All right, all you guessing experts - here's this week's collaboration What is it? blog: can you guess what this strange object is (and don't say trumpet, cuz it's not!)
Place your guess in the comment section - no prize this week so you're playing for bragging rights only.
For more clues, check out the What is it? blog. Good luck!
Update 11/21/08 - the answer is:A house jack, primarily used for leveling houses and barns, these were also used for lifting vehicles and machinery.
That was too easy! Guessed right, right away, by Jared.
Comments (50)
Of course also useable for pressure while glueing things, or leveling the shelves when constructing a bookcase.
Having to do a double take on Neatorama copy for the first time has kinda let the air out of my tires this morning. Not like you kicked a puppy or anything but...if you're gonna label it [nerd] you should probably make sure you're not gonna get any flak for it.
And the song fits!
http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=BoQ0bqsJSJ8&start1=0&video2=pv8j1-IcnUE&start2=0&authorName=Beastie