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Gizmo Quiz Feb 10

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lawman

3:04 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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What is it [images20.fotki.com]?

wyweb

3:07 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)



A pump

lawman

3:08 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Not a pump.

zCat

3:11 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Some form of electricity generator?

lawman

3:12 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Does not generate electricity.

Hint: This particular model is steam powered.

lawman

3:15 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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HERE'S [images20.fotki.com] another view.

zCat

3:17 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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A steam-powered coffee-grinder?

lawman

3:19 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Doesn't grind anything. HERE'S [images20.fotki.com] still another view.

wyweb

3:20 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)



Does it have anything to do with the telegraph system circa: 1890ish? Can I even ask that since it's not an actual guess?

lawman

3:23 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Nothing to do with communication. HERE'S [images14.fotki.com] another view.

Even Leonardo da Vinci invented one of these. HERE'S [images20.fotki.com] a model of his gizmo.

tbear

3:26 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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"powered" coining press [fi.edu]
:)
Too easy, it came up on second page of image search for steam powered (a long shot, LOL)

Oops, bad speeling...

[edited by: tbear at 3:28 pm (utc) on Feb. 10, 2007]

lawman

3:28 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Dayum tbear. I guess I shouldn't have said steam powered. I didn't even get to use any funny pictures. :(

You up for next week?

tbear

3:29 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Yep, so long as I remember, ho hum.

lawman

3:30 pm on Feb 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Well, HERE'S [images20.fotki.com] a funny picture anyway.