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Gizmo Quiz Volume 2 - Issue 6

The Saturday Classic

         

bird

3:26 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

What is this? [earlybird.20m.com]

I want the exact name of the gizmo.

An explanation of what it does will come as a bonus.

pmac

3:32 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Is it a scope for some type of firearm?

pmac

3:37 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Could be a laser pointer.

bird

3:39 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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not a scope

not a pointer

Hawkgirl

3:43 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Silencer for said firearm?

SlowMove

3:44 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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an electrical component

olias

3:44 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Bicycle pump? :)

bunltd

3:46 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Related to lasers or water?

takagi

3:47 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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What size is it?

Some kind of audio plug?

Hawkgirl

3:49 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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The non-business end of an otoscope.

werty

3:52 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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nose hair trimmer w/ cover?

SlowMove

3:54 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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An ashtray that got knocked over?

chris_f

3:54 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Audio Jack?

chris_f

3:56 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Torch?

Hawkgirl

3:57 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Some sort of audio plug adapter?

Hard to tell without knowing the size of the thing.

*grumble* my competitor's ads are popping up on the site the image is hosted on ... remind me not to accidentally close the image and have to open it for a third time, OK?

bird

3:59 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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no silencer

not electrical or electronic

not pneumatic

related to lasers (though probably not exclusively)

not related to water

what's an otoscope? (in other words, this isn't one)

no cosmetical application that I'm aware of

no ashtray

lenght is between 6 and 7 cm

SlowMove

4:03 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Something to do with light?

defanjos

4:04 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Is it a Laser Collimator?
(I believe it focuses the beam into a very small diameter)

defanjos

4:11 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Is it just a Collimator and not specifically a laser one?

bird

4:12 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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something to do with light

laser collimator is very close, but not the exact thing

werty

4:12 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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laser beam expander?

werty

4:16 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Deionizer or Particle Filters?

Hawkgirl

4:16 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Laser lumia?

Hawkgirl

4:17 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Er no, that's not right. Scrap lumia, that's the effect I was looking for, not what makes the effect.

bird

4:20 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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not a beam expander

no deionizer/filter

defanjos

4:20 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Is it a laser/light focusing lens?

SlowMove

4:21 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Used in research only?

werty

4:22 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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is it an actuator used to precisely drive optical mounts and linear or rotary stages?

Hawkgirl

4:22 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Galvanometer?

takagi

4:23 pm on Jul 12, 2003 (gmt 0)

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laser Pattern Generator?
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