Hello Neatoramanauts! It's time for yet another game with the always awesome What Is It? Blog. This week's game brings us the strange object to the left: do you know what it is for?
Place your guess in the comment section. One guess per comment, please, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Two prizes as usual: the first correct guess and the funniest (judged by yours truly) but ultimately wrong guess will win free T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
Please write your choice of T-shirt alongside your entry. If you don't, you forfeit the prize, okay? So head on over to the NeatoShop (may we suggest the Science T-shirt and Funny T-shirts sections?) and take a looksie.
Post no URL or web links, doing so will get you disqualified. You have until the answer is revealed at our partner blog. For more clues, check out the What Is It? Blog. Good luck!
Update 7/9/10 - the answer is: From the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA, text at this display reads:Pain Bullets
Frequently called "hospital bullets," these lead bullets were given to patients in anticipation of pain during surgery. "Bite the bullet" soon became a common expression. These bullets, complete with teeth marks, were found near a hospital site after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Although some people think "biting a bullet" is pure Hollywood and TV mythology.
Congratulations to Edward who got it right first and to DCMikeRotch who guessed "Bullet Bill fossil"
Comments (52)
It's a chewed on eraser, that I used to erase that apostrophe in ^ "cat's" ^.
Ack.
-velociraptor T, black, large.
http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Chemists-Glassware
ladie's fit size m suggested colour
Large, please.
Schrodinger's Cat "It's a trap!" t-shirt, men's size XL.
(Actually it's for checking the balance of mower blades during the sharpening process.)
http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Team-Villain-Pop-Art
Team Villain Pop Art - T Shirt Medium
[Great Vocab Didn't Save The Thesaurus From Extinction; XL; Ash Grey]
Mini Theory T-shirt mens size XL
http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Alice-in-Zombieland
3xl suggested colour
Good Marx Bad Marx XL grey. please
http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Robokitty
size med. black, pls!
Quinn of Hearts. Ladys Medium please.
JimiJam. You guys Rule!
Pounce, Ladies XL, Ice Blue
Respect the chemistry men's large
respect the chemistry men's large
respect the science men's large
Powered by Caffeine XL
Black shirt (Large) unknown empire
omar comin, xl
omar comin, xl
"Where the Old Gods Are"
Large
Z
Sailor Venus Art Nouveau XL
omar comin, xl
omar comin, xl
Best Friends in S, please.
Asterisk Small Black
Where The Wild Things are 2xl
Battle damage T-shirt
L
Kamaji natural L
How To Believe in Yourself
large