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This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It's a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Bodum French Press

Dynavap DHV

Buffalo Bicycles

Vitamix Blender

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That metal toaster we got for a wedding present. It was apparently someone's parents wedding present from the 60's. We had it for several years until a friend jammed a bagel in it and melted the cord. I replaced the cord and we used it for another several years before losing it in a move.

I like to believe someone found it and it is still toasting to this day.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

Was it one of those automatic toasters? Technology connections made a video on it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Akai 4000ds Reel to Reel tape player. So many are still working, built like a tank. They're super cheap on the used market.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

MSI motherboards. I've seen one fail out of 1000+.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Aeropress coffee maker.

Its like 20$, works really well, very simple design with few things to break.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The EV 635A. Built. To. Last.

http://recordinghacks.com/reviews/tapeop/electro-voice-635a/

I swear to god - on a dare I used one as a hammer and it lost 0 range on the SA.

Toughest mic and best DR of it's 1965 class. Still a viable non-phantom , mono drum or ambient mic.

True believer!

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

SM57s still can get roughed up pretty bad with the plastic covering on the front of the mic (especially if miking a snare drum with a less than precise drummer). SM58 will survive a nuclear war.

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