Gizmo Quiz

Saturday April 30, 2005

[grandpa]

Dawn is breaking in North Idaho. That means it's Saturday, and time for the Gizmo Quiz.

Tell me what it is.. Gizmo [geocities.com]

[Milamber]

some kind of juicer?

either way that thing looks damn cool.

[grandpa]

It's not a juicer.

Would you like another choice [geocities.com]?

[Milamber]

come to think of it, where would the juice go...

is the sphere suspended above the base by the "arm"?

[mattglet]

Does the top emit some kind of "laser"?

[grandpa]

It does appear to be suspended. I don't have another view to verify that, but it would make sense.

[giggle]

Is it a super-dooper car tyre inflator?

Mick

[grandpa]

Laser-like might be a better description.

[grandpa]

Nothing to do with tires.

You win an I-Log [geocities.com] for playing however.
a great little gizmo loved by woodsmen and squirrels everywhere

[mattglet]

Does the crank arm open/close the halves of the sphere, or is it permanently split?

[grandpa]

The sphere doesn't open/close during normal use.

[Milamber]

Does the center part emit light when the small "button" is pressed?

Is the small thing even a button?

[lawman]

Prepubescent R2D2?

[mattglet]

Is is powered by electricity?

[pmkpmk]

Some kind of projector? Like for a planetarium?
[abacus-es.com...]

[grandpa]

It's not a button.
It's not prepubescent, nor is it adolescent [geocities.com].

[lawman]

Does a combination of hydrogen and oxygen come out the top?

[grandpa]

It is some kind of projector.

>>Like for a planetarium?

You could be a winner. It isn't used in a planetarium. Could you be more specific?

[edited by: grandpa at 1:10 pm (utc) on April 30, 2005]

[grandpa]

No gasses are emitted from the top [geocities.com].

[grandpa]

>> Is is powered by electricity?

It does require an energy source. A safe assumption would be batteries or a cord.

[pmkpmk]

Sure not for something star-related?

[brightworld.com...]

Or maybe a time/clock projector?

[larryhatch]

Extra-terrestrial popcorn popper?
The lever might dispense melted alien butter.

[grandpa]

pmkpmk, that's close enough. I have doubts anyone might find the actual name of this gizmo, it's pretty new.

HOMESTAR Optical Planetarium [gizmodo.com]

[pmkpmk]

Oh no, not again...

[grandpa]

Let me be the first to say congratulations.

I want to hear from whichever of you get's one of these first.

>> Extra-terrestrial popcorn popper?
No larry, it doesn't dispense melted alien butter. Please come back next week [geocities.com] and try again.

[lawman]

One of my favorite GQs. Funny pictures just like Macguru used to post. :)

[larryhatch]

I love the Australian pilots photo!
Too bad about the popcorn machine though. -Larry

[pmkpmk]

Please spare me!

Due to timezone difficulties and the fact that I am offline next weekend I'd like to transfer the GQ for next weekend. We don't want to experience this [webmasterworld.com] again?

[grandpa]

>> Funny pictures just like Macguru used to post.

We come to learn from the masters.

Now, if ya'll don't mind I gotta go [geocities.com]

transfer? as in how? I thought you would be a happy winner :)

[larryhatch]

OK Grandpa: That last pic looks like a container for for some new
Swedish suntan lotion though. -LH