Name the Thing Contest – 83

The prize this week is a cable tester. This contest will run for one week (April 11 – April 16, 2009) . 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 May 2, 2009

The item to guess was a reflective sensor

The winner is Blair F. (There were 78 entries)

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Below is a picture of the prize.

 

12 Comments


  1. Haven’t used one of these in a long time. Yet another project to add to my backlog of things to get to!


  2. it’s usualy used in *** *** ***.


  3. Now, Alan did you get my PM??
    I want to win one of theese contests.


  4. Yes I did get the PM. Please don’t give any direct examples of what it can be used for since that is part of the contest.

    Is anyone else having problems sending in guesses?


  5. I know what it’s called, but I’ve called it a @#$%^&*! when I couldn’t get it to work right!


  6. I got a confirmation of receipt myself as soon as I emailed the guess.


  7. I also got the confirmation email.


  8. so I loose if i don’t send what it can be used for?


  9. well I told you what it can be used for.
    So…
    Anyways…

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