# Just Glue some Gears on it and call it Steampunk **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796 "2011-12-11T03:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/1 "2011-12-11T03:27:55Z")
Music video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TFCuE5rHbPA/maxresdefault.jpg "Just Glue Some Gears On It (And Call It Steampunk)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA) ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/2 "2011-12-11T03:56:03Z")
Dude, I’ll have you know, gears are _vital_ to my Nerf gun! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/3 "2011-12-11T06:08:31Z")
I think it would have been improved by some examples of _good_ steampunk, for comparison. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/4 "2011-12-11T07:42:45Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I think it would have been improved by some examples of _good_ steampunk, for comparison. He did mention contructions with brass tubing, polished wood etc, also gears that actually _do_ something. I’m with him, the kind of thing being sold as Steampunk is just embarrassing sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/5 "2011-12-11T17:03:27Z")
Now, now, the New England Rifle Foundry produces some amazingly appropriate base models for accessorizing with. Especially their Maverick line. You just need to put effort into the redesign. These gentlemen, for example, have done well. [![](http://www.jeremyclough.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/steam2.jpg) ](http://www.jeremyclough.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/steam2.jpg) [http://static0.channels.com/thumbnails/assets/blip-tv/feeds/111-2159/229372/Professor-CaT-Pardus--jpg](http://static0.channels.com/thumbnails/assets/blip-tv/feeds/111-2159/229372/Professor-CaT-Pardus--jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/6 "2011-12-11T20:36:35Z")
> [@](#): > > He did mention contructions with brass tubing, polished wood etc, also gears that actually do something. No, I mean showing, not telling. That verse would have been the perfect opportunity to show some good pieces on-camera. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/7 "2011-12-11T22:42:44Z")
I’m gonna glue some gears on my keyboard now just to annoy people. AND THEY WON’T EVEN HAVE MATCHING TOOTH PITCH! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/8 "2011-12-11T23:15:30Z")
Not a steampunk fan, but I do sort of watch it out of the corner of my pop-culture eye, and this guy done good. I bought it on itunes. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-glue-some-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk/605796/9 "2011-12-12T03:31:59Z")
Heh, as the maker of the video mentions, it was inspired on the not-remotely-steampunk blog posts on the regretsy site. [http://www.regretsy.com/category/not-remotely-steampunk/](http://www.regretsy.com/category/not-remotely-steampunk/) Hey, why not Zoidberg? 🙂 [http://www.regretsy.com/2011/02/23/not-this-god-damn-thing-again/](http://www.regretsy.com/2011/02/23/not-this-god-damn-thing-again/)