What Is It? Game 142

By Alex in What Is It on Jun 24, 2010 at 8:28 am


From Bob Roger’s Collection

W00t! It’s time for another collaboration with the always-excellent What Is It? Blog. Can you guess what this strange object is used for?

Place your guess in the comment section. One guess per comment, though you can enter as many guesses as you’d like. Please do not post any web link or URL – doing so will void your entry. You have until the answer is revealed on the What Is It? Blog tomorrow.

Two prizes: the first correct guess and the funniest yet wrong one will win a T-Shirt from the NeatoShop. IMPORTANT: Please write your prize selection alongside your guess, so visit the NeatoShop and take a look around. If you don’t write your prize selection, then you don’t get the prize.

For more clues, go to What Is It? Blog. Good luck!

Update 6/25/10 – Time’s up! The answer is: An ice cube crusher, the patent states:

…it is proposed to arrange the containers telescopically relative to each other and to provide a plurality of pointed elements mounted on the top and base wall of the containers and directed towards each other for cracking a piece of ice placed within the containers when they are forced together.

Patent number 2,147,394

No one got it exactly right, but Clarence would’ve gotten it if he had just followed the instruction and selected a prize. The second prize goes to e7c who suggested scarification tool for Sneeches (complete with rhymes that would make Dr. Seuss proud!)


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  1. MadMolecule
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:31 am

    Sponge cake baking pan.

  2. Michelle Zei
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:37 am

    ice trays or candle trays.
    buckey balls :D

  3. Creep
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:39 am

    “Herb” grinder.

  4. Mike_de_BC
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:41 am

    Creep: It totally is an ‘herb’ grinder

  5. Sucktackular
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:43 am

    That’s for grinding MARIJUANA, since apparently some people are too scared to say it.

  6. Mike_de_BC
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Herb grinder would be my guess..

    and the Roflcopter shirt is pretty rad.

  7. NateE
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:44 am

    It’s a monkey vase, you put thick-stemmed flowers on the spikes and keep a shallow amount of water inside. Flowers last quite a while this way.

  8. burninglily
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Old silver tobacco grinder

  9. burninglily
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:46 am

    opps, old silver tobacco grinder
    psycho shower curtain…as usual

  10. Mike_de_BC
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:46 am

    I suppose you could call it a MARIJUANA grinder.. but you can grind any number of herbs and spices in it.

  11. adrian x
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:46 am

    It’s a grinder slash de-seeder!
    Neatoramanaut in large, plz!

  12. SteelOni
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:48 am

    Lady Gaga’s newest bra

  13. DavidLK
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:48 am

    sponge-maker or tobacco grinder or pac man iron maiden

  14. The Great Jackal
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:49 am

    a grinder! “Brainier Than The Average Bear” T-shirt please!

  15. Matt
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:52 am

    “Two prizes: the first correct guess and the funniest yet wrong one will win a T-Shirt from the NeatoShop”

    Whats with everyone picking things that aren’t tshirts :o

  16. damnut
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:54 am

    Looks like a old corn cob holder

  17. damnut
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:55 am

    Corn cob holder… Tshirt

  18. neko
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:57 am

    tiny baking pans for making Ritz-style crackers one at a time

  19. mindy
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:59 am

    It’s a flower frog for beautiful arrangements.

  20. neko
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:00 am

    oh and one Intertubes in men’s large plox :3

  21. BILLY MAYS HERE
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:02 am

    early prototype for the big city slider station

  22. dutchboy
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:07 am

    Flower frogs,small black Busted please

  23. EatsRainbows
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:12 am

    Ye olde lemon squeezer

  24. EatsRainbows
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:13 am

    oops… lemon squeezer – binary solo t-shirt!

  25. Izabella
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:16 am

    It looks like something used in Japanese ikebana floral arrangements. (: I’d love a Busted t-shirt (:

  26. amanderpanderer
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:18 am

    It’s what the inquisition used to force citrus fruits to confess their alliance with satan.

    Citrus is so sour because it is in league with the devil. And grapefruits are required by their pact to squirt you in the eye whenever possible. EVIL!

    Thesaurus T shirt, XL.

  27. Erik Curtis
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:23 am

    candle holder, keeps them from falling over

  28. Erock
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:25 am

    Vietnamese poop traps. Put ‘em in the bottom of a pit, poop in them, cover the pit with leaves and twigs and watch those bumbling Americans fall in. Poop infects the wounds. No prize for me please, just a good kick in the pants to set me straight.

  29. lance
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:28 am

    Spice Grinder / Tobacco Grinder

  30. Anna-Marie
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Baked goods hole maker! (Down with gravity in medium!)

  31. SethH
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:46 am

    It’s a springform pan for making one of those cakes you pour pudding over.

  32. Robin Newberry
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:58 am

    It’s a cheese mold/perforator for making blue cheese, or similar mold ripened cheese.

  33. Brian K
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:00 am

    its for making hamburger paties.. the spikes tenderize the meat.. Bacon watch please..

  34. Robin Newberry
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Whoops! It’s a cheese mold/perforator for making blue cheese, or similar mold ripened cheese. The I Heart Noir T-shirt.

  35. Stephanie B
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Biscuit cutter (mold).

    I Blame Hipsters – Large

  36. mindy
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:16 am

    I forgot to request a tshirt if I’m the lucky winner. I said flower frog above. I Heart Teuthology Small, dark grey. :)

  37. Kathleen Castellvi
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:26 am

    Metal Herb Grinder used to grind spices and herbs for cooking purposes. They are most popularly used to grind tobacco and marijuana.

    (All’s fair in love and war T-shirt in white, S)

  38. 'manda
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:29 am

    they’re flower-holders for ikebana. the spikes hold in the stems and you fill it with water.

    duh.

  39. Dominic
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:36 am

    It’s a cracker aerator!

  40. number1guy
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:39 am

    It’s a starman iron maiden.

    Lag Kills

  41. zrspige
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:42 am

    A cutter for a pastry called “Hardtack” or “Sea Biscuits”.

  42. k-phisch
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Yeah, definitely for grinding marijuana, Ritalin, etc.
    With the marijuana, the reason for grinding would be to further isolate the THC, providing a more pure and pleasant high. From grinding the marijuana, Hash can be made, and there you have practically pure THC… Also, if you add the ground marijuana to oil, and boil covered, there you have a great ingredient for Brownies.
    But, yes, it can be used for grinding most things, I guess.
    Or, a smurf time machine…. You see, it’s about the size of smurfs in my opinion, though the actual size of height of a smurf is unknown, and so when chased by Gargamal, instead of however they escape to New York in the new movie, the whole gang piles in, and once one of the vessels is full to capacity, ZOOM! off to the Garden of Eden! The spikes serve to keep the Smurfs their respective quarters, where the more open spaces are for Smurfette and her victim… the other open space would be a free for all.
    The Wizard of Oz, the short version
    please

  43. Jp
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:49 am

    Holds flower stems for flower arrangements.

  44. pink
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:08 am

    definitely a grinder, usually used for a certain recreational (or medical) drug but probably could be used for coffee beans…

    support bacteria shirt ftw

  45. nemo
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:18 am

    Iron Maiden Cookie Cutters, for Heavy Metal Cookies.

  46. RandallRandall
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Cobblestock Rimblepans. These are used in the aeration of cheese spoogeroos. However, since the Ardvark protection act of 1974, Canada has only been able to produce cheese spungleplat, and thousands of these magnificent tools have been relegated to antique shops where they are used for the ‘leave a penny-take a penny trays. No one takes a penny though!

  47. Jasmine
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Biscuit cutter!!!!!!:D

  48. e7c
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:45 am

    it’s a soap saver. Clever/Stupid t-shirt large size

  49. Hmm
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:46 am

    A high grip thimble.

    Nemesis T-shirt medium.

  50. e7c
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:46 am

    muffin aerators. Clever/Stupid t-shirt large size

  51. e7c
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Having a tattooed star wasn’t enough for some of the Sneeches, so they decided to scarification was the way to go. So these are Star-scar-a-fiers for Sneeches.

    Stars upon yars?
    Tattoos just wont do!
    If you want to go far,
    Then what you need is a scar!

    Clever/Stupid shirt, large please.

  52. SteelOni
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    I got it!

    They are ancient version of a female condom

  53. crypticmyth
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    These are Marquis de Sade’s ear muffs.

    Carbon Dating T-Shirt please. Kthxboi.

  54. nihilist11
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    o torture device for small rodents

  55. nihilist11
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    o torture device for small rodents
    happy face t-shirt

  56. Wheezy
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Paraffin plug removers for old-style home-canning.

    2x tshirt

  57. Borlando
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    It’s a My Little Iron Maiden.

  58. Borlando
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    It’s a My Little Iron Maiden.

    Cool shooters ice tray.

  59. Davisbg22
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    A Swiss cheese maker.

  60. geek36
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Corn cob holders

  61. geek36
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Corn cob holders, higgs boson t-shirt.

  62. bpenick
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    It’s a punch for cans. So you can make sprinklers from them

  63. boz
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    it is not a weed grinder cuz the spikes are not long enough to actually grind the weed, the weed would jut roll around in between the spikes.

  64. Twist
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    His a Swiss cheese hole-maker. Or something.

    We the unwilling; small.

  65. sean
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    torture devise for grinding a scrotum…. or it’s for weed. probably weed. speaking of which…

  66. sofia
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    its a grinder!!!!

  67. DiverMuff
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Its for getting rid of the clap…smash

  68. Maggie Olson
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    Torture bra. When thumbscrews just aren’t enough.

    Thesaurus, size small.

  69. MarMar
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    This is the Iron Maiden for cockroaches. Because, after all, we all know the only thing better than killing a roach, is torturing one.

  70. unimportantbob
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Painful.

    Thesaurus, size medium.

  71. rdflores
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    Japanese floral arrangement holder. I would like a come tothe dark side tshirt

  72. Mambo
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    It’s a candle holder. spikes are inserted into the candle to help keep it in place.

  73. jon huntoon
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    they’re ice core sample holders.

  74. Erol
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    They’re for capping the bottom of a pair of peg legs.

  75. Chester McDougan
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    old school diabetes/cataracts eye restoration.

    Great Vocab Didn’t Save The Thesaurus From Extinction in a L

  76. Elnots
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    It’s my mother’s and she wants it back. BUSTED

  77. uptonty
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    It’s a garlic peeler

    That’s How I roll – small

  78. duffmeister
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    Princess Leia hair twirlers. On each side, insert end of long tress into center, hooked around central point, push can(gently) against sides of head, and rotate (clockwise on one side, CCW on other. Additional spikes create the cinnamon-bun lines as the hair is swirled into place. When hair slack is gone, STOP ROTATING, pull straight back, and secure with hair pin, spray, or lots of buckyballs.

    Save the Ales shirt for me!

  79. Miss Cellania
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    Those are instruments of torture, of course.

  80. Professor
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    This is the 1st iteration of the iPhone… string-and-can version. Each of the spikes is an app (iBleed, iOuch, iOMG-that-hurts etc)
    Average Bear T-shirt

  81. Dougert G
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    wool spinner

    sharp end dog sharpener

  82. Dougert G
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    princess leia’s hair tools to create those sweet ear buns

  83. Chunkie
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    I don’t know, but you damn well better not put your hamster in there.

    Polar bears soluble small

  84. Mr. Bigglesworth
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    Hamburger tenderizers? You place the ground beef in the containers and then throw them on the grill and the spikes allow the meat to cook more thoroughly?

    Just a guess.

  85. sulloro
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    biscuit cutter. The little holes in the top of the biscuit help it cook better

  86. renie
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    Is it those things they use in the bottom of vases where they stick cut flowers onto them for better water circulation and to hold up the flowers? I’ve seen similar items in Japan.

  87. pyrit
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Ah! I know what it is!
    It’s a slea – BBBRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

  88. picnuts
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    I’d say they are roller derby rollerskate wheel wreckers.

    Like this’ll win, but if it does,

    I would like a medium black glow-in-the-dark skeleton shirt

  89. Elizbeth
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    it is a cherry pit separator.

    i heart robots size M

  90. Clarence
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    ice tray for a ice grinder – as in the filipino dish halo halo

  91. danette
    Jun 24th, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    its a grinder! you can grind mariguana … tobacco … spices whatever but it grinds –> i want the buckyballs please

  92. muckseen
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 12:25 am

    A… very nasty cake mould.

  93. SuperCrap
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 12:33 am

    That’s some S&M gear, obviously. Well used by the look of it.

  94. petthekittyz
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 12:37 am

    marijuana or “herb” grinder, kief

  95. amocksun
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 1:11 am

    Well I guess it might be intended for something else…but every time I’ve seen one it’s been for grinding pot.

  96. Rowanna Ellis
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 1:30 am

    Although it’s mainly known now as a Marihuana grander, they were inveted for griding fresh herbs in the kichen, also garlis. It works very well

  97. Anna Howell
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 1:43 am

    I think it is spikes that are placed at the bottom of vessels that you stab flowers into to make them stand up. In short: flower-arranger-mabobs.

    I would like the NetoFrog size M. KTnxBai

  98. Sunfall
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 2:14 am

    Finally a lunch box that keeps those pesky grapes from rolling around inside!

    (I Survived The Large Hadron Collider in Ladies Fit S)

  99. b
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 2:41 am

    It’s a “flower frog” for arranging flowers neatly.

  100. emerica789
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 5:34 am

    Steam Punk Pasties

    I heart Robots women’s medium in black please!

  101. xadrian
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 6:55 am

    It’s an accessory for Bender’s feet when he wants to go mountain climbing.

    Brainier Than The Average Bear – XL

  102. pyrit
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am

    It’s the toughest tin can target in the whole dern shootin’ range.

  103. theindiestonerkid
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 9:16 am

    Weed grinder! Got to be!

  104. Paul Gordon
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Toe Caps/Cup Sockets, to be attached to the bottom of furniture legs.

    T-Shirt: Paddle Faster, XL, Military Green

  105. DCMikeRotch
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    They’re caps for the top of wooden dock/boat pilings.

    Stop Global Whining, L if correct.

  106. DCMikeRotch
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    They’re caps for the top of wooden dock/boat pilings.

    Stop Global Whining, L T-shirt (military green) if correct.

  107. omsfriend
    Jun 25th, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Man Ray meets the Middle Ages


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