Name the Thing Contest – 60

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This contest will run for one week (Sept 20 – Sept 25, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.

 

Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the subject, and the message body consisting of:

  • The name of the item in the above picture
  • An example of what the item pictured above can be used for

The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.

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Added October 3, 2008 

The item to guess was a Curta Mechanical Calculator

The winner is Ken B.

Thanks to all who entered.

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Below is a picture of the prize.

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29 Comments


  1. I guess what it is: That are Pepper mills !!


  2. Heh… Pity the prize isn’t the item we have to guess 🙂
    I’d like to have one of those!


  3. Why, its Ned Kellys Helmet of course.


  4. Sweet! I haven’t seen one of these in ages. I’ve even used one once. My mom got rid of it at a garage sale for 50 cents, not knowing what it was and not caring because it was my dad’s.


  5. I wish I had one of these. Would be fun to go rally old school with em…


  6. Picker for a ace lock (called “Ace pick”?)


  7. it is an *** called a ***


  8. Why is it so hard to understand “send an email to…”?!


  9. Hi Aaron,

    Please click on the link and submit your answer that way.


  10. Methinks the line that says “Please do not give the answer in the comments” needs to be 72 pt, blinking, and in bright red… And even then make a little javascript that warns them of the same thing when hitting submit.. 😀


  12. Aww! this would have made the PERFECT “guess what this isn’t” contest. 🙁 😀


  13. haha 100% old school ;]
    2+2=5 ? 😀


  14. Yeah, this time I found it.


  15. I know the item, but haven’t found this picture yet…


  16. Hi Mike,

    You probably know this but you don’t need to include the picture.


  17. It makes the contest more of a challenge 🙂


  18. @Mike: Do you want to have a hint where to find the picture?

    “Name of the Thing” +Picture works great for google 😉


  19. A *** ****, it **** ***.
    I hope.


  20. Oh sorry, I really hope that was not the correct answer.


  22. Who won? I know I got it right but I probably didn’t win. If it’s a random pick I always lose. That’s my stupid non-luck, story of life 🙂


  23. Welcome to life 🙂
    I’d be interested in seeing stats on how many people have entered… e.g. “the winner is ____, thanks to all XXX people who entered”.


  26. If you’re going to show the results (which I’d also be interested in), I’d be interested in “the winner is ____, thanks to all XXX people who entered, YYY of which had the correct answer”


  27. I hadn’t thought of also saying how many had it right… Good idea!


  28. Curta Calculator

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