In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> > > http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
>
> > Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
> > railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was strapped
> to
> > the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When a
> > train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be
> heard
> > by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
> > The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the description
> > of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891 is.
> > Kerry
>
>
> I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was compared with
> a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions concerning number 891 that
> I didn't find answers for, first, how far will the sound of a .22 blank
> carry through the air? Seems if there was a moderate wind, it would affect
> the distance it would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels through
> metal 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you could
> hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away I'm
> guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it. I'll
> do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
In my early teens we lived near a rail switching yard in Winnipeg,
Manitoba. One night my friends and I climbed into a caboose in the yard
and found several torpedos. They were about 4-5 inches square, orange,
with wires so they could be clipped to a track. Of course, we clipped
them to a track.
I threw a large rock as one from about 8 feet away. My ears were
ringing for more than 24 hours. If anyone chased us as we ran away, we
wouldn't have heard them yelling at us.
Loud. Very, very loud.
In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Please join my team in the fight against cancer.
Spammer. You even advertise it.
Hell awaits you.
In article <[email protected]>, Richard Heathfield
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I doubt whether Dave saw anything of your article except your plea,
> because, not unnaturally, he started reading your article from the
> beginning, rather than from the end.
There was more?
In that case, I'll retract the nasty tone.
In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
<[email protected]> wrote:
> As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving end
> of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
What I saw was apparent spam inserted above a lot of quoted text. I'll
retract my tone, with the admonition that if you continue to post in
that manner my "ignorant reply" won't be the only one you get.
In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:050220071144570000%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> > In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving
> >> end
> >> of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
> >
> > What I saw was apparent spam inserted above a lot of quoted text. I'll
> > retract my tone, with the admonition that if you continue to post in
> > that manner my "ignorant reply" won't be the only one you get.
>
> OK Dave.
> Bury the hatchet time.
Definitely.
And I did check out your link with the intention of participating.
Unfortunately, the software is Windows only so I can't run it.
Best,
djb
On 1 Feb, 09:25, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
894a Explosive log splitting wedge.
The ring is to tie a lanyard to, so that you can find it afterwards.
891 - I have no idea, but my first thought was a pendulum for ringing
a bell, despite the movable part.
I thought septic tanks would have bar handles for lifting. Having a
hole in the lid, somehow, doesn't make sense. I am not knwledgeable
of of septic tanks or services, but that answer sounds more reasonable
than mine.
Sonny
"R.H." wrote:
>
... snip ...
>
> I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was
> compared with a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions
> concerning number 891 that I didn't find answers for, first, how
> far will the sound of a .22 blank carry through the air? Seems
> if there was a moderate wind, it would affect the distance it
> would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels through metal
> 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you
> could hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile
> or two away I'm guessing you would have to actually put your ear
> on them to hear it. I'll do some searching and see what I can
> find on the torpedo.
When I was about 10 my group was not in favor with the Canadian
Pacific Railway. We mixed up some inferior gunpowder from
saltpeter, sulfur, and soot from the chimney clean-out. After
packaging and taping it could be persuaded to go off by placement
on the railway lines and awaiting the next train. This was
obviously caused by the inferior recipes available to us, which
necessitated the extreme detonation measures. One of us claimed
the packet caused about a 1 inch jump in a steam engine.
Experiments showed that shunting at under 5 or 10 mph was
insufficient for detonation. We were amused.
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"A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much."
-- Francis Crick, co-discover of DNA
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
892 -- damned if that doesn't look like a leather belt skiving tool!
893 -- a "cricket". It's a breaker/fuse for a local residential power
transformer.
LLoyd
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Posting from RCM
890 looks like an old window crank
894a & b I'm going to guess they're old maple syrup taps. The red cloth
might be a flag so you can locate it later on.
Best Regards,
Keith Marshall
[email protected]
"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"
"Marc Dashevsky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected]
> says...
> > > Another set has just been posted:
> > >
> > > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Posting from RCM
> >
> > 890 looks like an old window crank
> >
> > 894a & b I'm going to guess they're old maple syrup taps. The red cloth
> > might be a flag so you can locate it later on.
>
> And the ring provides a place from where to hang the bucket.
These are not syrup taps, they are much larger than the 3" taps that I have,
and are for an entirely different and more exciting purpose.
Rob
"Gunner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:25:00 -0500, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Another set has just been posted:
> >
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >Rob
> >
> Btw..I believe that 889 to be a Optical Comparitor calibration unit. Its
> nearly identical to a J&L I saw late last week.
>
> Similar to
>
> http://www.jlmetrology.com/optical_comparator_scales.htm
>
> Gunner
Haven't been able to verify any of the the guesses yet for this device, but
I just listed most of them on the answer page:
- Optical comparator calibration unit
- Measuring device for recon aircraft images
- Used in cartography to check a printed scale
- Coincidence gauge
- Scale for measuring motion of something behind it
And I'm still waiting for a reply to my email to the manufacturer of it.
Rob
> > http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
> Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
> railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was strapped
to
> the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When a
> train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be
heard
> by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
> The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the description
> of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891 is.
> Kerry
I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was compared with
a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions concerning number 891 that
I didn't find answers for, first, how far will the sound of a .22 blank
carry through the air? Seems if there was a moderate wind, it would affect
the distance it would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels through
metal 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you could
hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away I'm
guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it. I'll
do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > > http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
>
> > Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
> > railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was
strapped
> to
> > the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When
a
> > train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be
> heard
> > by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
> > The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the
description
> > of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891
is.
> > Kerry
>
>
> I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was compared
with
> a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions concerning number 891
that
> I didn't find answers for, first, how far will the sound of a .22 blank
> carry through the air? Seems if there was a moderate wind, it would
affect
> the distance it would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels through
> metal 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you
could
> hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away
I'm
> guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it. I'll
> do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
The link below has some info on torpedos, they were made from a small
dynamite charge so it sounds like they might be louder than a .22 blank.
http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=213
Rob
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"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:040220071154355952%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, R.H.
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > > http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
>>
>> > Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
>> > railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was
>> > strapped
>> to
>> > the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When
>> > a
>> > train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be
>> heard
>> > by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
>> > The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the
>> > description
>> > of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891
>> > is.
>> > Kerry
>>
>>
>> I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was compared
>> with
>> a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions concerning number 891
>> that
>> I didn't find answers for, first, how far will the sound of a .22 blank
>> carry through the air? Seems if there was a moderate wind, it would
>> affect
>> the distance it would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels
>> through
>> metal 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you
>> could
>> hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away
>> I'm
>> guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it.
>> I'll
>> do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
>
> In my early teens we lived near a rail switching yard in Winnipeg,
> Manitoba. One night my friends and I climbed into a caboose in the yard
> and found several torpedos. They were about 4-5 inches square, orange,
> with wires so they could be clipped to a track. Of course, we clipped
> them to a track.
>
> I threw a large rock as one from about 8 feet away. My ears were
> ringing for more than 24 hours. If anyone chased us as we ran away, we
> wouldn't have heard them yelling at us.
>
> Loud. Very, very loud.
When I worked for the CNR we used them regularly to signal (alert) trains.
Working in remote stations as a train order operator (sort of an
on-the-ground dispatcher) I would sometimes get my shift messed up by some
ahole crew that fed me bad information to gain some advantage over other
trains. This would, in turn, get me in trouble with the chief dispatcher.
Nothing like a few (dozen) torpedos in the path of an offending crew at 0300
in the middle of nowhere to serve notice that I was not amused!
A brief 'evil cackle' on the radio was my 'gotcha' statement..
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"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Please join my team in the fight against cancer.
>
> Spammer. You even advertise it.
>
> Hell awaits you.
What in hell are you talking about?
The link takes you to a VOLUNTEER effort to further cancer research.,
Go there and learn something then come back here and say you are sorry!
--
Regards.
Ken.
"Richard Heathfield" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ken Davey said:
>
> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Please join my team in the fight against cancer.
>>>
>>> Spammer. You even advertise it.
>>>
>>> Hell awaits you.
>>
>> What in hell are you talking about?
>> The link takes you to a VOLUNTEER effort to further cancer research.,
>> Go there and learn something then come back here and say you are
>> sorry!
>
> I doubt whether Dave saw anything of your article except your plea,
> because, not unnaturally, he started reading your article from the
> beginning, rather than from the end. So the first thing he saw was your
> plea, and he probably never got so far as your message. Neither can I
> say I blame him. I reckon this one's your fault, for not knowing where
> and how to write sig blocks.
>
> Your sig block belongs at the *end* of your message, after a line
> containing two dashes, a space (that's important), and a newline, like
> this: "-- " except without the quotes. See my sig for an example.
>
> Sig blocks usually contain one's name, email if you felt obliged to mung
> your From and Reply-To, perhaps a Web site, and maybe a witty or
> pertinent message. Its topic doesn't have to match that of the group
> you're posting in.
>
> I think you owe Dave an apology, rather than the other way around.
>
> --
> Richard Heathfield
Richard; I have done the signature both ways in an attempt to get folks'
attention.
So far it hasn't worked to get anyone to sign up.
I find this hard to understand. The project is non-profit and worthwhile and
does not interfere with computer usage. I have been a contributor since 2002
and, ironically, I was diagnosed with a very serious form of cancer in 2006.
The 'team' concept is intended to bring a 'community' feel to the project
and does not profit me in any way except for the feeling of satisfaction
when I am responsible for getting anyone to sign up. I started a RCM team
and then did one for RFC (rec.food.cooking).
As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving end
of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
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"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, Ken Davey
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving
>> end
>> of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
>
> What I saw was apparent spam inserted above a lot of quoted text. I'll
> retract my tone, with the admonition that if you continue to post in
> that manner my "ignorant reply" won't be the only one you get.
OK Dave.
Bury the hatchet time.
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"Denominator" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ken Davey wrote:
>
>>
>> Richard; I have done the signature both ways in an attempt to get folks'
>> attention.
>> So far it hasn't worked to get anyone to sign up.
>> I find this hard to understand. The project is non-profit and worthwhile
>> and does not interfere with computer usage. I have been a contributor
>> since 2002 and, ironically, I was diagnosed with a very serious form of
>> cancer in 2006. The 'team' concept is intended to bring a 'community'
>> feel to the project and does not profit me in any way except for the
>> feeling of satisfaction when I am responsible for getting anyone to sign
>> up. I started a RCM team and then did one for RFC (rec.food.cooking).
>> As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving
>> end of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
>>
>
> I went to their site. The link for technical information came up 404. So
> did the link for submitting a research project.
>
> This link worked:
> http://www.grid.org/about/gc/
>
> "Why is it important?
> Time and Money. Organizations that depend on access to computational power
> to advance their business objectives..."
>
> "Even given the potential financial rewards from additional computational
> access..."
>
> "The extra power generated by the Grid MP platform can directly impact an
> organization's ability to win in the marketplace..."
>
> "Proven Security, Scalability, and Success
> To prove the security, scalability, and manageability of our technology,
> United Devices hosted virtual screening for cancer research on the Grid MP
> platform..."
>
> It looks as if the "virtual screening for cancer research" was a marketing
> stunt. It looks as if grid.org exists to sell your cpu time to people out
> to make a fast buck.
United Devices is a 'for profit' corporation.
However the cancer research project is (as far as I know) a not-for-profit
component.
The FAQ for this is at
http://www.grid.org/projects/cancer/faq.htm
This should answer any concerns you have about this project.
If the link in my sig doesn't work or is confusing go here to learn more
http://www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm
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891 is an early expansion device for fixing a ring to concrete
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
R.H. wrote:
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
890 looks like a window crank assembly
893 looks like an electrical high voltage line fuse
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In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
890. Board lifter and lowerer. It's for government work.
891. It's to a plumb-bob what Mecha-Godzilla is to regular Godzilla.
892. Jack Lelaine's childhood juicer.
893. Cuban beer tab. They know how to party.
894. Stupid tap. You hammer it into the skull of a teenager to vent
all of the pent-up stupidity. The ring is to latch it to a 55-gallon
drum.
895. Scale of justice. Note: it's tipped.
--
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| "R.H." wrote:
|>> http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
|> Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
|> railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was strapped to
|> the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When a
|> train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be heard
|> by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
|> The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the description
|> of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891 is.
| I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was compared with
| a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions concerning number 891 that
| I didn't find answers for, first, how far will the sound of a .22 blank
| carry through the air? Seems if there was a moderate wind, it would affect
| the distance it would travel. I read somewhere that sound travels through
| metal 15 times faster than through air, so I was also wondering if you could
| hear it from standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away I'm
| guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it. I'll
| do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
The torpedo had to be heard inside a steam locomotive, and if you ever
rode INSIDE a steam locomotive operating at full power, it is LOUD !!
When the torpedo went off, it was definitely heard inside the cab. Hells
bells, you could fire off a .22 blank inside a locomotive cab and you
may not hear it. __________________________________________________Gerard S.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> > Another set has just been posted:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Posting from RCM
>
> 890 looks like an old window crank
>
> 894a & b I'm going to guess they're old maple syrup taps. The red cloth
> might be a flag so you can locate it later on.
And the ring provides a place from where to hang the bucket.
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As a child, I lived in close proximity to the main train tracks through
town. I wasn't as adventuresome (or brave) as my friend so I stood guard
while he went rambling through cabooses parked on sidings. We had
several torpedos and "fuzees" (similar to road flares). The torpedos
were red waxed packages about six inches long and two inches across.
They were tapered, thinner towards the ends, and had soft iron wires or
lead straps at each end to secure them to the tracks. They *definitly*
did NOT have dynamite in them, however they did have a powerful contact
sensitive explosive. We never set off an entire torpedo, but would break
them up into small chunks and hit them with hammers or throw bricks at
the larger pieces. Even these small pieces have a significant report!
This was only about 40 or so years ago, using the same diesel-electric
engines in use today, and they would certainly have been loud enough to
hear. If I remember correctly, they were laid down in patterns so that a
specific emergency could be signaled. No more cabooses *sigh*.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
>> > http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
>
>> Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
>> railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was
>> strapped
> to
>> the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from.
>> When a train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that
>> could be
> heard
>> by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
>> The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the
>> description of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application
>> of number 891 is. Kerry
>
>
> I hadn't heard of the torpedo before, I wonder how loud it was
> compared with a .22 caliber blank. I had a couple of questions
> concerning number 891 that I didn't find answers for, first, how far
> will the sound of a .22 blank carry through the air? Seems if there
> was a moderate wind, it would affect the distance it would travel. I
> read somewhere that sound travels through metal 15 times faster than
> through air, so I was also wondering if you could hear it from
> standing next to the rails, if you were a mile or two away I'm
> guessing you would have to actually put your ear on them to hear it.
> I'll do some searching and see what I can find on the torpedo.
>
> Rob
>
>
891: Guess: Lifting wedge. Used to lift septic tank cover. Shove into
round hole in heavy stone or concrete thing. Lower part then rotates and
wedges. Lift cover, clean septic tank.
892: Guess: Nutcracker.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Five of the six have been answered correctly this week, though the
> solution
> to number 894 was posted only to rec.crafts.metalworking and
> rec.woodworking.
>
> Thanks to those who helped solve the unidentified high voltage fuse.
>
> Please see the answer page for more info:
>
> http://pzphotosan155-7.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
Regarding the proposed answer for number 891 - I remember a different
railroad communication device. It was called a torpedo, and was strapped to
the rail a mile or two up toward where the train would come from. When a
train ran over the torpedo, it would fire, making a bang that could be heard
by the workers, or by kids (me) watching the workers.
The proposed answer for number 891 may be a combination of the description
of a railroad torpedo and whatever the real application of number 891 is.
Kerry
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking again.
890) This looks like an example of the control crank for casement
windows -- but a bit weaker than the current ones.
891) This looks like a sounding lead. The hole in the back of the
pivoting piece gets stuffed with grease or tallow, and the thing
is oriented so it is down.
When it hits bottom, it picks up samples of the bottom sand,
allowing the pilot to get a better idea just where he is. (As
well as the length of line telling him just how shallow it is.)
When the line starts to be reeled back in, I suspect that this
releases a simple catch and the rounded end turns downward,
moving the sample in the tallow into a protected area.
892) This is for squeezing a cork down to a smaller diameter, so it
can be inserted into a bottle mouth and then expand to fill the
mouth.
893) This one sort of looks like part of the tooling which the power
company uses to pull and replace fuses in the moderately high
voltage lines feeding the transformers on power poles in
residential neighborhoods. There is a lot more pole past the
pivoting part shown which is missing -- and is probably why it
was not recovered.
894a) A chisel tip for a jackhammer, perhaps? Perhaps the hollow
is to feed nitroglycerine into a split driven in stone by the
chisel. And the ring would be for attaching it to a chain so it
could be recovered after the blast?
894b) Is this one for drilling holes in stone to place dynamite
charges for breaking up the stone? It certainly is driven with
significant force.
895a) Perhaps a postage scale? Stand the envelopes in the slots
until you find the one where the envelope overbalance the
counterweight?
895b) If the above is right, I really don't know how this one is
used.
Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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Ken Davey wrote:
>
> Richard; I have done the signature both ways in an attempt to get folks'
> attention.
> So far it hasn't worked to get anyone to sign up.
> I find this hard to understand. The project is non-profit and worthwhile and
> does not interfere with computer usage. I have been a contributor since 2002
> and, ironically, I was diagnosed with a very serious form of cancer in 2006.
> The 'team' concept is intended to bring a 'community' feel to the project
> and does not profit me in any way except for the feeling of satisfaction
> when I am responsible for getting anyone to sign up. I started a RCM team
> and then did one for RFC (rec.food.cooking).
> As to Dave's post - that is the first time I have been on the receiving end
> of such an ignorant reply - nuff said.
>
I went to their site. The link for technical information came up 404.
So did the link for submitting a research project.
This link worked:
http://www.grid.org/about/gc/
"Why is it important?
Time and Money. Organizations that depend on access to computational
power to advance their business objectives..."
"Even given the potential financial rewards from additional
computational access..."
"The extra power generated by the Grid MP platform can directly impact
an organization's ability to win in the marketplace..."
"Proven Security, Scalability, and Success
To prove the security, scalability, and manageability of our technology,
United Devices hosted virtual screening for cancer research on the Grid
MP platform..."
It looks as if the "virtual screening for cancer research" was a
marketing stunt. It looks as if grid.org exists to sell your cpu time
to people out to make a fast buck.
Ken Davey wrote:
[My newsreader won't quote you with your signature at the top.]
The Chemistry Department at Oxford University seems legitimate.
Naturally they wanted to evaluate the shapes of 3.5 billion molecules.
They say they have found 100,000 possibilities and now they have to
start over. I don't know if the research might benefit medicine someday.
The National Foundation for Cancer Research is apparently a legitimate
nonprofit, but I'd be skeptical about giving them money. They say they
fund research that wouldn't pass muster with other organizations.
http://www.nfcr.org/Default.aspx?tabid=403
On this page the NFCR lists itself a partner with Oxford's Chemistry
Department, United Devices, Intel, and Microsoft. UD brags about being
in the business of getting PC time for businesses. The link to their
page comes up 404. NFCR says in effect that Intel is a partner because
it invented the PC and Microsoft is a partner because it invented the
internet. It looks as if NFCR wants revenue from advertising their names.
https://secure.nfcr.org/Default.aspx?tabid=406
This page says before I can donate computer time I must give NCFR
personal information, which they promise not to "distribute." What does
"distribute" mean? I don't trust them, and they demand information
before telling me if my computer qualifies.
On another page, NCFR says saturated fats have been proved conclusively
to be harmful. Bruce Fife, Mary G. Enig, Ray Peat, Chris Masterjohn,
and Jayson Kroner are scientists who dispute that. Human milk is 55%
saturated fat. Dr. Albert Schweitzer was astonished that he couldn't
find any cancer among the Gabonese until they went to a European diet.
Dr. George Leavitt searched for cancer among the Inuit, who loved their
blubber. He didn't find any for 49 years, until 1933, after they began
eating a European diet.
Traditional diets have almost no polyunsaturated fat because it takes
industrial processes to extract it. Cancer and heart disease have risen
dramatically with its consumption. I'll ignore the NFCR and stick with
the fats that countless generations have found healthful.
Hey Ken
Yes, I did get it. And I'm sorry, but I wasn't paying attention at
the time as to where it came from or to, but I see now it did come as
e-mail. And I can see why that was best!!!!!!!!!
I'll do a reply the same way.
Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:21:46 -0600, "Ken Davey"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Sent you a private Email. Let me know if you got it as things here (in
>Honduras) are a little flakey.
>Ken.
>
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
893 is the fuse that goes into a fuse cutout on an electrical distrubtion
line. It serves a dual purpose. It (obviously) acts line a fuse for an
overcurrent condition. It's also used to "take out" a section of line for
maintenance. The lineman would use his hotstick to grab the loop in the top
to open and close the cutout.
You can see an example of one here
http://www.busytrade.com/upload/images/2006-08/1155002762.jpg
todd
Ken Davey said:
<snip>
>>
>>> Please join my team in the fight against cancer.
>>
>> Spammer. You even advertise it.
>>
>> Hell awaits you.
>
> What in hell are you talking about?
> The link takes you to a VOLUNTEER effort to further cancer research.,
> Go there and learn something then come back here and say you are
> sorry!
I doubt whether Dave saw anything of your article except your plea,
because, not unnaturally, he started reading your article from the
beginning, rather than from the end. So the first thing he saw was your
plea, and he probably never got so far as your message. Neither can I
say I blame him. I reckon this one's your fault, for not knowing where
and how to write sig blocks.
Your sig block belongs at the *end* of your message, after a line
containing two dashes, a space (that's important), and a newline, like
this: "-- " except without the quotes. See my sig for an example.
Sig blocks usually contain one's name, email if you felt obliged to mung
your From and Reply-To, perhaps a Web site, and maybe a witty or
pertinent message. Its topic doesn't have to match that of the group
you're posting in.
I think you owe Dave an apology, rather than the other way around.
--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at the above domain, - www.
>When I worked for the CNR we used them regularly to signal (alert) trains.
>Working in remote stations as a train order operator (sort of an
>on-the-ground dispatcher) I would sometimes get my shift messed up by some
>ahole crew that fed me bad information to gain some advantage over other
>trains. This would, in turn, get me in trouble with the chief dispatcher.
>Nothing like a few (dozen) torpedos in the path of an offending crew at 0300
>in the middle of nowhere to serve notice that I was not amused!
>A brief 'evil cackle' on the radio was my 'gotcha' statement..
Hey Ken,
See, we figured it the other way around!!!!!!!
Hamilton CNR station on James St. N. has (or is it "had" now ?) a
street level ticket and concourse and a 30 foot or so lower platform.
It was set at the edge of a bridge, and the mainline ran under the
bridge while the passenger loading was offset and "under" the station
so to speak. There was an operator at this lower level, and any time
he screwed us around doing a yard-job, we'd come back later and would
sneakily set five or six torpedoes just outside his window within this
sort of cave-like platform area. Then one of the yardmen would situate
himself where he could watch the operator getting a train order from
the dispatcher, and we'd reach in with two or three cars or coaches
and set off the torpedoes. And was it friggin LOUD!!! When the
operator finally crawled out from under his desk, he couldn't hear for
the rest of the friggin night, so he couldn't use the phone (or his
key) and had to do it all by teletype which would PO the dispatcher
too!! We always HOPED it would get him to think more than 5 minutes
ahead, and so get us over the main line when we had too, but I don't
believe it ever helped. May even have slowed US up a bit!!!
It was also a great place to send a newbie in to get those orders in
the middle of the night, usually with just light 1500 switcher, and
tell this newbie that when he came out just stay on the foot-board so
he could grab the next switch 100 feet down. Of course, we'd pop on
a torpedo or two, and the engineer would "accidentally" move backwards
a few feet and set off the bang almost under his feet and scare the
crap out of the guy, I've never seen anybody come away from that
"hazing", that they didn't glance at the rails as they came back to
the engine anytime/anywhere.
I didn't chime in earlier on the torpedoes, but the purpose way back
when, especially before ABS/CTC/radios, was to warn the NEXT train to
pass over, no matter when or how much later, that SOMETHING was or had
been going on within the next mile, so they would either slow a bit or
at least be VERY watchful. If there was also a fusee still burning or
smoldering, he would know it was fairly recent and he best get slowed
WAY down. Rules or no, when I would flag a job, like a work train,
I'd go as far as I could and drop two, then walk back to flag. That
way the train approaching would hopefully stop somewhere near ME, so I
didn't have to run after him stopping.
Take care.
Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
ps....where and when were you "gainfully employed" Ken? We had a
Davies (I think) that was a trainmaster in the 60's
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:25:00 -0500, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
>
Btw..I believe that 889 to be a Optical Comparitor calibration unit. Its
nearly identical to a J&L I saw late last week.
Similar to
http://www.jlmetrology.com/optical_comparator_scales.htm
Gunner
"Liberalism is a philosophy of consolation for Western civilization as it commits suicide"
- James Burnham
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:25:00 -0500, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>,;Another set has just been posted:
>,;
>,;http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
892 is for resizing (compressing) corks.
Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> 891: Guess: Lifting wedge. Used to lift septic tank cover. Shove into
> round hole in heavy stone or concrete thing. Lower part then rotates and
> wedges. Lift cover, clean septic tank.
>
> 892: Guess: Nutcracker.
>
>
>
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Another set has just been posted:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>
>
I think 892 is a cork compressor.