February 13 2006 Gizmo Quiz

[lawman]

Here's the top [images16.fotki.com]. What is it?

[jecasc]

Looks like a scratch tree for cats.

[akmac]

What's left of your Christmas tree on a cold day?

[lawman]

Good try. Probably what I would have guessed too. I would have been wrong. :)

[LifeinAsia]

Looks like a piece of coral, with all the "branches" broken.

[lawman]

Not part of a Christmas tree.

[lawman]

Coral - another good try. Also wrong.

[akmac]

Plaster cast of limbed tree...?

[pmkpmk]

Squid?

[lawman]

Not plaster. From what I can determine, the white is paint.

[lawman]

Squid?

?

<added> Oh you meal like a tentacle. Nope.

[pmkpmk]

Well, a squids limb/arm/whatever. The round things are the sucker sockets.

[akmac]

is it wood?

[pmkpmk]

OK, this reminds me of a "negative" where something like liquid metal/plastic/gypsum is poured in. Damn, I need to brush up my tech vocabulary.

[jecasc]

Part of a deer head?

[lawman]

Not wood. Here's [images16.fotki.com] the bottom part.

[lawman]

Not a casting, not a deer head.

[akmac]

gate post

[lawman]

Not a gate post, but it is a post. Total height 67.5 inches.

[jecasc]

Is post the answer already or is there more to it?

[lawman]

There's more than one kind of post. You've got to tell me what kind of post. :)

[jecasc]

A post for horses. Like in a western movie.

[akmac]

bed post lamp post traffic post?

[akmac]

measuring post? (you must be THIS tall...)

[lawman]

jecasc got it - a hitching post.

[lawman]

Full Picture [images16.fotki.com]

Got it from THIS [bargainjohn.com] site.

[pmkpmk]

a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

Where is the ring? A-haaaa!

[jecasc]

Yihaaa. I won!

So I will be hosting next weeks quiz. Great gizmo lawman. But I would not have thought it was made of Iron.

[lawman]

Yep, you get to host it next week. Have fun.

[tbear]

I'm too late again :(