Gizmo Quiz Volume 2 Issue 2

Round and round we go....

[coconutz]

This week's gizmo [images3.fotki.com] may be an easy one. What is it?

[Macguru]

Some medieval cookie jar?

[SlowMove]

a globe

[coconutz]

not for cookies
not a globe

[tax1dr1ver]

A top? The type that spins.

[coconutz]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld tax1dr1ver!

doesn't spin like a top

[tax1dr1ver]

How tall is that? 5"

Thanks, long time reader.

[coconutz]

I'd say you're close in size.

[SlowMove]

would it float or sink in water?

[tax1dr1ver]

I'm new to this... What can I ask? And to be a gizmo does it have to have a function? Can't be an object correct, has to have some function?

Because I would say that looks like the top to a bed post :)

[defanjos]

is it one solid piece of wood?

[coconutz]

not for use in water
not a decorative ornament, it has a specific function.
ask just about anything

[Macguru]

Sorry for the language barrier, but is it a wig rest? Some phony 'head' to put a wig for the night?

[tax1dr1ver]

Does it open at that seam in the middle?

[edited by: tax1dr1ver at 8:18 pm (utc) on June 14, 2003]

[coconutz]

it's probably made from a solid piece of wood, but not solid.
not a wig rest, much too small

[coconutz]

yes it opens at the seam in the middle :)

[SlowMove]

some kind of container?

[coconutz]

not a container as I don't think storage is one of the functions

[oilman]

does it measure something?

[defanjos]

is it still used nowadays?

[coconutz]

not for measurement and no longer in use today

[SlowMove]

is it a puzzle?

[coconutz]

sorry, not a puzzle.

[tax1dr1ver]

Was it used around the home? Everyday use? Or naval use?

[defanjos]

does it protect something?

[tax1dr1ver]

Does that base attach to anything else? Or does it just sit freely?

[coconutz]

Not for home use, not nautical.
Hard to say if it saw service on a daily basis, but could be.
Not for protection, it was used to do something

[edit]correct spelling[/edit]

[edited by: coconutz at 8:25 pm (utc) on June 14, 2003]

[coconutz]

Not attached to anything else.

[tax1dr1ver]

Chess piece?

[SlowMove]

does it usually stay in one place?