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Gizmo Quiz
5:53 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
What is this
Gismo [redtomatoes.co.uk]
6:18 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
high power pneumatic pogo stick?
6:21 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No its not a high power pneumatic pogo stick
7:30 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Whatever it is, it has to be level
7:31 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
7:34 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No not a sounding transducer
8:16 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Is it used in construction?
8:26 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No its not used in construction
8:29 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
I will give you a clue
Its situated in a cold part of the world but this has no baring on what it does
8:39 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Does this part of the world have anything to do with where the sun don't shine?
Does this gismo go somewhere where the sun don't shine?
8:47 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
The gizmo is in a part of the world where the sun does not "Set"
9:05 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
9:06 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
9:08 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Those 2 levels on top are curious ....... siesmographic in nature?
9:09 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No its not a GPS receiver
9:09 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No its not a Precision Pyranometer
9:13 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
It is used for measuring but not siesmographic in nature
9:37 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
measures the amount of sunlight? no clue....
9:38 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No it does not measure the amount of sunlight
9:39 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
it measures something north-south, east-west and vertically
9:49 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
hmmmm....
electromagnetic waves?
it's a freaking compass?
this is driving me nuts...
... not a far trip either
9:52 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Does it measure the position of the magnetic pole (either north or south)?
9:57 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
not exactly measure the position of the magnetic pole...but...
9:58 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
No its not a freaking compass
9:59 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
electromagnetic waves Yes
10:02 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
The density of the earth's magnetic field?
10:05 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
Not quite the density, its along three mutually orthogonal axes, magnetic north-south, east-west and vertically
10:07 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
[
haarp.alaska.edu...]
Funny... when I first saw it, I though it's a "Flux compensator" - thinking about "Back to the future". I'm surprised how close that actually was.
Are you related to it in any way?
[edited by: pmkpmk at 10:08 pm (utc) on Feb. 12, 2005]
10:07 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
three axis, fluxgate magnetometer
[haarp.alaska.edu ]
<edit added>pmkpmk by a nose ... well done.
[edited by: iamlost at 10:09 pm (utc) on Feb. 12, 2005]
10:09 pm on Feb 12, 2005 (gmt 0)
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