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Contest: What is on your keychain?

I love to see things reduced to their smallest possible form while still maintaining function.

Show us the most interesting thing you have that fits on a keychain and have a chance to win a year of Instructables pro membership. It could be something you made or something you bought. To enter, post below a photo of the object or tool and give a link where it can be obtained or a brief description of how it was made.

Bonus points if it's something you find useful enough to actually carry with you everyday.

PRIZES
1st prize: 1 year instructables Pro membership

2nd Prize 6 months Pro membership

3rd Prize 3 month Pro membership

Deadline for posting is midnight May 15, 2011


The picture shows a few of the small keychain tools I have collected.

1. Tiny flashlight from: http://www.sciplus.com/

2. Small calculator from Walmart

3. Keychain pencil that I made. See here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Gluphite-Make-A-Key-Chain-Pencil/

4. Very small butane lighter from: http://www.dealextreme.com/new-arrivals

5. Key chain microscope from: http://www.sciplus.com/

6. TV remote control from: http://www.dealextreme.com/new-arrivals

7. Laser clock projector from: http://www.dealextreme.com/new-arrivals

8. Small Rubiks cube from Walmart

Thumbnail pic shows the coin cell flashlight I carry every day. It only costs $1.50 and holds up to everyday use. Available from: http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16140



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trike road poet says: May 22, 2011. 2:07 PM
A circular spark plug gapping tool that lets me set automotive and marine plugs by just turning the disc between the point and the arm of the contact set on the plug.
mikey77 (author) says: May 16, 2011. 8:24 PM
The winners of this simple contest are:

1st prize: 1 year instructables Pro membership-diyoutdoorsman


2nd Prize: 6 months Pro membership-username252


3rd Prize: 3 month Pro membership-fozzy13

Winners will be notified by PM on how to collect the prize.
diyoutdoorsman says: May 1, 2011. 4:01 PM
Here is my survival key chain kit. From left to right I have the following items:

1. Fire steel
2. P-38 (can opener & striker for fire steel)
3. Water tight container w/ quick fire tender
4. Gerber Artifact tool (mini pry bar, bottle opener, Exacto blade)
5. Mini LED light with strobe function
6. Mini Multi-tool
7. Compass
8. Carabiner
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mikey77 (author) in reply to diyoutdoorsmanMay 2, 2011. 8:11 PM
Can you tell us where you got the mini multi-tool?
diyoutdoorsman in reply to mikey77May 3, 2011. 7:35 PM
It is a Quarrow brand that is sold by the Bass Pro Shops. I think that Orvis may also sell them. Its called the "Turtle".
mikey77 (author) in reply to diyoutdoorsmanMay 8, 2011. 11:58 AM

Here is the link
Goodhart says: May 1, 2011. 8:51 AM
I don't have a wide variety of things on my keychain, I do have a lot of a few things.....the keys to my house are a bit old as you can see, and then there are the 20+ customer tracking tabs, and one brass George Killian's Irish Red bottle opener.
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Goodhart in reply to GoodhartMay 2, 2011. 8:56 PM
Nothing overly interesting, except the one skeliton key (upper left hand side).
Dr. Pepper says: Apr 29, 2011. 6:44 PM
Pandora's Box and inside of it is one of Chuck Noriss's beard hairs. Does that win anything?
mikey77 (author) in reply to Dr. PepperApr 29, 2011. 8:22 PM
Maybe.

If you post a picture of what happens when you open Pandora's box.
Dr. Pepper in reply to mikey77Apr 30, 2011. 6:55 AM
I can't. Or Chuck Noriss will find me.
username252 says: Apr 28, 2011. 10:27 PM
I also have this mini screwdriver set keychain that's very handy with projects at home.

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00rvmTAYkEESqB/Screwdriver-Set-Keychain.jpg
mikey77 (author) in reply to username252Apr 29, 2011. 8:21 PM
Nice
Goodhart says: Apr 29, 2011. 7:18 PM
Ooo, mine is chock full of goodies....I will have to take a picture or you might not believe me :-)
jeff-o says: Apr 28, 2011. 8:02 PM
Aside from my keys, the only thing attached to my keychain is a CRKT H.U.G. pocket knife. I used to have a mini flashlight but the battery ran out and I never replaced it.

The Knife: http://www.crkt.com/HUG
username252 in reply to jeff-oApr 28, 2011. 10:29 PM
I couldn't find where you attach the key ring to.
jeff-o in reply to username252Apr 29, 2011. 5:03 AM
Oh, through the last hole in the handle. I have a small ring there, that loops through the larger keyring.
2hot2hack says: Apr 28, 2011. 9:22 PM
mini dictionarie and a pokemon
fozzy13 says: Apr 28, 2011. 9:19 PM
Not exactly "useful", but it was fun and turned out well:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Initials-Keychain/

username252 says: Apr 26, 2011. 5:34 PM
Here's a keychain that I made. It doesn't have a purpose of use, but it has meaning to it.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-a-Wayfinder-Keychain/
ostomesto says: Apr 26, 2011. 3:16 PM
im working on mine right now
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