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What the Heck Is This Thing?
07/22/09 at 20:54:36

OK....I've got a question for the hive mind.

What is this thing?

It has been in my tool chest for years. I scrounged it over 30 years ago, but can't remember where I got it. I have no idea what it is for.

As you can see, it is basically a rather stiff wire that is about 7 1/2 inches in length. It has a small knurled knob on one end:

It has a curious metallic bulb on the other end:

One last thing: While the wire itself is attracted by a magnet, the knob and the bulb are not.

What in the heck is this thing?

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #1 - 07/22/09 at 21:33:31 Is a little odd looking - given your past do you have any idea what industry it might have came from? - like did it follow you home from an aircraft or nasa?
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #2 - 07/22/09 at 21:33:42 A doohickie?
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #3 - 07/22/09 at 22:10:33 I don't have a clue, but I wonder if some men in black suits are gonna show at your door and ask for the final piece of national treasure back.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29281 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #4 - 07/22/09 at 22:21:53 No idea,.. but I guarantee if you leave it in there,... one day it will come in handy. Boy,.... I wish I had one of those......
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #5 - 07/23/09 at 00:41:11 Up here in Newfoundland, that is what would be referred to as a Chummyjigger ... known elsewhere as a Thingamabob or a Whatchamacallit ...
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #6 - 07/23/09 at 01:22:42 or a Gizmachie?
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Tincanman Serious Thumper Offline O~`o Posts: 566 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #7 - 07/23/09 at 01:53:39 well call me a nut but thats CLEARLY a Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchamajigger!!!
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SinisterSnake YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9 Endicott, NY Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #8 - 07/23/09 at 01:57:51 Looks like a dipstick to me...
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2555 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #9 - 07/23/09 at 02:11:22 Throw it away. In about a week it will become painfully apparent what it was.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #10 - 07/23/09 at 03:08:56 Its a denwitty,Its to wind the moon
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Re: What the Heck Is This Thing?
Reply #11 - 07/23/09 at 03:42:23

Oh dear, now we know why one of the shuttles has a hard time getting off the ground; several non-launches/delays in recent years. Of course the PR dept of NASA usually puts it off on to the hydrogen gas cloud leak or something, but now we know the REAL TRUTH ... the greatest machine of all time ever built by man is missing its' CHOKE KNOB.
[b]It is hard to start such a big engine on a cold morning without a functioning choke.[/b Wink

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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #12 - 07/23/09 at 05:13:10 SinisterSnake wrote on 07/23/09 at 01:57:51: Looks like a dipstick to me... I agree...but a dipstick to what I couldn't tell ya.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #13 - 07/23/09 at 05:17:52 Agree with Lancer. Looks very much like a fuel enrichener cable from an old motorcycle. But..... since Digger is in the aerospace community, could it be an enrichener from an airplane??
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: What the Heck Is This Thing? Reply #14 - 07/23/09 at 05:18:55 it's a whip =] smack your savage on the bike while riding.....
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