The "What Is This?" game

[Elmojo]

Picture of what? I thought he said it was a bedbug trap. 
Does this mean it's my turn to post something?

Quote from: Janx101 on February 20, 2015, 10:14:30 PM<blockquote>Elmojo... picture!? ..  thwap! !! Lol
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[cyamaura]

Whoever guesses it goes next. You guessed correct so it's your turn.


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[Elmojo]

Oh, gotcha.
I looked around, and I have NOTHING interesting to show. 
Actually, that's not true. I have tons of interesting things, just nothing that would be a mystery if I posted a photo. lol
I'll look again, but in the meantime, anyone else is free to go.

[Janx101]

Post a close up of part of an interesting thing? Maybe?

[Elmojo]

Ok, let's give this a shot:

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[Watcher]

Some kind of gas burner?

[Janx101]

Kinda like a burner... I thought it was a mortar shell to start with! Lol

[Elmojo]

Not a burner, you're actually fairly close Janx!

[pliskin]

Its a harpoon

[Elmojo]

That guess makes about as much sense as your profile gif. 
Nah, it's not a harpoon. Janx is closest so far.

[Janx101]

Ooooooook..... one of them bomb stabilizer thingies. . Don't know correct name..  but sits in nose or tail section of unit. . Possibly also has fuse function by the look of the big corroded tube bit. ...

??

[Elmojo]

Nope, but you're still in the general area.
You guys tell me when it's time for a clue, in the interest of keeping things moving.

[Watcher]

Torpedo?

[cyamaura]

Rocket?


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[Janx101]

Watchers guess made me think.... there's gunge on the thing that looks like dirty corrosion stuff. .. marine environment type gunge maybe. .. towed weight/bomb- for deep fishing or some kinda sonar test......?

Ok I know that's two guesses in one. .. but a towed marine weight?

[Elmojo]

You're all kinda in the right area, but it's not water-related at all.
That is indeed corrosion, however...

[Janx101]

Righto. . That leaves earth or air related.. thing not look fire touched so NOT a volcano tester.   Lol

Thinking out loud. .

The bomb/weight bit is mostly crudded..  while the fins are fairly fresh.. so replaceable parts... caustic/saline environment possibly... 
The fins look definitely to be stabilising in function.... whether in air or maybe contained in a cylinder. ...hmmm. .  Heavy looking weight. ..

A thingy to drop down vertical bore lines/pipes to break up a blockage/test for straightness?

[Janx101]

...   and you said you had nothing interesting that would be hard to guess! Lol

[Elmojo]

It's not a volcano tester (I want one of those!), but your guess about it not being in contact with fire is not strictly correct, if that helps...
Not replaceable parts, just different materials.
The 'fins' are indeed stabilizing in nature.
Ok, hints time:
1) It's not any sort of test equipment
2) It's meant to be one-use, disposable I guess you could say
3) Aluminum corrodes rather quickly under certain conditions, stainless does not

Anyone else wanna take a stab?
Yeah, I guess this was tougher than I thought.

Quote from: Janx101 on Today at 12:20:32 PM<blockquote>Righto. . That leaves earth or air related.. thing not look fire touched so NOT a volcano tester.   Lol

Thinking out loud. .

The bomb/weight bit is mostly crudded..  while the fins are fairly fresh.. so replaceable parts... caustic/saline environment possibly... 
The fins look definitely to be stabilising in function.... whether in air or maybe contained in a cylinder. ...hmmm. .  Heavy looking weight. ..

A thingy to drop down vertical bore lines/pipes to break up a blockage/test for straightness?
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[Watcher]

Chimney of some kind...  Not sure, just wildly guessing at this point.

Aluminum corrodes quickly in acidic environments...  Or even just open air if its not treated at all.

You said mortar was a close guess, it can't be a sabot can it?  Nah, thatd have a lot better construction...

I'm stumped.