Call me Lenny/Leni to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat's the coolest thing you found while metal detecting?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the coolest thing you found while metal detecting?Call me Lenny/Leni to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareKittenBiscuitslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoI haven’t tried metal detecting, but we went magnet fishing once. Caught lots of fish hooks and one mostly rusted but still intact shock absorber.
minus-squareCall me Lenny/LeniOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoIs it common to find metal objects willy-nilly in bodies of water that attach to magnets?
minus-squareKittenBiscuitslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoSurprisingly, yes. The holy grail of magnet fishing enthusiasts are weapons (that are then usually turned over to police).
I haven’t tried metal detecting, but we went magnet fishing once. Caught lots of fish hooks and one mostly rusted but still intact shock absorber.
Is it common to find metal objects willy-nilly in bodies of water that attach to magnets?
Surprisingly, yes. The holy grail of magnet fishing enthusiasts are weapons (that are then usually turned over to police).