What Is It? Game 55

Today’s collaboration with What is it? blog brings us this gruesome looking object. If you can guess what it is, there’s a free Neatorama T-shirt in it for you.

Contest rules are easy as pie: place your guess in the comment section, one guess per comment, please. You can submit as many as you’d like. Please post no URL - let others play. The first correct guess will win the T-shirt (old design), but if no one guessed right, then the funniest one will win instead.

Good luck! For more clues and pics, check out What is it? blog.

Update 3/7/08 - great guesses, guys! Here’s the answer:

These were placed onto the head of a calf when they wanted it to stop nursing on the cow, the cow would get poked by the spikes and push the calf away, patent number 1,882,232. An easier solution would be to put them in separate pens, but apparently that wasn’t always an option.

Congrats to kusito #11 who got it right!

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March 6, 2008 at 5:26 am by Alex
Category: What Is It

84 Comments to "What Is It? Game 55"

Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:33 am
it’s a lumberjacks toe pick

I reckons
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Or a victorian curly fry maker.
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:36 am
Got it!!!

the statue of liberty’s reading glasses (upsidedown)
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:40 am
last one.

Medieval Gentleman’s Cast iron ‘junk’ protector

(medievel ‘junk’ not pictured)
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:43 am
white bed sheet with holes in type ghost trap ™

(bed sheet ghost pictured)
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Got Nuthin…
jochen
March 6th, 2008 at 5:44 am
evil knievel’s goggles.
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:48 am
yeah right!!!

?o you actually own eyes?? or are you just thrashing blindly at the keyboard with your finger mouths and the sicked up that load of twaddle!!

evil knievel’s goggles!

Ridiculous…..
Adam Goucher
March 6th, 2008 at 5:49 am
It is a piece of barding (armor for horses); specifically called a Champron. (The strap that goes from corner to corner is the one that goes behind the horse’s ears).

A head-butt from a horse wearing that is going to hurt something awful.

-adam
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I love you
kusito
March 6th, 2008 at 5:50 am
phhuu… how do i describe it in english! this thing is binded on top of the nose of a calf! when the calf starts to drink milk from the mother cow it pikes her and the calf can’t drink milk! this is exactely the target! the calf has to stop suckling the dug!
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Adam Groucher is a horse geek.

The worst kind..
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:52 am
kusito and cows up a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G

why don’t you get married to them if you love them sooo much..
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 5:55 am
I feel all wobbly…
Andrea
March 6th, 2008 at 5:59 am
A stirrup/spur? As in the thing you keep you feet in while riding a horse?
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 6:06 am
duuurpty duuurpty durp!!
snobalp
March 6th, 2008 at 6:30 am
A lineman spike
Todd
March 6th, 2008 at 6:33 am
Looks like a “toe pick” for climbing icy mountain slopes.
Camillo Miller
March 6th, 2008 at 6:33 am
It’s a security measure to keep people from climbing up columns ….
DanO
March 6th, 2008 at 6:43 am
It’s a crampon used for climbing ice.
Tim Giachetti
March 6th, 2008 at 6:50 am
mountain climbers heel spikes for no skidding on ice surfaces.
alexander
March 6th, 2008 at 6:50 am
a device attached to dogs during “bear baiting”
looks very cuddly indeed
Craig Clayton
March 6th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I believe it is for ice wall climbing.
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 7:07 am
you’s guy’s is assess

It is blatanly a edwardian woman’s portable over the shoulder weenie roaster (also suitable for swan)
nick
March 6th, 2008 at 8:10 am
yep, as annoying as Ray Pugh is i have to agree with the toe pick.
Matt
March 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am
It’s the heel end of a crampon.
Adam Goucher
March 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’m not a horse-geek directly. But I am married to one. That just makes me poor.

Oh, and ‘calf weaners’ are clipped onto a calf’s nose so they droop over their mouth. When they go to nurse the spikes (which are *much* shorter) hit the utter causing mom to shoo them away. Having spikes around the eyes, especially of that magnitude, is not going to be that effective at anything other than bodily harm.

(and no, I didnt know that before. All hail the Great Goog!)

-adam
CapitanoMifune
March 6th, 2008 at 8:26 am
It’a an eyes protector mask for horses…used in war.
HanAis
March 6th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Horse stirrup?
lovedrug420
March 6th, 2008 at 8:35 am
some old scandinavian iron mask
matt
March 6th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Gwar Goggles.
MysticFett
March 6th, 2008 at 9:13 am
It’s armor for a war-horse. The spike are designed to goe the “Forehead of the horse.
Ali S.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I’ll throw in my two cents worth on this as well. I’m guessing that it has to do something with a horse and armor. Probably for the eyes.
Adam Stanhope
March 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
It’s a jaunty spring hat!
James Tyler
March 6th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Boot spikes for climbing telephone poles?
Keith
March 6th, 2008 at 9:36 am
It’s an accessory for a pig’s snout when rooting for truffles.
Don Juan
March 6th, 2008 at 9:36 am
dunno, but that’s exciting
Arnaldo
March 6th, 2008 at 10:34 am
it’s used for climbing to the trees and prune them
HildyJ
March 6th, 2008 at 10:38 am
It’s a particularly nasty spur which’ll really piss off the horse. (Bronco riding?)
Ray Pugh
March 6th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Last!
Randall
March 6th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Its a purkle, used for spagulation of fromus gallopers. Remember the line from your grade school poetry class:

‘Vembly gaithers the corker’s purkle,
Tween Gallopers fast alight
Bravely kiffles the grumish gurgle
Twixt afterthought’s first light’
Jay
March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 am
A climbing spur.
Jack Myles
March 6th, 2008 at 11:26 am
its a chastity belt that works solely on intimidation
Lamar Latrell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:54 am
its to help telephone pole workers & lumberjacks climb up trees / logs
Jason
March 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I don’t know the exact name of it, but its purpose is to keep a calf from getting milk from its mother. I believe this was to ween the calf, which was perhaps destined to become veal. My mom has a bunch of old farm equipment on her walls, and one of these is on there.
Link2126
March 6th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
My guess is it’s a face-rape protector, specifically the face-rape that a certain top ten Guitar Hero songs invoke.
Shawn
March 6th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I think this was a devise used on adult female cows to keep them form drinking there own milk.
Abbey
March 6th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Looks like a good anchor to me.
NiteWhite
March 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
a primitive crampon.
Troy Eckhardt
March 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
This item is used for weaning an animal. Once strapped to the nose of a calf or foal it can no longer nurse, because the mother will be jabbed, and will kick the baby away.
sybann
March 6th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Adam is right - I am not even trying…
El Neilo
March 6th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
its an old crampon.
Paul
March 6th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
An old mask for mid evil horses.
Paul
March 6th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Destrier armor
Paul
March 6th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
forget it I don’t know!!!!!
Christophe
March 6th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Kinky sex toy for sure.
Xerloq
March 6th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Janet Jackson’s new nipple ring.
Lea
March 6th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
a war bridle for a horse!
Gary
March 6th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
That is the chastity belt worn by my girlfriend until after our wedding.
Mark
March 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
you put it on a young cow or foal. when it tries to get milk from it’s mom, the mom gets poked and kicks the young one away. thereby weaning the young one. hence it’s name, a metal weiner…(ok, i made that last part up)
Jesse Marass
March 6th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
it is so obvious.

it is their first attempt to make a mask for hannibal lector. The only issue was he would still try to bite people and end up sending a spike right to their throaght. That is why they decided to change the design to something more suitable
VonSkippy
March 6th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Birth control goggles.

Keeps the weak suitors from contributing to the gene pool.
CheeseDuck
March 6th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
S&M!
Toby B
March 6th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Gotta go with the lumbermans toe pick too, but it could also be a cool gladiator mask!
Garth
March 6th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Ice climbing crampons for climbing frozen waterfalls
Keith
March 6th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It’s a weening mask. Ysou put it on a calf and when it tires to suckle from it mother (a cow) the mother gets poked and won’t let it suck.
andruw
March 6th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
a pillow.
Beezy
March 6th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Rats! Keith beat me to it! It’s a calf weaner. The calf wears it around its neck. It pokes the mother when it tries to nurse, and the cow then nudges the calf away.
rachishxc
March 6th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
some sort of helmet/face mask
Levi
March 6th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES! TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!
tim"dog"ross
March 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
shards that fit horses hoofs
Elisabeth
March 6th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
A halter for a horse?
nick
March 6th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
antique goalie mask
nick
March 6th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
pillow was pretty funny though.
tripleX
March 6th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
It is a device to help you quit smoking. You bind it around your neck with the spikes up.
Smaller versions exist for your wrists.
It can also be used to eat less, but people can throw food in their mouth, so it’s less effective.
tripleX
March 6th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
It is a shoulderpiece for a warrior. With the spikes up. It protects the shoulder as well as the head from a swinging sword.
Every warrior should have at least one, even if it’s not made for that purpose originally.
tripleX
March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
addition to comment 75:
If you have a fourth one laying around, place it over the ashtray. You can’t have too many spikes if you want to quit smoking.

Actually there are stories of catholic schools that used the wristmodels to keep young boys (and girls) from scratching themselves under the covers.
tripleX
March 6th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
In a rodeo the spikes, attached to shoes or legs, can really make an animal jump. And hopefully hurt the rider when he’s thrown off.
sam
March 7th, 2008 at 2:40 am
It’s a spur. Straps right over your boots shoes, and allows you to stab the hell out of your horse to get him going!
FJMX
March 7th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Hi!!

I visit this site happily everyday!!

Umm…I guess it a part of sex toy!!
enteresan
March 7th, 2008 at 3:01 am
reaaly cool… thank you
luke
March 7th, 2008 at 10:00 am
garden cultivator?
Alex
March 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Congratulations to kusito #11 who got it right! It’s a weaning mask for calf.
Ray Pugh
March 10th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Weak..

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