Who / What / Where Game

[Aktungbby]

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/f8/cc/09/f8cc095f9715c098095e22cfd7b4c064--armored-vehicles-incorrect.jpghttp://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/mz587de529.jpg AND THIS ONE WAS BUILT IN 1917 ALSO IN GERMANY http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/ci587de545.jpg

[u crank]

Alright then what would this be?

https://i.imgur.com/LraFL6D.jpg?1

[Eichhörnchen]

Is this an aerial view of something?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Buddahaid]

Spot on :yeah:

http://i65.tinypic.com/23mlc0n.jpg
Iron privy wasn't too far off.

[Jimbuna]

Alright then what would this be?

https://i.imgur.com/LraFL6D.jpg?1

From Star Wars?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Jimbuna]

Clothing?

[u crank]

Not clothing.

[Rockstar]

the front end of a vehicle?

[u crank]

No.

[Jimbuna]

A building?

[u crank]

Not a building.

[mapuc]

Is it from a movie ?

Markus

[Rockstar]

was the object in the photo under magnification?

[Rockstar]

is it part of a laser?

[Dowly]

^ one guess at a time.


Military, real or in a movie?

[u crank]

Is it from a movie ?
Markus

Not a movie.

was the object in the photo under magnification?

No. Cropped part of a larger photo.

is it part of a laser?

Nope.

[u crank]

Military, real or in a movie?

Military and real.

[Rockstar]

^ one guess at a time.


Military, real or in a movie?

omg practice what you preach. :haha:

[Dowly]

omg practice what you preach. :haha:
The rules are clear. I asked whether it was a military thing from either real life or from a movie, the main point was if it is a military thing.

You made two completely different guesses [in a row] which is against the rules.


Like me or not, don't carry it over to a thread like this.
Meh.

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Edit2: strike-through

[Rockstar]

you asked three 1. if it was miltary? 2. if it was real? or 3. if was a movie?

Like me or not, don't carry it over to a thread like this.
Meh.dont flatter yourself, its not about you.


so lighten up Francis only saying 'cause I was chastised for doing the same thing.

[Dowly]

I leave it to the mods.

I give up. Have at it. Not the first time you're wrong.

Edit: Sorry, not a good weekend. I leave what I said instead of deleting it. Not meaning to say what I said. Stupid talking above.

Shall we get back to guessing what it is?


Does it fly?

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har: we need an argument thread that's what


Is it something connected with firing missiles?

[u crank]

Does it fly?

Yes it does.

[u crank]

Is it something connected with firing missiles?

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

F-35?

[u crank]

You got it Jim.:up:

https://i.imgur.com/07ZgDT6.jpg?1

Over to you. :salute:

[Jimbuna]

You know something, I've got a 1/72 scale diecast model of one sitting next to me in the man cave and I never 'clicked' until I looked over toward it.

[Jimbuna]

What and where is this?

http://i67.tinypic.com/34ifgwy.jpg

[u crank]

Would these roofs be English?

[Jimbuna]

Nope.

[Aktungbby]

IS THE BUILDING A CHURCH?

[Rockstar]

What and where is this?

http://i67.tinypic.com/34ifgwy.jpg




Is it Malbork Castle a.k.a. Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork Poland?

[Jimbuna]

IS THE BUILDING A CHURCH?


Not a church.

[Jimbuna]

Is it Malbork Castle a.k.a. Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork Poland?

It most certainly is :yep:

http://i68.tinypic.com/9zodw2.jpg

Over to you matey :salute:

[Rockstar]

Alrighty then, what's this?

[Eichhörnchen]

Thermometer?

[Aktungbby]

DOES IT REQUIRE BATTERIES?:O:

[Jimbuna]

Man made?

[Rockstar]

Thermometer?


No sir


DOES IT REQUIRE BATTERIES?:O:


haha, no


Man made?


yes

[Jimbuna]

A pipette?

[Rockstar]

A pipette?

had too look that up, its not a pipette.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it made of glass?

[Rockstar]

Is it made of glass?


why yes it most certainly is made of glass

[u crank]

Would this be a device for ah, you know... partaking of the herb?:D

[Rockstar]

Would this be a device for ah, you know... partaking of the herb?:D

why yes it is u_crank how did you know that? :hmmm::haha:

[u crank]

:haha:

I saw it in a movie. :D

[Rockstar]

Over too you 'Waldo' :03:

[Armistead]

My wife has a glass, er toy, but see someone figured it out first before I had to guess..

[u crank]

Alright since that one went up in smoke....:O:

What would this be?

https://i.imgur.com/rVTfZNU.jpg?1

[Rockstar]

a photo taken of the Great Pyramid of Giza during a sand storm?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Rockstar]

Is the dark triangle area a shadow?

[u crank]

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

A highway during a storm?

[u crank]

Not a highway.

[Jimbuna]

Runway?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Rockstar]

Is the shadow cast on clouds?

[u crank]

Is the shadow cast on clouds?

No it is not.

[Aktungbby]

IS IT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT?:hmmm:

[u crank]

No doubt it is a shadow. :03:

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a shadow somewhere in Space?

[mapuc]

I know its not the correct thing/answer

The first thing that popped up in my head was

The shadow of the Federation of Planets(Star Trek)

Markus

[u crank]

Is it a shadow somewhere in Space?

I know its not the correct thing/answer

The first thing that popped up in my head was

The shadow of the Federation of Planets(Star Trek)

Markus

The thing that is making this shadow is on planet earth.

[Jimbuna]

A volcano?

[u crank]

Not a volcano.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it the shadow of the tip of one of the pyramids?

[u crank]

Is it the shadow of the tip of one of the pyramids?

No it is not.

[bracer]

Is it the shadow of a monument?

[u crank]

Is it the shadow of a monument?

No.

[Rockstar]

is the shadow being cast on sand?

[u crank]

Not on sand.

[Armistead]

is it a shadow of something that flies?

[Aktungbby]

is the light source the sun?

[u crank]

is it a shadow of something that flies?

No, very stationary.

is the light source the sun?

Yes it is.

[Jimbuna]

A monument?

[u crank]

Not a monument.

[Aktungbby]

IS THE WHITE STUFF FOG?

[u crank]

IS THE WHITE STUFF FOG?

It could be fog or a mist but the photo was taken on a cloudless day.

[Aktungbby]

IN CANADA?

[u crank]

IN CANADA?

No.

[Jimbuna]

USA ?

[u crank]

USA ?

No, not in Western hemishere.

[Jimbuna]

Middle East?

[u crank]

Middle East?

No but closer.

[Rockstar]

is the shadow cast on water?

[u crank]

No not on water.

[Aktungbby]

IS IT A WELL KNOWN NATURAL GEOLOGICAL FORMATION?

[u crank]

Yes, fairly well known.

[Rockstar]

I think know what it is :D

the summit shadow of Mount Blanc?

[Aktungbby]

the summit shadow of Mount Blanc? I've drawn a ' blank' myself!:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Not Australia?

[u crank]

I think know what it is :D

the summit shadow of Mount Blanc?

No but you have the right idea.

Not Australia?

Not Australia.

[Rockstar]

the summit shadow of Mt Everest
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/files/imagecache/article_thumbnail/files/images/articles/Sunrise%20Everest%20Shadow%20by%20Nicky.jpg

[u crank]

the summit shadow of Mt Everest
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/files/imagecache/article_thumbnail/files/images/articles/Sunrise%20Everest%20Shadow%20by%20Nicky.jpg

You are right Buddy. Taken at dawn the shadow extends for hundreds of kilometres over the landscape. Not at my computer right now to post original image.

Over to you.

Edit. Original photo.

https://i.imgur.com/PiLGNGI.jpg?1

[Aktungbby]

I think know what it is :D

the summit shadow of Mount Blanc?

the summit shadow of Mt Everest
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/files/imagecache/article_thumbnail/files/images/articles/Sunrise%20Everest%20Shadow%20by%20Nicky.jpgBy golly! Rockstar's gameplay in this thread is ' peaking!' :Kaleun_Applaud:

[Eichhörnchen]

Yeah and my frustration is mountain

[u crank]

Yeah and my frustration is mountain

"First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is":D

[Rockstar]

I'm at work for the next 8 hours. I'll come up with something good when I get home.

[Rockstar]

Whose eye is this?


https://i.imgur.com/1iasvw2.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

Hitler?

[Aktungbby]

Lincoln?

[Buddahaid]

Lincoln was my first reaction.

[Rockstar]

Hitler?
no, however being the first guess I will present the first hint. the owner of this eye is a pacifist.


Lincoln?
nope

[Jimbuna]

Chamberlain?

[Rockstar]

Chamberlain?

no sir, not him.

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Rockstar]

yes

[Jimbuna]

Einstein?

[Rockstar]

you are correct sir!



The picture is of his right eye from the book Ideas and Opinions.


https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41D-xYPRteL._SL300_.jpg

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/RzcGWfW.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a flounder/flatfish?

[Jimbuna]

Afraid not, nothing fishy about this.

[Catfish]

An animal?

[Jimbuna]

Not an animal.

[Catfish]

Sojus?

[Jimbuna]

Not a rocket but you're getting slightly warm there.

[Catfish]

Jet engine fuel tanks?

[Eichhörnchen]

I need to see more of the picture so I can Google it

[Jimbuna]

Jet engine fuel tanks?

No, not anything that can fly.

[Jimbuna]

I need to see more of the picture so I can Google it

https://i.imgur.com/jGjaNEt.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

^...harr bloody harr :haha:

[Reece]

Now it looks like someone showing his dirty a... :oops:

[Jimbuna]

No, not a human.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it man-made?

[Jimbuna]

Sure is and it is quite large.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is this the prow of a ship?

[Jimbuna]

Not a ship, definitely static.

[Catfish]

A pressure-resistant steel container of some type? :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

A pressure-resistant steel container of some type? :hmmm:

No

Clue: It is extremely large and fixed to the ground.

[Aktungbby]

CAN IT BE ENTERED?

[Jimbuna]

CAN IT BE ENTERED?

Yes.

Clue: Been there myself.

[Eichhörnchen]

A building then?

[Armistead]

Would it be considered a monument of sorts

[Catfish]

Not the Atomium/Brussels?

[Buddahaid]

I think you nailed it.

[Jimbuna]

A building then?

Yes

[Jimbuna]

Not the Atomium/Brussels?

I think you nailed it.

He sure did and iirc I've posted this on here before but didn't realise at the time of posting for the second time :oops:

https://i.imgur.com/vsGS8hF.jpg

[Catfish]

Oops sorry, i had not realized i found it :oops:
Coming soon ..

[Catfish]

And Happy Pentecost everyone :)

edit: i give up, Google picture search is ruining this thread! :shifty:

wait.. ok
i mangled this through a mill adding colours and withdrawing, turn it to 4 colours and to grey, brightened it, exchanged colours and so forth. Maybe not so easy now for Google?

https://i.imgur.com/FgTXx4Ql.jpg

[Jimbuna]

A church?

[Catfish]

Yes indeed, a church :)

But where is is, what is its name?

[Eichhörnchen]

In Germany?

[Catfish]

^ geographically? No.

[Aktungbby]

FRENCH?

[Catfish]

Not french..i actually gave a hint :03:

[Armistead]

Does this church have an apostle's name attached to it that starts with a P...

[Aktungbby]

in a territory formerly German: But altered due to 'political gerrymandering...perhaps in postwar redistribution of lands?

[Catfish]

Does this church have an apostle's name attached to it that starts with a P...

Hmm no, one of the words of the location starts with a 'P', but it is neither an apostle nor the real name.

@Aktungbby:
A former german territory, yes. The church was built when it belonged to Germany.

[Jimbuna]

Prussian?

[Catfish]

^ No.

[Jimbuna]

Pomerania?

[Catfish]

^ no, much more distant

[Aktungbby]

Silesia?

[Catfish]

Not in Europe.

[Jimbuna]

Africa?

[Catfish]

Afraid not.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

A former German colony in the Pacific?

[Jimbuna]

Marshall Islands?

[skidman]

Papua New Guinea?

[Catfish]

^^ no, but closer

^ yes, Papua-Neuguinea. Today at least..

[skidman]

Cathedral of Herz-Jesu-Mission in Vunapope, Bismarck-Archipel, Papua Neu Guinea

[Catfish]

Right :up:

German name would be:
Katholische Missionskirche in Vuna-Pope bei Kokopo Herbertshöhe Deutsch-Neuguinea, Bismarck-Archipel

Catholic missionary church in Vuna-Pope near Kokopo, Herbertshoehe in German-New Guinea and so on ..

Found this an interesting read. The german colony had been taken by australian troops already in 1914:
http://tok-piksa.blogspot.com/2011/06/rereading-history-of-papua-new-guinea.html
There was only a german civilian police force and some Tolai men to 'defend'.


https://i.imgur.com/W1qGCaWl.jpg

Here you can see it at the far right:

https://i.imgur.com/J5dGt7Fl.jpg


Over to you :)

[skidman]

OK: What is this?

https://oi7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/captess/vk_1.png

[Aktungbby]

a can of sardines?

[skidman]

no, but cans of sardines may be sold where you can find it

[Armistead]

tobacco tin?

[skidman]

no, it contains something else. Usually little in the morning. More and more as the day goes by.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

An early National Cash Resister?

[skidman]

Right :up:

https://oi7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/captess/nussfjord_laden.jpg

I found it in a mom-and-pop-store in Nusfjord, a picturesque little village on the Lofoten Islands.

https://oi7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/captess/nussfjord.jpg

Your turn :salute:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

That cash register is a long way from home!



Ok here's a double question. Where and during what battle was this taken?
https://i.postimg.cc/xjzXbbwY/BG4k-LJ5myc-E8k-IXZs3-Xv-B0-Wfo-B7-XM4-OM0-WK-y-Vc6-Pho.jpg

[Catfish]

German "Unternehmen Merkur" ("Operation Mercury")

WW2, Battle of Crete, May 20 to June 1, 1941..
without Google picture finder :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crete

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Correct, over to you Catfish. The Battle of Crete was the last time the Fallschirmjägers where used as paratroopers. Hitler decided that as the causalities where so high that for the rest of the war the Fallschirmjägers where used as heavy infantry.

[Catfish]

There is also a story by Roald Dahl (serving as a pilot in WW2) i think, where he describes the german attack in one of his short stories. His war stories are all worth a read b.t.w.

Will have to go home for the next one, so.. this evening (in Europe, that is)

[Catfish]

What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/rM8EXjRl.jpg

I will not answer all questions :O:

[Jimbuna]

A screw extractor?

[Catfish]

No.

[Jimbuna]

Off an auto?

[Catfish]

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

A thrust pin?

[Catfish]

Maybe this is the right word .. but if you mean it can be used to drive something out by force that would be wrong. It does only provide a tiny little bit of pressure.
It is a strange mechanism, I could not quite believe it when i first saw it, and I initially struggled to understand how it even worked.

[Jimbuna]

Perhaps a better description would be 'Light Force Spring Plunger With Thrust Pin'

[Catfish]

Umm ok.
But there is no thread involved.

So, what is it for?

[Aktungbby]

German car?

[Buddahaid]

I'm thinking a hydraulic lash adjuster for valve tappets but it looks to weak and weird.

[Buddahaid]

Oh wait! Is it a horn contact at the steering wheel?

[Catfish]

Oh wait! Is it a horn contact at the steering wheel?

^I almost expected this of you with the Mk III :D
Exactly, and they had it built in n numerous british cars, like e.g. th Spitfire series (where i had to replace this several times, from the '4' to the 1500).

Usually you would have a contact with a spring in the wheel, and a round copper or any conducting metal ring under it, so when you press it down against the spring load the horn will be actuated.

Not here with this british invention: you have a round transparent plastic tube, which is hexagonal on both inside ends, with a smaller round diameter in the center.
Then there are two hexagonal brass contacts, in one of those there is a braided copper band soldered to, on the other side this band is embedded in a wax or plastic, so it does not come into contact with the other hexagonal end.
Both haxagonal ends are held together by the copper band, but also apart from each other by a metal spring, which is isolated at one end with a paper 'washer', so it cannot give contact either. So the band is held taut between the hexagonal ends.

The whole mechanism is in constant contact with the steering wheel horn button and the conducting ring under the wheel, but is held apart by the spring, so their is no current flowing and the horns are off.
When you push the horn button, the two hexagonal ends are forced towards each other against the spring load, at the same time the braided copper band evades the compression, gets limp and forms a curve until it touches the surrounding conducting spring; the horn gets current.
Releasing the button tauts the band and the horns are silent again.
Both ends are hexagonal, so they cannot turn and twist against each other and finally tear the braided copper band apart.

So one end of the mechanism is constantly 'gliding' or scratching on the conductor ring, generating oxyd and abrasive dust, whaile also wearing off the surface and one end of the mechanism, lot of unnecessary wear and tear, with an absolutely complicated construction prone to failure (most of the time the copper band gives up). So after some time either the horns suddenly get off and you have no way to stop them other than unmantle the steering wheel, or cut off a cable at the horn end of the assembly - or the horns will not work at all.

Why????? I mean you have to admire what some ingenious mind has invented, but why that way ... it is so queer!
And lots of parts and workings of older british cars are made like this, alone the Jaguar E rear suspension is a chore to adjust with dozens of shims and taking it all apart for the smallest of adjustment :doh:
Maybe it were parts like that that drove owners away from the british motor industry? :O:


Over to you :up:

[Aktungbby]

^and to think Germany lost WWII ...from uber-engineering!!??:O:

[Buddahaid]

What can I say, it just hit me all of a sudden.

What is this?
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/2S3GGf.jpg

[Aktungbby]

A CAMERA?

[Buddahaid]

Not a camera.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is that part of a wheel or dial that turns?

[Catfish]

A HiFi device?

[Jimbuna]

Alloy wheel?

[Buddahaid]

In this case is represents part of a control that can be turned but doesn't actually turn.

Not a Hi-Fi nor an alloy wheel(assuming you meant as on a vehicle).

[Jimbuna]

Microscope?

[Buddahaid]

Not a microscope.

[u crank]

Movie prop?

[mapuc]

The first thing that came into my mind was this item, where you put your door key into and turn to unlock the door.

But I have until now always guessed wrong.

Markus

[Buddahaid]

Not a door lock.

[Buddahaid]

Movie prop?

Oops missed that post. Nope but getting warm.

[Jimbuna]

A safe?

[Buddahaid]

Not a safe.

[Armistead]

Anything to do with weaponry?

[Buddahaid]

Yes.

[u crank]

WW2 era?

[Jimbuna]

A gun cabinet?

[Buddahaid]

No not WW2 or a cabinet.

[Aktungbby]

ON AN AIMING DEVICE?

[Buddahaid]

Not a stand alone aiming device but that area shown is part of the sight. You guys are going to hate me.

Anyway, I'll be driving to Eureka today which is about 250 miles so I'll be off the radar a bit.

[Aktungbby]

PERISCOPE OR BOMBSITE? Anyway, I'll be driving to Eureka today which is about 250 miles so I'll be off the radar a bit. __________________
YOUR ANNUAL MEDICINAL SINSIMILLA EXPEDITION?:|\\ :O:

[Jimbuna]

A Vulcan Phalanx?

[Buddahaid]

No I have to work at St Joe's tomorrow and the first part of next week.

Not a Vulcan Phalanx.

[Buddahaid]

Back aboard.

[Armistead]

Radar?

[Buddahaid]

Not radar.

[Armistead]

but a replica or model of something?

[Armistead]

Norden bombsight

[Buddahaid]

Well I think yes it's a replica, but at the same time the real thing. Confusing, I agree.

Not a bomb sight.

[Jimbuna]

Used by US military?

[Buddahaid]

No not that.

[Jimbuna]

Off a submarine?

[Buddahaid]

No, it has nothing to do with subs.

[Jimbuna]

Land based?

[Buddahaid]

Perhaps best described as space based.

[bracer]

Is it held in hands?

[Buddahaid]

Yes it is.

[Jimbuna]

A telescope?

[Buddahaid]

Not a telescope.

[Jimbuna]

Camera?

[Aktungbby]

A CAMERA?

Not a camera.

Camera? <:nope: IS A LENS ATTACHED TO THIS DEVICE

[Buddahaid]

None of the above.

[Jimbuna]

I think a clue may be in order.

[bracer]

Is it from a game?

[Buddahaid]

Not a game.

Clue: TV show.

[u crank]

Clue: TV show.

Science fiction?

[Catfish]

Star Trek phaser ?

"a replica but also the real thing" and "TV Show" :hmmm:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=52694gBm&id=5BC41D65AAF4CA0A21B6592D730E2DD94C73D5EA&thid=OIP.52694gBmtFQ2tykDfvPJKQHaFW&mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fpop.h-cdn.co%2fassets%2fcm%2f15%2f06%2f54d111326deab_-_phaser-3.jpg&exph=463&expw=640&q=phaser+controls+startrek&simid=608048526286717151&selectedIndex=118

Well if it is i give it to U crank
And i may hate you now Bhudda :O:

[Aktungbby]

the transponder(beam me up Scotty!):doh:

[Buddahaid]

Yes it is a Star Trek phaser. Real in that it is a picture of a screen used original yet a replica in the sense they don't really exist. I can't get the exact photo being away from home, but the following are photos of the same phaser I took.

https://home.fleetworkshop.org/uploads/db1714/original/3X/2/0/20de653dcbac168f9af038eeea9f046d855ef784.jpeg
https://home.fleetworkshop.org/uploads/db1714/original/3X/5/0/5021fd1675687d713ed2bbcc96b240c1083dd3f3.jpeg
https://home.fleetworkshop.org/uploads/db1714/original/3X/6/2/62aa8dce4a2375278ec26851175e44be8c07cf4d.jpeg

[Jimbuna]

Lets be having you Marcel.

[u crank]

Sorry about that. I didn't realize I had actually won.

I'll take it though. :D

What exactly is this?

https://i.imgur.com/S7aruRB.jpg?2

[Jimbuna]

Not another licence plate?

[u crank]

No sir it is not. :O:

[Aktungbby]

IS IT A LOGO OR SYMBOL?

[Jimbuna]

Music related?

[u crank]

IS IT A LOGO OR SYMBOL?

Not a logo or symbol.

Music related?

Not music related.

[Buddahaid]

Part of a medal?

[u crank]

Part of a medal?

Yes.