Gizmo quiz - January 7, 2006

[jetboy]

Welcome one, welcome all, to another example of rampant gizmology [funkywrench.co.uk].

[trillianjedi]

I assume it screws into something...?

Is it DIY related?

[jetboy]

It does screw into something. It's not DIY related.

[mack]

climbing pin?

Mack.

[pixel_juice]

Apple corer?

[lgn1]

fixture for a laser pointer device (is that a laser pointer on the end of that gizmo)

[coconutz]

surgical screw pin - fixator?

[jetboy]

mack's very close. A climbing pin, or piton, is hammered into rock by a climber. However, this gizmo isn't hammered into wherever it goes, and it isn't used when climbing rocks.

[mack]

related to sailing?

Mack.

[pixel_juice]

auger?

[jetboy]

You've gone cool again Mack. You were *very* close before. People who use pitons *may* also use these gizmos.

[pixel_juice]

An ice screw (for climbing)?

[jetboy]

Spot on! A Black Diamond ice screw, used by climbers on glaciers and ice walls to perform a similar function to a rock climber's piton.

Edit: The screw is hollow (hence no pointy end), and the small metal section is just a flip-up handle to aid insertion.

[edited by: jetboy at 7:47 pm (utc) on Jan. 7, 2006]

[mack]

hehe nice one :)

Mack.

[pixel_juice]

Eek! Presumably that means I host the next Gizmo quiz (at 6pm GMT next saturday?)

[jetboy]

Sounds good to me.