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What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.

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[–] nic@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i used to be really really into fingerboarding / fingerskating. made my own wooden decks and stuff

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like Tech Deck style? I never thought people could actually do tricks with them.

[–] nic@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

yeah exactly. some people really are pretty damn good: https://youtu.be/cvDzH4INDxA?si=BjvvMTm7tww00G3Q

i'm a bit out of the loop now but the equipment is pretty advanced compared to tech deck. 5 ply wooden boards, special trucks, wheels with tiny ball bearings, it's pretty cool