Gizmo Quiz! Volume 2 #13

[bunltd]

Ok, here we go.

What is this [bunlimited.com]?

and how is it used?

LisaB

[ScottM]

Does it have to do with medicine?

[Yidaki]

1) Spoons to make rythms/percussion/music? (Irish?)
2) Hashish pipe?

[edited by: Yidaki at 6:09 pm (utc) on Sep. 13, 2003]

[bunltd]

ScottM: yes, you could say that.

Yidaki: nothing to do with music.

[georgeek]

Is it used for starting fires? Put some tinder in the bowl and twist the stick sort of boy scout fashion.

[bunltd]

georgeek: not for fires.

[Yidaki]

Are the parts used all together or does the picture just show the same gizmo from different angles (sides)?

[bunltd]

Yidaki: that is one complete gizmo.

[ScottM]

Is Fire or heat used on or with this gizmo?

[bunltd]

ScottM: no fire or heat.

[georgeek]

Something to do with tobacco or smoking?

[SuzyUK]

A mould of sorts?

[bunltd]

georgeek: no tobacco

[jatar_k]

looks like some kind of mortar and pestle type thing

put your stuff in the bottom and you can grind it

What does the top look like? Is it just a hinge or does it carry on out of the pic?

[bunltd]

SuzyUK: no, not a mold/mould... ;)

[Dayo_UK]

Is it an acupunture(sp?) needle? (in a box?)

[georgeek]

Does the long thin needle like thing have an eye at the other end, that we cannot see in the picture, for threading something through?

It looks like it is made from bone or ivory?

[jatar_k]

how big is it?

[ScottM]

Well, now it's obvious!

It's a toothpick holder.

The toothpick is clearly shown and the food that you get on the toothpick is stored in the bowl-shaped reservoir for later consumption.

[Yidaki]

Antique (egypt?) medical instrument for intakes?

[bunltd]

jatar_k: not a mortar and pestle. That's the entire picture, nothing carries on out of view.

Dayo_UK: it is not for acupuncture.

[Liane]

Are the three pieces held together at the top end or are they three separate parts which are loose?

[bunltd]

georgeek: yes, I believe it does and it is bone.

jatar_k: almost 14 inches

ScottM: a 14 inch toothpick? Nah. Ewww.

Yidaki: not egyptian, not for intakes.

Liane: the interior part comes off.

[Liane]

Is it for measuring mercury (or any other substance) to put in a thermometer (or any other device)?

[bunltd]

Liane: measure, yes. Mercury, no.

[Liane]

Is it used in cooking?

Is it used for apothecary purposes?

[Yidaki]

ancient endoscope?

[bunltd]

Liane: cooking=no, apothecary=yes

[georgeek]

It's a sewing kit?

[bunltd]

Yidaki: not an ancient endoscope.