An Aerial with a Difference

@JudyEv (382240)

Rockingham, Australia

December 27, 2016 7:45am CST

We stayed in a unit near our son over Christmas. He lives in a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Parked on the street outside the door was a car which had lost its radio aerial. Some people just jam a wire coat-hanger where the aerial should be. This seems to work just as well. However the owner of this car had been very creative and had bent the coat-hanger into a very recognisable shape of Australia. Do people use wire coat-hangers in this way where you live?

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@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

27 Dec 16

That was quite creative. I don't see many coat hangers here.

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@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv I have a little one sticking up from my RAV4 roof.

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

The newer cars have a different sort of aerial I think.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

27 Dec 16

that is pretty artsy of them lol. Oh yea I have seen hangers on cars as well.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

I was pretty impressed with the shape.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv Yes me too

@allknowing (153529)

• India

28 Dec 16

The radio we have is out of commission but I will keep this in mind as I do not have an aerial as of now. I will remember to shape it to look like the outline of India (lol)

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv If and when I do that I shall post a photo here specially for you

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

India would be a reasonably easy one to do. My aerial has snapped off too but I don't bother with the radio so I've never done anything about it.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

@allknowing Will that be today because I have to go out later and I wouldn't want to miss it!

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Dec 16

very creative indeed .. not boring to look at

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

29 Dec 16

@JudyEv yeah!.. the shape of Australia looks great..

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Dec 16

@epiffanie It's instantly recognisable - at least it is to an Australian. LOL

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

It's a bit different isn't it? And not nearly as boring as a coat hanger. :)

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

27 Dec 16

does it still work?

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

We didn't see the owner of this car but mostly they do.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv I would have never thought something like that would keep working!

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

@Jessicalynnt I don't really understand the mechanics of these things but they must work or people wouldn't keep using them - or would they? Maybe it's only the ovine-type people that use them.

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@moffittjc (128837)

• Gainesville, Florida

27 Dec 16

It's been a while, but I used to see lots of cars that used coat hangers when I was little. Don't see them much any more these days, especially ones with creative shapes.

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@moffittjc (128837)

• Gainesville, Florida

3 Jan 17

@JudyEv Pretty soon--with the way technology is progressing--antennas will be a thing of the past. Our cars will probably all have satellite receivers or some other gizmo in the future! haha

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jan 17

@moffittjc That's true. Even now, the new aerials are nothing like this one - or this one in its original state.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

I think mostly the antennas are different now.

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)

• Pamplona, Spain

27 Dec 16

Not seen anyone do this but it is unusual and eye catching. My hubby lived in Australia for eleven years before coming back here and tells me of all the things he saw there like the wildlife. Great idea though for a Coat Hanger will think of that turn it into a Map of Spain instead.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

Spain should be relatively easy to fashion from a coat-hanger. Did your husband enjoy living in Australia?

@silvermist (19701)

• India

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv No,never have come across anything like it.Very creative,

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@silvermist (19701)

• India

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv Yes,it is.He has no idea that his aerial is a subject of discussion.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

It's quite cute isn't it?

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Dec 16

I've seen clothes hangars used to replace car aerials before, but never with this kind of imagination.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv A lot of effort went into bending it correctly. I wonder what inspired its creation.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

@DWDavis I would have liked to have spoken with the driver but we didn't see anyone near the car at any time.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

It's a beauty isn't it? It must have taken him/her a while to do.

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@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

27 Dec 16

Very nifty - I can remember using a wire coat hanger for many things - they are very handy in the house and now to add one to my car as well

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@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv absolutely - I know of such a person - he he he

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

They have their uses, don't they? Some people are able to break into locked cars with the help of one of these.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

@Inlemay Do you indeed?

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

29 Dec 16

That is clever and brilliant idea. I don't see any coat hanger as Ariel here.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Dec 16

It looks good, doesn't it? I'd be very proud of it if it were mine. :)

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Dec 16

I've never seen a coat hanger used as a radio antenna for a car. TV's yes. The person who did that, was very creative.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Dec 16

@JudyEv That would make sense.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

It seems they are sometimes seen on older cars.

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@ms1864 (6882)

• Bangalore, India

28 Dec 16

that is so creative!

I haven't ever come across anything like that here.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Dec 16

I love that it's just a coat hanger and he has done this great thing with it. :)

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

27 Dec 16

I never seen it done before but very cool.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

It's a good likeness, isn't it? At least I think it is - being familiar with the shape of Australia!

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

30 Dec 16

@JudyEv yes it is they did a great job forming it

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

27 Dec 16

That is so neat I have never seen anyone do this before! My man said his ex ripped his antennae off his car when she was mad at him once lol.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

Yes, antennae are a bit vulnerable to damage.

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

27 Dec 16

That is rather creative! No, that's one thing I've never seen here, nor a shape of NZ either

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

Some countries wouldn't lend themselves to being bent out of coat-hangers. :)

@Freelanzer (10782)

• Canada

27 Dec 16

Creative indeed. People I know use coat hangers to clear a blocked drain or open a locked car door. Never saw it used in place of an ariel

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

They certainly have their uses, don't they? Opening locked cars with them is pretty common here.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

27 Dec 16

Way back when with old radios you would employ a wire hanger. Everyone is iPods. No more boom boxes and transistors.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

That's true. You only see these on older cars.

@teamfreak16 (43611)

• Denver, Colorado

27 Dec 16

Yes, but you really only see it on older cars now.

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

That's true. This was a beat-up old ute (pickup I think you call it or maybe truck).

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@FayeHazel (40230)

• United States

27 Dec 16

That's witty. I've seen wire coat hooks used that way, not often though. My problem has been that the aerial won't retract like it should, so it's always out

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@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Dec 16

Most are quite vulnerable to damage, aren't they?