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By large I mean by area, not [necessarily] density or weight. Preferably something that isn't collapsable or capable of being easily disassembled. I want the delivery of the item to be a major pain in the ass.

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[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah this was my thought, Hay bale

i think i could go grab one for about $6 here in the fracked hinterlands

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Drywall. Heavy, fragile, 2 out of 3 dimensions are relatively large. Easy to transport when you're stacking them in a truck but difficult up the stairs for example.

Bubble wrap. Cheap-ish per m³ if taking up space is more important but Easy to carry a roll of that around alone.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Still gotta be careful when they are in the teuck though.

[–] ElderReflections@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago

Horse manure tends to be free around these parts

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Air, cuz it's free, and by size the biggest object in our planet

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[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am curious what the purpose of this is

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To spite either a delivery person or the person the item will be delivered to.

[–] trinsec@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

delivery is easy though. dump truck

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I know this one, it’s skin!

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] remon@ani.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A really big sheet of paper?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They tend to roll those up.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

A big fuck-off mylar balloon.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 5 points 1 day ago

The $18.6 million in cash and 225 gold bars in two boxes that belonged to the late Mr. Jimmy Lemi Milla.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can you still buy a star? Obviously dubious that you actually own it. But certainly bigger than anything on earth and a bit tricky to deliver.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This reminds me of an old Reddit writing prompt that I got a good chuckle from. Something along the lines of “humanity discovers FTL travel, and is invited to join the Galactic Federation. The federation goes out of its way to accommodate incoming species, and part of that intake process involves respecting existing legal structures and contracts… They just realized humans have been selling stars to each other for centuries.”

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And they owe a lot on back property taxes.

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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Does it have to be usable?

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think if you're looking for largest volume of material to dump on your enemy per its cost, your best options are either going to be dirt or possibly a huge amount of expanded polystyrene, i.e. styrofoam. If you're doing this outside I think dirt is a better option, unless you can find somewhere to source really huge blocks of styrofoam. A thousand cubic feet of packing peanuts (approximately $2714) would certainly be funny, but they'd probably be prone to blowing away. That's no good if you want the mark having a tough time getting rid of them.

For reference, a thousand cubic feet is around the same size as a school bus.

[–] dumbass@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago

What budget are we working with, like what's the most you'd be happy to spend on this?

[–] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago

What the hell? I ordered them to Germany and shipping cost next to nothing. Or exactly nothing, if I remember correctly. 10 bags were like $180, shipping included. Or is that some Trump era garbage? My order was about 4 years ago.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

By area, my first thought was something like gravel. Relatively cheap, and covers a large area. However, delivery is relatively simple. They just load it up to a dump truck, and they dump it where ever. For things that are pain in the ass to deliver, I think about wind turbine blades and such, which aren't exactly cheap. I think if your goal is to spite the delivery people on the cheap, I'd say cat litter. They don't come in bulk the way gravel does, so someone has to move it box by box.

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