that day.

 

[OriginalCheezIt]

AK-47
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Type of gun: Assualt rifle
Place of origin: Soviet Union
In service: 1949-Present
1949-1980s (USSR)
Designed: 1946-1948
Manufacturer: Izmash and various others including Norinco
Rate of fire: Cyclic 600 rounds/min,practical
40 rounds/min semi-automatic
100 rounds/min fully automatic
Effective firing range: 400 metres (440 yd) semi-auto
300 metres (330 yd) full auto
Fun Fact: Gangster rapper Ice Cube had one of these back in '92. When he rapped about having a good day, not having to use his AK was one of the things that made him happy that day.

SU because commie

 

[Sage Ages]

I think you forgot to add my nomination to the OP.

Jim Morrison's leather pants

 

[Ferraridriver27]

Leonardo Da Vinci

April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519 (source: Wikipedia)
Most famous for the Gioconda, is also known for his anatomic studies on bodies he stole out of cemeteries, drawings in religious buildings and inventions such as
a friggin tank

a flying apparatus

and a robotic lion.

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[JMoney]

Yeah, this seems like a good idea now. I take back what I said before.

I'll start off with the coolest person to ever live.

1930-1980 Steve McQueen

Nickname: King of Cool
Born: March 24, 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana
Died: November 7, 1980, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Malignant Mesothelioma)
Occupation: U.S. Marine, Actor, Motorcycle and Racecar Enthusiast.
Known for: Performing own stunts in movies

 

[AlvaroF]

Leonardo Da Vinci

April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519 (source: Wikipedia)
Most famous for the Gioconda, is also known for his anatomic studies on bodies he stole out of cemeteries, drawings in religious buildings and inventions such as
a friggin tank

a flying apparatus

and a robotic lion.

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And a chopper, a calculator, a multi-barrel cannon among others

 

[Jimlaad43]

And a chopper, a calculator, a multi-barrel cannon among others

We're all forgetting the friggin' HELICOPTER

 

[Roger the Horse]

Please, save discussion of the nominations for the poll threads themselves.

Also, the rumble strip is kind of filling up with these threads, so I'm going to back down to posting every other day.

 

[AlvaroF]

And a chopper, a calculator, a multi-barrel cannon among others

Nope I did not forget 'bout that

 

[Roger the Horse]

* Nominations, rules suggestions, and other directly connected discussion only here. Save debates for the polls. Do not discuss nominations in this thread.

Every time you post a comment about another nomination it just creates more and more pages for me to load when I want to add stuff to the OP. Please, don't.

 

[BKGlover]

Umm...I think you're all missing a shoe-in. I shall proceed to fix this injustice.

May 14, 2001-Forever

Founder: Jordan
Why: We're here, aren't we?

 

[W3H5]

Portable radio and cassette tape player aka Boombox, Ghettoblaster...

Usage: providing an audio backdrop for outdoor activities such as sports games, fishing weekends, hangin' wit da homies, beach trip or sitting in the garden on a warm day with BBQ and a few cold ones.

Pros: Take your Off The Wall or Bon Jovi albums anywhere and get on down with friends.

Cons: How about the 8 power bricks you needed to run the thing? Or that it was the size of a briefcase?

 

[Azure Flare]

Another pro: It can be as loud as you need it to be.

Another con: It'll piss off the neighbors, and then the po-po come and tell you to turn it off.

 

[Roger the Horse]

@W3HS I'm going to assume that you're only going to be nominating the metal suitcase type design that was popular during the 1980s, without including later plastic ghettoblasters which generally included CD players as well (or in some cases in place of) cassette decks. Including those would make the nomination too inspecific.

 

[W3H5]

You are correct to assume that. The type I mean were sturdy metal box constructions with tape (sometimes double) cassette slots on the front and a radio tuner. Old school style.

 

[Wolfe]

Among other polls of military equipment, I think this would be a good one.

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Production: 1969–1991
Role: Interceptor, air superiority and multirole combat aircraft
Engines: 2x General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans (F-14D)

Dry Thrust -- 13,810lb.f (61.4kN) each
Afterburner -- 27,800lb.f (123.7kN) each​

Top Speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544mph, 2,485km/h) at high altitude
"Curb Weight": 43,735lbs. (19,838kg)
Maximum Range: 1,600 nautical miles (1,840mi., 2,960km)
Service Ceiling: 50,000+ft. (15,200m)
Retired: 22 September 2006 (United States Navy)
Unit cost: $38 million USD (1998)

 

[Roger the Horse]

Just to apologise if I post erratically for the next couple of weeks. Currently my plans are defined mostly by the weather.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

1960-1994: Ayrton 'Senna' Da Silva

Born: March 21st 1960, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Died: May 1st 1994, Imola, Italy
Known For: 3 Time F1 World Champion, Racing Driver

 

[Roger the Horse]

*Musical artists or works may not be nominated. They receive representation from the GTP Music Cool Wall. (Although admittedly this has been on extended hiatus)
*Musical instruments ARE valid nominations, however.
* Living people may not be nominated.

Unfortunately it took me a couple of days to get these rules sorted out properly, so there are a couple of anomalies earlier on.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Unfortunately it took me a couple of days to get these rules sorted out properly, so there are a couple of anomalies earlier on.

Can I ask why living people can't be nominated?