278 looks to be a meteorite
279 is bicycle tool
280 metronome with the correct Italian music notation
281 looks to be a serious version of an oyster knife
282 might be an aerator from a sink faucet
283 is a can opener though I don't recognize the device on the non
pointed end.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> More photos have just been posted:
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>
>
> Rob
>
>
Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>281. No one has yet answered this one correctly.
A tool for stripping the coat of a terrier?
>
> >> > 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there
are
>
> Oh -- guest submissions are allowed? I'll bear that in mind.
> Do you want an e-mail exchange beforehand so you will know to expect an
> e-mail with an attachment? I've got quite a few things to submit.
Anyone here should feel free to send me some photos, an earlier email
beforehand sounds like a good idea. I've used several pictures that have
been sent to me, other photos that I've received weren't used because of two
main reasons: poor photo quality and just an arbitrary judgement on what I
want to see on my site. I don't expect a whole lot when it comes to photo
quality, but in focus is important, and decent lighting is a plus, just so
we have a good view of it. I can't guarantee everything sent to me will
make it onto the site, but if anyone wants to send some pictures, that would
be great.
> A filter which goes inside something like a hypodermic syringe
> to needle joint to filter out larger particles from whatever is being
> dispensed?
This one isn't any type of filter.
Rob
281. I have one of these so I took it to work and asked there. They
used to have a boot factory here and a guy said they used the end to
pry out tacks in the boots, apparently the tacks were temporary until
the boots were sewn up. He said the sawblade part was to pry out tacks
also.He told me more than I need to know about making boots,and he
mentioned glueing and vulcanizing, so my guess would be the sawblade
like part was for roughing up parts for glueing or vulcanizing. My
guess is it's a tack puller/scarificator.
In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
278: Meteorite
279: Bicycle wrench. Spoke, cone, hub and tire lever
280: Metronome
283: Crampon?
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In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> 281. No one has yet answered this one correctly.
Wouldn't be a knife for shucking corn and then taking the kernels off
the cob, would it?
>
> 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
> also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more clear,
> when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to imply
> that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the item or
> if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of this
> object is 125 microns.
At that size... some sort of silicon wafer?
--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
In article <%hvTd.28156$Zr.25642@okepread03>, DanG <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 281 looks to be a serious version of an oyster knife
I thought about that but doesn't an oyster knife have a guard between
the handle and the blade?
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sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It was somewhere outside Barstow when "R.H." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Nope, this object is no thicker than a single hair.
>
> High magnetic flux superconductor ?
>
No, but it does belong in the high tech category.
R.H. apparently said,on my timestamp of 24/02/2005 8:29 PM:
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
278: piece of slag metal, or a meteorite.
279: bike wrench
280: metronome
281: pet hair dematter/trimmer
282: tap aerator?
283: some form of paper or leather cutter?
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Cheers
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in sunny Sydney, Australia
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Hi Rob,
Love your "What is it?"
I think 282 is the bottom of a potato masher
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>
> Rob
>
>
Hi Gerard,
In Australia they are called mashers - I had one like this when I was first
married but with overuse it eventually fell apart.
Di
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> | Maloney Empire wrote:
> | Hi Rob,
> |
> | Love your "What is it?"
> | I think 282 is the bottom of a potato masher
>
> Rob, you are thinking of a potato ricer, not a masher.
> ____________________________________________________Gerard S.
>
>
>
Gerard,
I was wrong in any case but it was fun to have a guess.
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"gerard46" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | Maloney Empire wrote:
> | Hi Rob,
> |
> | Love your "What is it?"
> | I think 282 is the bottom of a potato masher
>
> Rob, you are thinking of a potato ricer, not a masher.
> ____________________________________________________Gerard S.
>
>
>
tomeshew wrote:
> R.H. Wrote:
> > More photos have just been posted:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > Rob
> 278- lump, 279-Bicycle multi-wrench, 280-metronome, 281-fish scaler,
> 282-no idea.
282 is the tool that is included in a tire repair kit to rough up the
inner tube before applying the patch.
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"R.H." wrote:
> "Nova" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > tomeshew wrote:
> >
> > > R.H. Wrote:
> > > > More photos have just been posted:
> > > >
> > > > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > 278- lump, 279-Bicycle multi-wrench, 280-metronome, 281-fish scaler,
> > > 282-no idea.
> >
> > 282 is the tool that is included in a tire repair kit to rough up the
> > inner tube before applying the patch.
>
> I think this is probably a can opener, but I'm open to the possibility that
> this could be incorrect. You are the second person to suggest it could be
> for tire repair, please let me know if you are aware of any web sites that
> could verify your idea. One reason I think it's a can opener is that the
> blade is adjustable, it slides so that when the point is pierced into the
> center of the lid, the blade will be able to cut any size can. I still
> haven't been able to find out why the back end is shaped like it is, though
> it was suggested that possibly it's used to pry out the lid once you are
> done cutting.
Are you sure you're referring to the correct picture? 282 shows up for me as
the one they looks like the strainer for a drain (and even look like it has
some of the rubber cement on it).
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>More photos have just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
278) A bit of debris from a rocket launch.
279) Basin wrench
280) Electronic metronome
281) Wallpaper removal tool
282) Microphone
283) Rube Goldberg can-opener part.
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result in a fully-depreciated one.
It was somewhere outside Barstow when "R.H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Nope, this object is no thicker than a single hair.
High magnetic flux superconductor ?
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:52:54 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>No, it's not a silicon wafer, I'll give a hint tomorrow if no one gets it by
>then.
diffraction grating?
Jim
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:240220051941301788%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca...
> In article <%hvTd.28156$Zr.25642@okepread03>, DanG <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > 281 looks to be a serious version of an oyster knife
>
> I thought about that but doesn't an oyster knife have a guard between
> the handle and the blade?
It's not an oyster knife.
279 is a bicycle wrench and tire tool....small openings are for tightening
spokes
280 is an electronic metronome for musicians
bill otten
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
>also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more clear,
>when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to imply
>that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the item or
>if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of this
>object is 125 microns.
Air filter.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 281 looks like the tool an upholsterer uses to pull staples and fool
> with webbing
>
I'll have to give you partial credit on this answer, pulling staples is one
possible use for it, though not the primary use for this particular tool.
"Carl G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > More photos have just been posted:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
>
>
>
> 282. The end of a photonic crystal fiber?
>
> Carl G.
This answer is correct, also know as holey optical or microstructured fiber.
"Gary Brady" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 280. Spanish language volume control
Judging by the raucus Spanish speakers of my acquaintance, this would be a
useful device to have.
Danny
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:240220051849204016%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 281. No one has yet answered this one correctly.
>
> Wouldn't be a knife for shucking corn and then taking the kernels off
> the cob, would it?
This one isn't a knife for shucking corn.
>
> >
> > 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
> > also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more
clear,
> > when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to
imply
> > that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the
item or
> > if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of
this
> > object is 125 microns.
>
> At that size... some sort of silicon wafer?
No, it's not a silicon wafer, I'll give a hint tomorrow if no one gets it by
then.
"Jim Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dave Balderstone wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>281. No one has yet answered this one correctly.
>
> A tool for stripping the coat of a terrier?
>
281 isn't a grooming tool for animals.
"Tor-Einar Jarnbjo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> R.H. wrote:
>
> > 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
> > also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more
clear,
> > when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to
imply
> > that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the
item or
> > if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of
this
> > object is 125 microns.
>
> Could it be from some medical equipment, like for dialysis (artificial
> kidney)?
>
> Tor
Nope, it's not from medical equipment.
"R.H." wrote:
>
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
272 sliding window/door lock
273 lathe dog with fixed stud on face plate
274 ink, oil, or glue dispenser
276 camera iris or variable orifice
283 the open end may be for a different size of can.
it would follow the inside or outside of the raised lip.
"Rich Grise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:29:32 +0000, R.H. wrote:
>
> > More photos have just been posted:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > Rob
>
>
>
> 281: Grapefruit segment loosener/seed popper-outer; at least that's
> what my Mom used ours for. ;-)
281 wasn't made to be used on grapefruit, she might be amused to hear what
it's actually for.
>
> 282: 125 _microns_????? That's not a close-up, that's a micrograph!
> I'll be chomping at the bit for that hint!
I don't know if this is much of a hint, but what you see in the photo is not
the whole object, you are looking at a cross-section of something. I'll try
to come up with another hint in a day or two if no one gets it.
Btw, thanks to Badger for sending this photo to me.
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
Spoilers
.
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.
.
I don't mind answering all of the replies individually, but thought I would
try a different approach this time and answer all initial responses in one
post.
278. Several people got this one correct, it's a fragment of the
Sikhote-Alin meteorite that fell in Russia back in 1947. More info on it
can be seen here:
http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/SAinfo.htm
These next two were answered correctly by a number of people:
279. Bicycle tool
280. Electronic metronome.
281. No one has yet answered this one correctly.
282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more clear,
when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to imply
that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the item or
if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of this
object is 125 microns.
283. One person correct so far, it's a can opener that works similarly to
object #158 that was posted back in October, it can be seen here:
http://pzphotosan31.blogspot.com/
I'm hoping someone can tell me why the back end is shaped like it is, maybe
there is a handle missing, but in order to use this tool the pointed end
must pierce the center of the can and it doesn't look like the other end is
made to be pounded on, though you can see in the photo that there are marks
where it was struck with something.
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> writes:
>
>"Rich Grise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
w
>>
>> 282: 125 _microns_????? That's not a close-up, that's a micrograph!
>> I'll be chomping at the bit for that hint!
>
>I don't know if this is much of a hint, but what you see in the photo is not
>the whole object, you are looking at a cross-section of something. I'll try
>to come up with another hint in a day or two if no one gets it.
How about a cigarette filter cross-section?
scott
"Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:52:54 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >No, it's not a silicon wafer, I'll give a hint tomorrow if no one gets it
by
> >then.
>
> diffraction grating?
>
> Jim
This one isn't a diffraction grating.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
from rec.puzzles
278 - I suppose lump of metal is too obvious
279 - a bicycle repair multitool?
280 - digital metronome
281 - fishermans tool - descaling dehooking?
282 - cannot see it
283 - i believe this has been banned by the geneva
convention
regards
matthew newell
278 Meteorite
282 aerator (inside your kitchen faucet)
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> More photos have just been posted:
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>
>
> Rob
>
>
276 - Leaf shutter?
275 - looks somewhat like a glass blowers gripper. Could be for
torturing animals though.
274 looks like a dispenser for Bromine - or one of the other
photo-sensitive gases.
273 - looks like an oar-lock or similar - holds a wooden shaft anyway...
272 - Window lock - sliding window
277 - Keeper for a bolt - drill a hole in the wood then you bang it into
the wood so a bolt can be fed in and through the hole - either as a
faster or a "stand off".
R.H. wrote:
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Rob
>
>
282. The end of a photonic crystal fiber?
Carl G.
278 is a lodestone, or perhaps an iron meteorite, or perhaps both.
279 is a bicycle tool. The thin end is a tire iron.
280 is an electronic metronome with provision for tuning to A440.
--
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>
> Rob
>
>
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>
278. Used in a "tumbling drum" of some type for rust or scale removal? Maybe
dump a bunch in a concrete transit truck to remove caked on concrete?
279. Bicycle wrench/tool. Openings for wrenching axles & spokes, tire iron
on other end.
280. Electronic metronome.
281. No idea.
282. Strainer. Looks almost like the one in the shower drain.
283. No idea.
--
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Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
R.H. wrote:
> 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
> also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more clear,
> when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to imply
> that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the item or
> if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of this
> object is 125 microns.
Could it be from some medical equipment, like for dialysis (artificial
kidney)?
Tor
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>More photos have just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
A tough batch -- at least for me.
I'm posting from the rec.crafts.metalworking newsgroup.
278) It looks to me like an iron-based meteorite, with the surface
contours resulting from the heating as it fell through the air.
279) A custom wrench for some particular tool. It looks as though
the handle end is intended to serve to lever something up. I
think that the central open end is a bit larger than the hex.
The notches to either side may be tiny open-end wrenches, or may
be intended to bend something to adjust it. Is this another of
the items from that typewriter repair kit?
280) A combination tool for a musician. It seems to be primarily an
electronic metronome, with the ablity to select rhythms as well
(perhaps a virtual drummer), and a source for an A=440 Hz tuning
tone.
281) I think that is a fisherman's knife. The notch on the tip is
for removing a fish hook from the fish's mouth. The notches on
one side are for removing scales.
282) You say "extreme close-up", but you don't give the dimensions.
It looks as though it has been bent or trimmed along one edge
(at about 4:00 or so). Depending on scale, it could be a plate
for the output end of a meat grinder, or perhaps the aperture
plate for an aerator for a faucet. The holes are to the wrong
scale for it to be the aperture place for a hose and shower for
the bathroom.
283) This is a strange one. Looking only (or mostly) at the second
photo it looks as though the spike on the end could be stabbed
into a stuck lid or a jar of mayonnaise or the like, and then the
handle rotated down to drive the second spike into it to get a
good leverage for unscrewing the lid. But if so, I don't know
what the feature at the other end of the handle might be.
Now to see what others have answered.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
>news:240220051849204016%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca...
>> In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
[ ... ]
>> > 282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
Oh -- guest submissions are allowed? I'll bear that in mind.
Do you want an e-mail exchange beforehand so you will know to expect an
e-mail with an attachment? I've got quite a few things to submit.
>> > also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more
>clear,
>> > when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to
>imply
>> > that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the
>item or
>> > if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of
>this
>> > object is 125 microns.
Oh -- that makes a difference. An amazingly good shot.
>> At that size... some sort of silicon wafer?
>
>No, it's not a silicon wafer, I'll give a hint tomorrow if no one gets it by
>then.
A filter which goes inside something like a hypodermic syringe
to needle joint to filter out larger particles from whatever is being
dispensed?
Enjoy,
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278. Iron or iron-nickel meteorite?
279. Tool for removing/tightening bicycle wheel nuts, and doing other
maintenance on bicycles.
280. Electronic metronome for musicians (my son uses one for guitar
practice).
281. ?
282. Part of an earpiece?
283. ?
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> 281. I have one of these so I took it to work and asked there. They
> used to have a boot factory here and a guy said they used the end to
> pry out tacks in the boots, apparently the tacks were temporary until
> the boots were sewn up. He said the sawblade part was to pry out tacks
> also.He told me more than I need to know about making boots,and he
> mentioned glueing and vulcanizing, so my guess would be the sawblade
> like part was for roughing up parts for glueing or vulcanizing. My
> guess is it's a tack puller/scarificator.
>
Tack puller is correct, scarificator sounds like a good secondary use for
the saw blades.
Rob
"Matthew Russotto" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >282. This picture was emailed to me as a guest submission, and there are
> >also no right answers for it yet . I guess I should have been more
clear,
> >when I said that this one is an extreme close-up, that was meant to imply
> >that the object is very small. Next time I'll state the size of the item
or
> >if it's a microscope photo (as this one is). The outside diameter of
this
> >object is 125 microns.
>
> Air filter.
It's not a filter.
"Will" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 276 - Leaf shutter?
> 275 - looks somewhat like a glass blowers gripper. Could be for
> torturing animals though.
> 274 looks like a dispenser for Bromine - or one of the other
> photo-sensitive gases.
> 273 - looks like an oar-lock or similar - holds a wooden shaft anyway...
> 272 - Window lock - sliding window
> 277 - Keeper for a bolt - drill a hole in the wood then you bang it into
> the wood so a bolt can be fed in and through the hole - either as a
> faster or a "stand off".
This is from last week's post, you've got two of them correct, 272 and 277.
There is an answer link at the bottom of the set, just after photo 277.
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
"Nova" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> tomeshew wrote:
>
> > R.H. Wrote:
> > > More photos have just been posted:
> > >
> > > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob
> > 278- lump, 279-Bicycle multi-wrench, 280-metronome, 281-fish scaler,
> > 282-no idea.
>
> 282 is the tool that is included in a tire repair kit to rough up the
> inner tube before applying the patch.
I think this is probably a can opener, but I'm open to the possibility that
this could be incorrect. You are the second person to suggest it could be
for tire repair, please let me know if you are aware of any web sites that
could verify your idea. One reason I think it's a can opener is that the
blade is adjustable, it slides so that when the point is pierced into the
center of the lid, the blade will be able to cut any size can. I still
haven't been able to find out why the back end is shaped like it is, though
it was suggested that possibly it's used to pry out the lid once you are
done cutting.
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:29:32 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
281: Grapefruit segment loosener/seed popper-outer; at least that's
what my Mom used ours for. ;-)
282: 125 _microns_????? That's not a close-up, that's a micrograph!
I'll be chomping at the bit for that hint!
Thanks,
Rich
"diyguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 273) pipe-clamp stand?
> 275) tee-nut
> 277) sling for throwing clay targets in trap shooting
Welcome to the group, these are from last week's set, you've got the last
two right though the numbers are transposed. 273 isn't a pipe-clamp stand.
Check the answer link at the bottom of the photos to see the solutions.
Rob
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> "R.H." wrote:
>
> > "Nova" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > tomeshew wrote:
> > >
> > > > R.H. Wrote:
> > > > > More photos have just been posted:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob
> > > > 278- lump, 279-Bicycle multi-wrench, 280-metronome, 281-fish scaler,
> > > > 282-no idea.
> > >
> > > 282 is the tool that is included in a tire repair kit to rough up the
> > > inner tube before applying the patch.
> >
> > I think this is probably a can opener, but I'm open to the possibility
that
> > this could be incorrect. You are the second person to suggest it could
be
> > for tire repair, please let me know if you are aware of any web sites
that
> > could verify your idea. One reason I think it's a can opener is that
the
> > blade is adjustable, it slides so that when the point is pierced into
the
> > center of the lid, the blade will be able to cut any size can. I still
> > haven't been able to find out why the back end is shaped like it is,
though
> > it was suggested that possibly it's used to pry out the lid once you are
> > done cutting.
>
> Are you sure you're referring to the correct picture? 282 shows up for me
as
> the one they looks like the strainer for a drain (and even look like it
has
> some of the rubber cement on it).
You're right, I was referring to 283. If you haven't already found out by
reading other posts, 282 isn't used for repairing tires, it's a microscope
photo of something 125 microns in diameter.
Rob
R.H. wrote:
>>282: 125 _microns_????? That's not a close-up, that's a micrograph!
>>I'll be chomping at the bit for that hint!
>
>
> I don't know if this is much of a hint, but what you see in the photo is not
> the whole object, you are looking at a cross-section of something. I'll try
> to come up with another hint in a day or two if no one gets it.
>
> Btw, thanks to Badger for sending this photo to me.
>
>
> Rob
A pleasure.
Badger.
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:29:32 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>More photos have just been posted: <rec.woodworking>
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
279. Bicycle wrench
281. Grapefruit knife
282. ? how extreme a close-up ?
283. Early, failed version of the safety pin
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"Scott Lurndal" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "R.H." <[email protected]> writes:
> >
> >"Rich Grise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> w
> >>
> >> 282: 125 _microns_????? That's not a close-up, that's a micrograph!
> >> I'll be chomping at the bit for that hint!
> >
> >I don't know if this is much of a hint, but what you see in the photo is
not
> >the whole object, you are looking at a cross-section of something. I'll
try
> >to come up with another hint in a day or two if no one gets it.
>
> How about a cigarette filter cross-section?
>
> scott
>
Nope, this object is no thicker than a single hair.