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What the heck is this? (4)
Posted by Rhett Allain on September 10, 2010 Here is the next item. There is a threaded plug on the top. I took it off so you could see inside. The whole thing is pretty heavy. Good luck, and let’s be careful out there.
What the heck is this answer 3
Posted by Rhett Allain on September 7, 2010 Congratulations Fran. Not only did she answer the “What the heck is this?” correctly, she was the first commenter. Here is the original item: It is of course a gas discharge tube. You put these tubes in there (as shown above) with helium or neon or whatever in there and it excites the gas to…
What the HECK is that? Number 3.
Posted by Rhett Allain on September 3, 2010 Please note the official change of the title of this game, it is no longer “what is this”. Here is the item: I suspect someone will know what this is. Honestly, I didn’t figure it out right away. However, I have found that the readers as a group generally are more knowledgeable than me by…
What is this #2: Answer
Posted by Rhett Allain on August 31, 2010 Reader Fruity was the first to correctly name this device – on just the 9th comment. Impressive. Honestly, when I found this thing I had no clue. I asked other physicists and none of us were sure. However, I did find the answer. Let me show you my secret. I don’t know how old this…
What is this? Number 2
Posted by Rhett Allain on August 27, 2010 Here is my plan. Post a “what is this” on every Friday until I run out of things. I will post the answer on Tuesday. Maybe we should start keeping points. You get more points for being the first one to get it right. You lose points for getting it wrong. Last week was easy,…