Gizmo Quiz 64

[korkus2000]

ScottM had a special present Jan 1 in the form of a new baby. We think maybe he should take it easy this weekend so I am going to host the quiz this week for him.

This one got solved! Look down here [webmasterworld.com] for the new one!
Gizmo [golistenlive.net]
So what is it and who makes it?

[Sinner_G]

Would the gizmo be used in a medical environment?

<added>And I second MacGuru's vote for korkus as official replacement host</added>

[defanjos]

With the quality of funny picts, I vote korkus2000 to be the official replacement host!

I agree

[korkus2000]

>>is it a gas spectograph

You are getting warm so watch out for the firemen [ericsfunnypictures.com]!

Don't really know how it works so the wires are just wires to me too.

No Milk [animal-funny-pictures.com]!

[ScottM]

Well, I'm pretty sure I know what the 'protruding things are' and what the 'wires' are, and the white 'rails' at the bottom are helpful. But I still can't figure out the function...

[korkus2000]

>>Would the gizmo be used in a medical environment?

No not really.

[Liane]

OK ... is it the inner workings of an early computer monitor?

[tbear]

Congrats ScottM
I third the motion of korkus2000 as official replacement host!

[ScottM]

Is it some sort of a methane gas pump or detector?

[Liane]

Does it serve some sort of temperature control purpose?

Added: Darn it ... I have to leave to go teach sailing. Good one Korkus. I am completely stumped!

I vote for Korkus as replacement host any time! :)

[edited by: Liane at 5:51 pm (utc) on Jan. 4, 2003]

[defanjos]

Does it have anything to do with RF power or high voltage?

[lgn]

Does it involve determinng the chemical makeup
of a unknown coumpound.

And if so is it injected into the instrument in
a gas form.

[Macguru]

I just added this thread to the Foo forum library [webmasterworld.com]. Congrats korkus2000!

[korkus2000]

lgn you are close but, not necissarily gas [ericsfunnypictures.com] in any state.

No temperature and no high voltage.

[Macguru]

Is it NASA stuff or MIT?

[lgn]

Im running out of instrumentation. New I should
have not slept through biochem.

[korkus2000]

My dog works at nasa [animal-funny-pictures.com] and said not that she knew. I don't think MIT either.

[korkus2000]

But lgn your bichem class [ahajokes.com] looks so interesting.

[lgn]

Yes the highlight of biochem was the guilitine for
the frogs.

How about a magnetometer, or the use of magnistism
in some way.

[Liane]

OK, I am late for class ... but I'm hooked. Does it separate or otherwise analize hemoglobin?

[korkus2000]

no magnetism or blood.

[lgn]

How about low voltage electron microscopy

[tbear]

Does this gizmo actually do something actively or does it measure something¿¿

[korkus2000]

Not nessicarily microscopy but you are dancing [ericsfunnypictures.com] all around it.

[lgn]

Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

Am I still dancing. Im going to wear a hole in
the floor pretty soon.

[korkus2000]

it does measure something and lgn I have no idea what you just said [ahajokes.com].

[Sinner_G]

Is it some kind of chromatograph?

<edited for typo>

[edited by: Sinner_G at 6:40 pm (utc) on Jan. 4, 2003]

[lgn]

Does the instrunment use a frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum to measure something.

And if so, could we get a hint, or else we will
be here all night.

[korkus2000]

lgn, maybe you should just look at the description [golistenlive.net] and tell me if it has to do with that.

It does measure and analyze but I don't know if you would call it a chromatograph.

[Macguru]

Anything to do with particule acceleration?

[defanjos]

Does it use helium?