I love bridges. If I see a cool looking bridge, I want to cross it, especially if it goes somewhere that I’m not familiar with. Same with stairs outdoors. They feel like an adventure to me.
Plush toys. Just bought one of Spyro the Dragon and I’m waiting for production to start on the Apollo ones (if you’re wondering, yeah, the one of the iOS app’s mascot)
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Freight trains. The funny thing is that I was never really interested in them as a kid, only once I got into my early 20s. There’s tons of adults who love trains, but for some reason it’s still viewed as kind of a childish interest and I’m not sure why.
The last time I drove out to watch some I was kind of disappointed though. It’s been a long time, so I was actually surprised that out of hundreds of freight containers, 90% of them are now just giant Amazon logos, and the other 10% are giant Walmart logos. It kind of sucks. The engines make it worth it though.
I live in an apartment that is right next to active train tracks… a few floors up, i have a prime view of the tracks from my windows/balcony… its a heavily used corridor that sees both freight and passenger service.
While im not really into trains, (more of a nuisance for me… being essentially right above the tracks), i will say, ive seen some really cool shit that really gave me a real appreciation for people who enjoy trains… since moving here, i find myself actually going to the window to watch them more often than anticipated.
Personally, the coolest stuff ive seen hasnt been the freight or passenger trains, but the ultra specialized equipment used to maintain the tracks… some examples:
1- one day, they replaced the railroad ties under the tracks. They had a really cool set of machinery that i can only describe as a robot on rails… the front of it pulled out every other tie, the back installed a new tie in its place with a bunch of other steps in-between.
2-they were shipping a bunch of railroad rails. The rails were in long continuous segments that spanned the entire train’s length… my apartment perch is on a relatively sharp curve in the rails (really pleasant for noise /s), so it was cool to see how they handled it… the train essentially shimmied back and forth only a few feet at a time to allow their rail payload to bend and adjust to the curve in the track.
That is pretty neat that you were able to see how all of that worked!
One time my wife and I were driving across some tracks and we got honked at by a truck… that was on the tracks. It looked like it was there on purpose and I think it was modified to be about to drive on the tracks, but it caught us both by surprise.
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I am the same, honestly. I was never a horse person, but every time I see horses when driving to work across the countryside, I shout “horsies!” out loud, and my day gets a tiny bit better.
I am super impatiently awaiting a new set of wheels for my RC car to be delivered. I purchased them a while ago and it is taking ages! I want to finally finish my build and let it rip on the street!
Oh man, speaking of RC. I just got one of those 1:28 cars, installed a brushless motor, esc, and gyro.
Holy shit dude, if this is considered childish I don’t want to grow up it’s too much fun
Nice! Also have a 1:28 that my wife got for me. Thing is super fast, like 25km/h. What model did you get?
K989 was the only one available at the time. Haven’t looked at other bodies yet.
Seeing my friends.
Cool rocks.
New video games coming out soon (Tekken 8!)
Finding new pretty things to wear.
Baking treats.
Having a whole day to myself with no interruptions to do what I like.
SNOW!!!
There is nothing childish about snow. Especially since in some parts of the world, we’re the last generation that gets to enjoy it at all
Mine isn’t snow, but it is connected. As I can’t resist stepping on crunchy ice while walking. That crunch is just so satisfying.
Yeah this is the big one for me
frilly dresses. plush toys and collectible figures. cute pens/paper/stickers/markers.
Glitter and cotton candy.
Cum
Poptarts, mise en place-ing what I wanna wear tomorrow, fuzzy bathrobes
Edit: great thread, OP
Thank you. Reading all the great responses makes me happy.
Passenger cars. Interestingly, I was always fascinated by them as a child, but as I grew older, my interest faded away. Many adults seem to disregard trains, perceiving them as solely for adults, which I find quite perplexing.
However, my recent trip to observe them was unexpectedly delightful. It’s astonishing to see that among the numerous cars, only a small fraction, around 10%, display Amazon or Walmart logos, while the majority are diverse and unique. The engines were a bit disappointing, though.
Driving through puddles. The bigger the better. The muddier the better. I get true child-like enjoyment from it on a real deep level.
But never to splash people. I’m not an asshole.
One day I drove too hard through one and my engine stopped!
You got lucky. I did that once and my engine never started again :(
BOOOOO I’m so sorry! That absolutely sucks. My car was at 200k+ miles and just kept truckin. Til 220k. When it died very hard. I wonder if the water contributed to that. I didn’t know it was so deep.
I turned 41 this year. First snowflakes of the season still put a huge grin on my face.
Snow is just so pretty! You’re never too old to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Me too. Even though it means ice and slush and wet feet. And not because I own a Yes Typo (reason to celebrate right there). It’s just “yeh - snow!” somehow
My neighbors have a turkey. Every time I walk through the kitchen I look out the window to see if she’s in our yard. If so, I run out to pet her.
Also, if I’m working outside she trots over to see what’s going on and, of course, I have to stop to pet her for 15 minutes.
She just walks up to me and sits down expecting pets.
That sounds fantastic.
I don’t know why it’s so fun, but my day gets better every time I get to pet a turkey.
Let’s see if this uploads… It’s a picture of her after 10 minutes of pets
Edit: may look creepy, but she seems to be so comfortable that she’ll close her eyes and just chill. But I’m no turkey scientist. I imagine if she didn’t like it then she wouldn’t run up to me.
That is not creepy at all! What a beautiful animal. Thanks for posting. Brightened my morning :)
Do you play an instrument? Or just own a flute or harmonica? The turkeys at my wife’s uncle’s place LOVE music, they even sing along. Gobbelgobbelgobbel. Hilarious! There’s a German word,“Truthanschottigkeit” - it means the sudden urge to play the bagpipes for a turkey. …nah, there isn’t, but would be nice if there were, right?!
