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What is This?

02/05/2015 7:53 PM
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Re: what is this?

02/05/2015 8:08 PM

Prototype flux capacitor.

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02/05/2015 8:36 PM

Torch light robots. Light the path were you go and roll along keeping an eye on you!

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02/05/2015 9:32 PM

A six inch dial caliper

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02/07/2015 2:04 PM

Well he asked " Whit is this" (singular), if he was referring to the two gizmos in the back he should have asked "What are these ? Sorry, just being pedantic

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Re: what is this?

02/05/2015 11:48 PM

Can I get my ring back?

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02/06/2015 2:45 AM

LOL! nice one Tornado, sure is P R E C I O U S!!!

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02/06/2015 11:34 PM

Are you breaking off the engagement?

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02/09/2015 9:06 PM

We'll get you another one.
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02/06/2015 8:13 AM

Poorly designed encoder?

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Re: what is this?

02/06/2015 8:23 AM

Yup... Volcanobots.

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02/06/2015 9:24 AM

Pipe inspection devices?

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02/09/2015 9:15 AM

Nope, wheels are going the wrong direction.

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Re: What is This?

02/06/2015 3:40 PM

I agree with Greg.

A six inch dial caliper

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02/06/2015 11:05 PM

Looks a lot like the radiosondes we used to drop onto typhoons in the old days of storm tracking. Before the satellites put us out of business (54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - Guam).
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02/06/2015 11:47 PM

Looks like one of those running around alarm clocks you have to chase around the room to turn off.
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02/07/2015 5:45 AM

It's not made of graphene. Why would you want to know?
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#14

Re: what is this?

02/07/2015 12:26 PM

Solar Eagle: good eye! Way to go! How do you find this stuff? But GringoGregg is dead on with caliper I.D.

Before I went to your link, I was thinking generation 0.0 Roomba.

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