(Early) Portable Seismometer [sciencephoto.com]. This is an instrument used for detecting earth tremors. Photographed in the museum at the Vesuvius Observatory, Naples, Italy.
if you do an IMAGE search on ATW, you will get the old chinese frog one with both the words Seismoscope and Seismometer
4crests
7:45 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
well, congrats everyone. Was a nice combined effort. See you all next week.
sem4u
7:45 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
So what happens now? :o
bunltd
7:47 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
Yes, georgeek - what happens now? ;)
Gizmo Quizzes are such fun!
LisaB
added: we know it's a Portable Seismometer, but now what?
lgn1
7:49 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
Even although both words have the same meaning, I will concede defeat to bundlt, as I am much to busy to host next weeks gizmo quiz (or to have a long debate in lingustics).
georgeek
7:52 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
sem4u - So what happens now?
It was a team effort everyone seemed to contribute something - reading through it looks to me as if bunltd (LisB) put the last bit of the jigsaw in place and is the winner.
Don't forget this is fun everyone and here is a collective funny [keith-charles.com].
bunltd
7:55 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
lgn1: no linguistic debate needed - it's ok either way.
you did type portable first
But I'd be happy to host next week. Well, georgeek?
LisaB
georgeek
8:02 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
Well, georgeek?
msg #:47 You win for this reason msg #:41.
And lgn1 gets an extra funny [keith-charles.com] for being a good sport.
bunltd
8:05 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
georgeek, thanks and I agree with you about lgn1.
See you all next week!
LisaB
lawman
8:18 pm on Jan 17, 2004 (gmt 0)
Good quiz everyone. The Grand PooBah and originator (macguru) will be proud - especially for upholding the "funny picture" tradition.
