Gizmo Quiz #76

A little Saturday fun

[coconutz]

Welcome Foo-ites. Here's this week's Gizmo [images2.fotki.com].

What is it?

[oilman]

I'll start with the obvious first guess....

telescope?

[coconutz]

too obvious, no.

[mykel]

It looks to me like one of those telescopes they put on top of buildings, so you can admire the view. But it couldn't be that easy!

[well, the answer was put up while I was writing my post :) ]

[oilman]

antique surveyer's theodolite

[coconutz]

good guess, but not a surveyer's theodolite

[oilman]

kaleidescope

[coconutz]

not a kaleidescope

[Receptional Andy]

Something people used at sea to measure, erm...things?

[ScottM]

is it optical in nature?

[coconutz]

>>Something people used at sea to measure, erm...things?

not nautical

>>is it optical in nature?

yes

[oilman]

Dumpy Level

[coconutz]

not a Dumpy Level

[oilman]

is it used at all in surveying?

[coconutz]

not used in surveying

[Receptional Andy]

Is it astronomical? ;)

[ScottM]

Fearing more Coke Bottles from the Sky, hundreds of these viewers were placed all over an African country to warn of incoming glass?

[coconutz]

>>Is it astronomical?

no

[mavherick]

It looks like a Tacheometer, well like this one
Tacheometer [antiques.goantiques.com]

[coconutz]

sorry mavherick, not used in surveying

[oilman]

I was just gonna say Tacheometer - glad i didn't :)

[pmac]

We can't let Oldman win again.

[defanjos]

is it a collimator?

[coconutz]

not a collimator

[ScottM]

Is it a weapon site? (Used for aiming weapons such as cannons)

[coconutz]

>>Is it a weapon site?

no

[defanjos]

The first night vision scope? :)

[ScottM]

I'm running out of educated quesses, so I'll just start guessing:

A parking meter?

[coconutz]

not a night vision scope

[defanjos]

So, it is not used in astronomy, correct?
Was it used in construction?