One of the reviews said these did not have pointed ends. From the photo they look to be pointed - are they not?? How hard could it be to make 10" long rounded colored toothpicks, which is basically what the old fashioned pickup sticks were in the 50s? One of the reviews said these did not have pointed ends. From the photo they look to be pointed - are they not?? How hard could it be to make 10" long rounded colored toothpicks, which is... » Read More One of the reviews said these did not have pointed ends. From the photo they look to be pointed - are they not?? How hard could it be to make 10" long rounded colored toothpicks, which is basically what the old fashioned pickup sticks were in the 50s? « Show Less
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Yes, they have pointed ends. At least the ones I have are pointed. The end of the point, however, is dull- not sharp so it wouldn't cut you, but one end is pointed. I hope this makes sense.
1463097
The ones I received were slightly pointed (Not like a toothpick) but were as I remembered from 40 years ago. In order to play the game they have to be slightly pointed to pick at the other sticks in order to get them out of the pile. In my opinion, they are correct.
1463098
They are pointed all except the very tip. They work well and the kids and I have had a lot of fun playing with them.
417179
Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made with the same tooling as the early 90's ones. Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made... » Read More Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made with the same tooling as the early 90's ones. « Show Less
135248
No, they come in different sizes. There is one that is the size of the toothpick end. The largest is about the size of a nail stud.
1375743
I sent them back. They are cheap, and do not feel like they would stand up over time. If I recall, they didn't even use a hex head but a standard flat screw head. Also be aware that these are very thick M5 threading and will not be usable on the near-equivalent 10/32 imperial (I tried, was disappointed)
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No they don't have the nubby tip at the end. I use them all the time with a hair dryer and with a hot iron and haven't had any of the bristles melt at any time. I don't find them harsh and hard on the scalp like some I have used in the past. These brushes are not soft but they certainly don't hurt your scalp when you brush your hair! I personally love them and been using them 5 years now.
1627000
Sharpies are all felt-tip markers. If it had a pen-point, it would not be a marker. It would be a pen.
380037
The sticks that I received were Micron rejects: hence the 'S' logo stamped over the top of the Micron logo. It's clear why they didn't make the cut, and it's troubling that 1) the factory would sell off their rejects to another company for resale; 2) a vendor such as this has no morals and would sell a poor product and try to pass it off as sold by 'Apple'. For me the sticks were garbage; maybe others were lucky and got rejects that actually work. Seems like a gamble to me.
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There may be two different versions. The ones I purchased DID NOT have graduations marked on the side. For my purpose, they were not needed, so for me, it was irrelevant whether they had markings on the side. If the markings are important for this purpose, and I assume they must be if you are asking this question, you should contact the individual seller to confirm. Just click on the sellers name, which takes you to their website, then click on Contact Seller. Better to ask BEFORE you buy. Ask several of the sellers for this item whether their specific product has markings. NOTE: Any seller that does not respond within 48 hours (during business week) should be taken OFF your list of potential sellers.
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They are similar to like a crayola marker (the thinner ones). They are definitely not fine tipped. They work really well though. I love anything made by Frixion really. =]
1899572
Mine lasted three days. They unscrew really REALLY easily, and I would not recommend paying nearly $8 plus shipping for 5 tips. They just want to keep making money off of you.
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Yes, but be careful. What you get will depend on where or whom you order these from. When Monster first made Supertips, the gel tips were distincty round/spherical. Later these were discontinued and replaced with tips that were smaller and a completely different shape (Monster called them tapered). Old tips = round. New tips = tapered. The consensus seems to be that it's much harder (impossible in my case) to achieve any kind of seal with the new tips. The picture here on Amazon's website shows the old tips, but if you order from Amazon directly, you'll receive the new tips :-( There are two companies I'm aware of that still have a stock of the better, old-generation tips. Buywireless are selling through Amazon. However, they seem to have stored their tips at high temperatures and when you do that with the gel tips, the gel tends to seep out and the tips end up looking like little deflated soccer balls. Your best option is to look online for a company called Sonic Electronix. They still sell good quality old (large-size) tips.
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On the set that I received 3 Sep 2015, the brush part are all exactly the same width. The lengths of the brush parts only differ in length. Also, the bristles on the tip are softer than the main bristle parts, but they do NOT extend over the hard metal end like the picture shows, so they are not safe for things you do not want to scratch up!
1568006
The photo is pretty accurate. If you'd like to see more photos of them, I'm selling them in gift chopstick carriers on my Etsy site and have several photos there in different lighting.Here's a link to my shop:www.etsy.com/shop/kktheduck
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I just grabbed the box to inspect (but don't have the ones from seven years ago to compare) and they look great. Nice, straight edges along the body and rounded, pointy ends. Using one, it feels solid, and doesn't sponge-up on you while you're still using it!
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Jim I have the same board and these darts. Highly recommend you get the snub nosed tips NOT the standard long ones. And buy the big bag....you'll go through them. Once the tips get a bit soft....the darts don't stay in the board well. Sorry I'm mobile and don't have a link to post.
1698292
The points are not the screw in type, where you can interchange field tips with broadheads. They are only these fixed SS field-type tips. I don't really like them.
141106
You should not order these...here is my review on them. Look for the other ones that are way better, much longer (I want to say 2ft) and yes you can re light."I accidentally ordered these...I thought I was getting the brand I had before (I forget which brand but it was the only brand that offered long sticks 2 hours each worth of burn time) When I realized my mistake I decided to try these and they were terrible. We got bit more than we did without any protection. The other ones really worked though so get those!!!"