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It's called "Newton's Exploiter", a weather manipulation device from the late 17th century. This makes use of (exploits) Newton's first law, "An object remains at rest or at a constant velocity (uniform motion), with respect to an inertial reference frame, unless acted upon by a force." The owner of this device holds the item with the metal extensions facing downward and plunges it into the ground. He or she then grasps the handle and exerts a force either towards the Eastern or Western direction. If the user exerts force towards the Eastern direction, then they will speed up the earth's rotation by a fraction (specifically, the mass of the user divided by the mass of the earth). If the users pushes towards the West, then the earth slows by a similar fraction. By minimally adjusting the rotational speed of the earth, people of that time period were able to change the local weather systems to match their preference. "Newton's Exploiters" fell out of fashion in the early 18th century due to their widespread use cancelling out individual preferences, as well as the fact that novices would misuse the instrument, ruining the enjoyment for everyone else.

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It's a party favor for an apple peeling party! You skewer the apple on the outer post, then whirl the favor around, while holding on to the handle. As the apple orbits the center post, it peels the apple for you. Everyone stands around with one of these and whirls their apples around. Whoever peels their apple first, wins!

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It's a multi rubber band launcher. You put one end of five rubber bands on this rack, and the other end on your finger. When you turn this gadget, all five rubber bands launch at once!

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It's an electric fence wire spacer. Used to make sure that all wires on an electric fence are equally spaced out, so there would be no shorts in the line.

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