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Title: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Cameron the Conqueror on August 11, 2009, 12:31:34 AM
Hey everyone,

     I looked in my Redemption boxes today, and my TxP cards are acting really really weird.  Without being touched, my TxP cards were literally bent in a full half circle.  Reno has really dry air, but I have never had this happen with any other cards.  Must be that fancy foil.....

Anyone else having their foil cards bending like crazy?


Cameron
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Bryon on August 11, 2009, 12:41:31 AM
I spent a week at a camp with really dry air and it was hot to boot.  The TexP cards that were not snug curled as well.  Maybe the backs of the cards dry out and shrink a little while the foil part gets warm and expands a little?

The cards I had in sleeves and the ones I had snug and tight against other cards did not curl.

Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: YourMathTeacher on August 11, 2009, 12:43:17 AM
This is the same issue that Pokemon had with the original "reverse foil" cards.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Ironica on August 11, 2009, 01:28:58 AM
I also heard from some one at Nats that if you get them wet, the foil will come off.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Tsavong Lah on August 11, 2009, 01:47:30 AM
Oh dear. Any ideas on how to get them back to normal?
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Bryon on August 11, 2009, 01:50:24 AM
Oh dear. Any ideas on how to get them back to normal?
Mine returned to normal just by stacking them tight together with non-curled cards for a day or so.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Master KChief on August 11, 2009, 02:36:25 AM
this happens in pretty much any ccg with foils.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Gohanick on August 11, 2009, 08:20:35 AM
THEY"RE ALIVE!
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: happyjosiah on August 11, 2009, 08:47:32 AM
this happens in pretty much any ccg with foils.
QFT.
Not surprising at all and no poor reflection on Cactus' quality.
I mentioned in another thread some of the reasons GAMERS (vs. Collectors) don't really like foils and this is another one.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: D-man on August 13, 2009, 04:05:23 PM
I agree.  Most foil cards I've seen from any CCG are bent somewhat.  That's usually how it is.  Which I why I don't really like foil cards. :)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: The Guardian on August 13, 2009, 04:58:05 PM
Assuming they've bent from heat expansion, would cooling them in a fridge help them unbend?
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: STAMP on August 13, 2009, 05:49:46 PM
If life hands you curled cards, play croquet.   :)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: xCaLeBx on August 13, 2009, 06:05:49 PM
If life hands you curled cards, play croquet.   :)
He wins the thread...and I doubt putting them in the fridge would work...wouldn't it just kinda freeze them in a bent state(although remember kiddies no matter how weird it is baking your ipod after it was in the rain does not kill it but revives it o_O )
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: LukeSnyder on August 13, 2009, 09:07:19 PM
If life hands you curled cards, play croquet.   :)
He wins the thread...and I doubt putting them in the fridge would work...wouldn't it just kinda freeze them in a bent state(although remember kiddies no matter how weird it is baking your ipod after it was in the rain does not kill it but revives it o_O )

All that does is speeds up the evaporation process so water inside the case won't short anything.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: ejberkenpas22 on August 13, 2009, 09:13:05 PM
The Foil is so beautiful! Ill take the bending happily!
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: xCaLeBx on August 13, 2009, 10:21:05 PM
If life hands you curled cards, play croquet.   :)
He wins the thread...and I doubt putting them in the fridge would work...wouldn't it just kinda freeze them in a bent state(although remember kiddies no matter how weird it is baking your ipod after it was in the rain does not kill it but revives it o_O )

All that does is speeds up the evaporation process so water inside the case won't short anything.

I did it two days after..................................miracles happen! (although its broken screen a month later lead to a new 120gb)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: FresnoRedemption on August 13, 2009, 10:28:59 PM
this happens in pretty much any ccg with foils.
QFT.
Not surprising at all and no poor reflection on Cactus' quality.
I mentioned in another thread some of the reasons GAMERS (vs. Collectors) don't really like foils and this is another one.

Indeed. I always figured that foils were more for collectors than for gamers. I always feel bad when playing with foils because they look so nice (and I, myself, am a collector).
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: STAMP on August 14, 2009, 01:32:22 PM
If you look at your curled cards you can what Gomer really looks like:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hufferamusements.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fmirror.jpg&hash=4858a8d73423b320458eff6337a9b2d4d06c1699)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on August 14, 2009, 01:52:58 PM
I fixed it for you...

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi189.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz18%2FLambo_Diablo_Svtt%2Fmirror1.jpg&hash=06c01fa709ff901a2e40d9ab806987aa052486f5)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: STAMP on August 14, 2009, 02:14:09 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on August 14, 2009, 02:25:04 PM
:rollin:
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: The Warrior on August 14, 2009, 02:30:52 PM
did she sell the snake headband?  :-X
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on August 14, 2009, 02:34:55 PM
No, I was there when that picture was taken. She just temporarily took it off and had it in her hands. The photo obviously cut that part out.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Smokey on August 14, 2009, 03:01:15 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)

She can band to me any day  ::).
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: xCaLeBx on August 14, 2009, 03:03:15 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)

She can band to me any day  ::).
:rollin:
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: The Warrior on August 14, 2009, 03:03:41 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)

She can band to me any day  ::).
:rollin:
:rollin:
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: YourMathTeacher on August 14, 2009, 03:50:35 PM
If you look at your curled cards you can what Gomer really looks like:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hufferamusements.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fmirror.jpg&hash=4858a8d73423b320458eff6337a9b2d4d06c1699)

Gomer was a kind and decent Red Sox fan before she met that mirror. Now she's an evil character that bands to men (aka Yankees fan).
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on August 14, 2009, 05:12:08 PM
If you look at your curled cards you can what Gomer really looks like:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hufferamusements.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fmirror.jpg&hash=4858a8d73423b320458eff6337a9b2d4d06c1699)

Gomer was a kind and decent Red Sox fan before she met that mirror. Now she's an evil character that bands to men (aka Yankees fan).
Hahaha. First sentence I ever saw that contained the words "Yankees" and "fan".
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on August 14, 2009, 05:26:47 PM
Gomer was a kind and decent Red Sox fan before she met that mirror. Now she's an evil character that bands to men (aka Yankees fan).

:rollin:

This thread is pure win.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: lightningninja on August 14, 2009, 05:42:09 PM
I agree... I"m laughing so hard just reading all this.
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: ejberkenpas22 on August 14, 2009, 06:23:26 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)

She can band to me any day  ::).
+1

:rollin:
:rollin:
:rollin:


This is so funny!!
Title: Re: TxP Cards Bending
Post by: Warrior_Monk on August 15, 2009, 07:01:52 PM
Cool!  Oh, I did find a more recent picture of her:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tvguide.com%2FMediaBin%2FGalleries%2FImported%2FBioPix%2FMa%2Fbio18%2Fkristian-alfonso1.jpg&hash=18d5d3993ced234bc012aa3065a7075730243cc8)
is that Michael Jackson??

Gomer was a kind and decent Red Sox fan before she met that mirror. Now she's an evil character that bands to men (aka Yankees fan).

:rollin:
WYN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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