The prizes this week is for all of the weekend network warriors who want to be able to troubleshoot cable issues in their sleep. This contest will run for one week (May 30 – June 4, 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.
Below is a picture of the the prize product.
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Added June 24, 2009
The item to guess was an Speaker Voice Coil
The winner is JD R. (There were 182 entries)
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It’s the frog levitating device use by French food shops to display a rotating frog.
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http://www.boingboing.net/images/froglevitate.jpg
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Wow. Looks different without all the black on it that I’m used to seeing on these things. Of course, they usually aren’t working when I get them.
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Oh, and I really could use one of the prizes. I got a big box full of used network cables of various lengths and types. Would be nice to sort them out.
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Who won 88?
Cheers
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When this contest is over, remind me to tell you story ’bout one of these things from my youth.
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Winner announced.
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Hey Almost there, this is your story reminder. 🙂
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Hi Tom,
The winner for 88 is listed here.
http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/05/23/name-the-thing-contest-88/