zenparadox,

You have got to be kidding... You do more damage to insects every time you get in a car (what do you think those smudges on the windshield are?)

It looks like the counterweight that is used in older or wooden windows - they were housed in the thicker frames in along side the panes of glass. they made raising the windows easier, while preventing them from closing too quickly due to the weight of the heavier pane design.

If I'm a middle-aged dumpy scientist that is going to make a robot that looks and moves exactly like a person, I'm going to make it look and move like Kobe Tai, not myself...

Um.. just sayin...