and just what, exactly, is that?

[Temmu 1,931]

ok... whatzit? it's two things... identify them and you can post the next find!psi do indeed have other pix to post should this not be enough...

[henderrob 0]

Hey!! They found my flashlight. It must've fallen out of the hip pocket.

[rolanaj 115]

its for people who are really really scared of the dark.

[Jeber 71]

Whatever it is, the guy was an idiot for having it implanted in his chest like that.

[Temmu 1,931]

and here it is... !

[Temmu 1,931]

ok - what is it?- prop from a "b" sci-fi movie?- prop from nasa as moon / mars rover?- practical joke?well?? let's have a guess or two...

[zlim 1,198]

A Zamboni that can float if the ice melts.

[Cluttermagnet 898]

First pix: Ghost Busters2nd Pix: Biiiig tires! Can carry big loads for sure. Some sort of ore carrier?

[Urmas 82]

Tow tractor for KM Ekranoplan ( YouTube Flash Video... HERE. )

Edited April 17, 2007 by Urmas

[Temmu 1,931]

A Zamboni that can float if the ice melts.

a.... no.

First pix: Ghost Busters2nd Pix: Biiiig tires! Can carry big loads for sure. Some sort of ore carrier?

1. yeah, kinda looks like! :D2. no... but see below...

Tow tractor for KM Ekranoplan ( YouTube Flash Video... HERE. )

wow. very cool. watched the entire video and am headed back for the others...hint.it was built in 1931 and drove 1200 miles to catch a ship in new york.the ship dropped it off, er, unloaded it, quite a ways away.i'll drop by in the morning or so with more pix and a linky to a website devoted entirely to this large & interesting device with two large diesel motors.

[Temmu 1,931]

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser(The Ultimate Land Yacht)a.k.aThe Penguin lots and lots of stuff

[Urmas 82]

Next Slide, Please.

[Temmu 1,931]

- a pc water cooler, complete with peltier transistor?- an automatic shrimp pealer?- a peanut butter maker?- a national security satellite?ok. guesses, please. Edited April 20, 2007 by Temmu

[henderrob 0]

A national security peanut shaker satellite?

Edited April 20, 2007 by henderrob

[LilBambi 3,283]

Gee and for the first one I was gonna say, Wow, they finally came out with a portable "Bat Signal" LOL! But then I didn't see the bat shadow over it. ;)For the next slide....hmmmm, what could it be? Good one henderrob.I vote for "a pc water cooler, complete with peltier transistor" :DI was gonna say an overgrown starter or alternator, but it does kinda look like a satellite of sorts too....Help!

[zlim 1,198]

A high tech gerbil running wheel. :hysterical:The fan on the end generates cooling so you don't need to run the air conditioner in the house.

[Temmu 1,931]

well, a vote for an orbiting peanut shaker, a previous vote for a bat-signal (does look like that!) a vote for a pc cooler, and a vote for house air conditioning on the cheap! (glad i checked back in! )and the winner is...linky

04-648-100 - Kimpex Ultimate Traxtion Track. 1" lug height. 144 pre-molded stud holes.Designed for the snowmobiler who wants the safety and traction of a studded track.

it's rolled-up for shipping, of course!----ok, someone post something.... or, if not, i will later!

[Urmas 82]

?

[tommyj12 0]

Urmas if there were a few more copper lines there I would say you have the makings of a moonshine still. But I think that might be a wood fired water heater. Maybe a maple sugar still.... Wait how many guesses do I get? Tommy

[Urmas 82]

But I think that might be a wood fired water heater.

Getting warmer ... that is the (lesser) half of the story... it indeed does heat water, too. But its main function?

[LilBambi 3,283]

Part of a biodiesel fuel cracking system?Part of a baseboard heating system?What the heck is that thing LOL!

[Urmas 82]

Hint #1: In my part of the World, this thing was traditionally used on Saturdays only.

[tommyj12 0]

To wash clothes? Make lye soap? I don't know much about traditions in Finland, or even Europe for that matter. Tommy

[Urmas 82]

To wash clothes? Make lye soap?

Hint #2: To wash body and soul... and on Saturday, because one had to be clean in church on Sunday morning. Edited April 23, 2007 by Urmas

[tommyj12 0]

I am really stumped now? The body and soul bit is throwing me. Tommy

[Temmu 1,931]

well, so far we know it heats water... so it's gotta heat the house too, which would be very nice for bathing in winter

[Urmas 82]

well, so far we know it heats water... so it's gotta heat the house too, which would be very nice for bathing in winter

Yeah... the question is, which "house"... or... "room"?Hint #3: An electric version of this (without the water heater) might look like... this:

[tommyj12 0]

That looks like a sauna. I assume those rocks heat up and you would pour water over them to get steam. Maybe thats right I rarely ever am.. Tommy

[Urmas 82]

That looks like a sauna. I assume those rocks heat up and you would pour water over them to get steam. Maybe thats right I rarely ever am.. Tommy

Give the man ape a cigar! Yes! What we have here...... is a (wood fired) "heat storage sauna stove". "Heat storage" means that its body is filled with stones, and it's "pre-heated" before bathing.The history of the sauna stoveThe Finnish Sauna Society --Development of the Finnish SaunaStove galoreTo "fire up" a stove like the one above requires some practise... a simpler and more common solution is...... a "continuous-heated" sauna stove (meaning that the fire below the stones - and here there are much less stones - is "on" throughout the bathing). The water heaters are relevant in summer cottages without plumbing/electricity.Tommy! You're on! Edited April 24, 2007 by Urmas

[Temmu 1,931]

sauna! cool! i should go, it's very relaxing!