clive's mystery object No.201

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Another Saturday night with no Dad's Army in this region

 

So what is this all about?

 

[Tarland 10]

Another Saturday night with no Dad's Army in this region

 

So what is this all about?

 

 

Its what the Cuban's have been using against the US Embassy in Havana...........(does the photo name not give it away)

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Its what the Cuban's have been using against the US Embassy in Havana...........(does the photo name not give it away)

 

Err not really

[onthecorner 10]

Would it be better if the photo is rotated 90 degrees to the left, ie vertical? Could it then be measuring something falling?

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Would it be better if the photo is rotated 90 degrees to the left, ie vertical? Could it then be measuring something falling?

 

Yes & yes

[10FM68 11]

The photo is indeed out by 90 degrees. They are flower pots! Every now and again you get a CO who says, "What a good idea if ..." (Known as a Wageye). And smartening up the guardroom is a perennial favourite if he can't think of anything better. So the REME workshop have been asked to make flower pots - hence the slight over-engineering with angle iron etc! Probably painted in regimental colours to match the kerb stones - another horrible idea which I have seen implemented...

 

But, if it isn't that, then is it something to do with venturis?

 

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[Degsy 12]

Hi Clive anything to do with measuring radio active fall out unless it's another of your latrine based objects:D

[onthecorner 10]

Some kind of liquid going through two "filters" before hitting some litmus type paper at the bottom?

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The photo is indeed out by 90 degrees. They are flower pots! Every now and again you get a CO who says, "What a good idea if ..." (Known as a Wageye). And smartening up the guardroom is a perennial favourite if he can't think of anything better. So the REME workshop have been asked to make flower pots - hence the slight over-engineering with angle iron etc! Probably painted in regimental colours to match the kerb stones - another horrible idea which I have seen implemented...10 68

Ah well I thought the gardeners out there might come up with something along those lines, but yes REME robust engineering & in the appropriate colours was something I hadn't considered. Pleasing to the CO no doubt, but this contrivance is not such a thing.

 

But, if it isn't that, then is it something to do with venturis?

Not really

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Some kind of liquid going through two "filters" before hitting some litmus type paper at the bottom?

Good thinking but not a liquid going through.

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Hi Clive anything to do with measuring radio active fall out unless it's another of your latrine based objects:D

Not necessarily radioactive Derek, it does have a certain lavatorial flavour but sorry to disappoint its not that sort of thing this time I'm afraid.

[wally dugan 17]

is to do with sound waves

[Richard Farrant 34]

Is it a laboratory test rig where you can pour urine through the two funnel filters and what is collected in the tube below is fit for drinking water?

Just going on similar MO themes of the past!

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is to do with sound waves

It does look like that sort of thing Wally, but isn't though.

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Is it a laboratory test rig where you can pour urine through the two funnel filters and what is collected in the tube below is fit for drinking water?

Just going on similar MO themes of the past!

I don't know how you get you drinking water in Kent Richard, we don't even do that over here. So sorry to disappoint the latrine watching fraternity on here, but nothing to do with humane waste products.

 

If it helps, this is 1952 & the apparatus evolved from another government body.

[wally dugan 17]

well if its not liquid and not sound is it solid

[Richard Farrant 34]

I don't know how you get you drinking water in Kent Richard, we don't even do that over here. So sorry to disappoint the latrine watching fraternity on here, but nothing to do with humane waste products.

 

If it helps, this is 1952 & the apparatus evolved from another government body.

 

Clive to quote your comment on an earlier post, 'it does have a certain lavatorial flavour'. I took that as a clue

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Clive to quote your comment on an earlier post, 'it does have a certain lavatorial flavour'. I took that as a clue

Richard I suppose "flavour" was not a very appropriate word to use in that context. What I was meaning to say was that I sympathised with Derek that it had a look of being that sort of thing, although in this instance it wasn't.

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To recap, this is not for use with liquids.

 

But it is for solid matter that has a gooey consistency of varying density.

[wally dugan 17]

is this to do with food ie bread dough

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is this to do with food ie bread dough

 

Good thought Wally but not a food product & this does eventually become harder than bread.

[wally dugan 17]

is this to do with concrete

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is this to do with concrete

 

Yes it is indeed Wally. Well done!

 

Just need to know its purpose now.

[wally dugan 17]

making of test cubes or cylinders

[Richard Farrant 34]

Its connected to the slump test, which ensure concrete is mixed to the correct consistency.