tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post8013329157883932781..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Hint: It's Not a PaperclipAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-46094572385594268042010-09-11T04:13:25.782+00:002010-09-11T04:13:25.782+00:00Hose clamp.Hose clamp.YDARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938010189175510472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-67120518215266675792010-09-08T15:59:10.109+00:002010-09-08T15:59:10.109+00:00It's at the end of today's post (September...It's at the end of today's post (September 8th). I typically answer such things a couple of days later. But your answers were way better.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-89525913628072491842010-09-08T15:54:48.277+00:002010-09-08T15:54:48.277+00:00Hey, Avvy, do you actually know the answer?? I as...Hey, Avvy, do you actually know the answer?? I assumed you would tell us if anyone guessed correctly?Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-76737355190198114142010-09-07T15:00:29.246+00:002010-09-07T15:00:29.246+00:00Displaying this mystery unit on a computer keyboar...Displaying this mystery unit on a computer keyboard is not coincidental. It is a hint and probably this is the key piece in an old DOS (anyone remember that!?) based computer. It's obviously not a microprocessor so it probably is the part that was responsible for the CTL-ALT-DELETE function and would manually reset the computer chips with brute force. A sort of knuckle-duster in the silicone world. In an emergency, it could also be used to 'boot' the computer - whatever that means.gmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-10234748049347244042010-09-07T13:20:47.937+00:002010-09-07T13:20:47.937+00:00Rethought my earlier comment. This is "Hoser...Rethought my earlier comment. This is "Hoser", the new assistant for the next generation of MS Windows (Canadian edition). Replaces "Clippy", thanks to the outcry generated by users of this site.D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-59705462104885593282010-09-07T09:23:38.582+00:002010-09-07T09:23:38.582+00:00Echojuliet: reindeer use those to attach the littl...Echojuliet: reindeer use those to attach the little jingly-bells when they get a Father Christmas job. You wouldn't fix the bells permanently as they're really annoying when you're grazing and can attract wolves.<br />I expect your "caribou" do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-45699678714412969392010-09-07T07:21:24.264+00:002010-09-07T07:21:24.264+00:00It looks like a smaller version of those hand grip...It looks like a smaller version of those hand grip strengtheners you can get. <br />So maybe this is one you get with the Barbie and Ken gym set?Mikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-91638786929540170982010-09-07T03:33:07.325+00:002010-09-07T03:33:07.325+00:00Its a type of hardware I've cursed at several ...Its a type of hardware I've cursed at several times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41135388237637926832010-09-07T02:42:47.722+00:002010-09-07T02:42:47.722+00:00If it's NOT a paperclip ... (and since hose cl...If it's NOT a paperclip ... (and since hose clamp is taken) how about a key ring?<br />[CAPTCHA thinks it's a "protee"]Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089792829849397124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-24612151180350845042010-09-06T22:02:24.425+00:002010-09-06T22:02:24.425+00:00I was going to say that too, Geekzilla! A very go...I was going to say that too, Geekzilla! A very good guess, and no doubt why there are so many posts "removed by the author". ;)<br /><br />Just to have some variety in the responses, I'll make my 2nd & least likely guess: Teeny curtain rod fixtures for the privacy curtains in the cabin.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-31543858626545867092010-09-06T18:58:39.864+00:002010-09-06T18:58:39.864+00:00It's a paperclip!It's a paperclip!Geekzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228239470545006258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-65188065528223580302010-09-06T13:11:04.499+00:002010-09-06T13:11:04.499+00:00It is either an adornment used by Alaskan male sno...It is either an adornment used by Alaskan male snowmobile racers, or more prosaically, a hose clamp. Did you happen to notice if either engine was overheating?D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-65982644142941221992010-09-06T13:00:49.816+00:002010-09-06T13:00:49.816+00:00I don't post on here at all even though I love...I don't post on here at all even though I love the post to the point of looking forward to it when I get up before work. It looks like the common tension clamp used on hoses and such. We had some on hydraulic lines on the CH-47 Chinook I crewed in the Army. Final Answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-59732400030280634052010-09-06T06:43:50.230+00:002010-09-06T06:43:50.230+00:00Is this still in the Alaska series? If so, I woul...Is this still in the Alaska series? If so, I would venture to guess its the new "grunge" trend emerging in the rural Alaska region: Antler piercings. This is actually the alternative style clip on, as hunters get very aggravated when their trophy moose rack is tarnished with a real piercing.Echojuliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176325221080989545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-3123427357496175172010-09-06T05:51:55.787+00:002010-09-06T05:51:55.787+00:00Other possibilities: Half of one of those little p...Other possibilities: Half of one of those little puzzles where the goal is to link or unlink the two little twisty pieces of metal. Or, a spring sorta dealie for something that needs to default to open at about a 25 degree angle. Or, piece rejected as defective at the ankh factory.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-66229411223013636892010-09-06T03:58:16.873+00:002010-09-06T03:58:16.873+00:00I'm always amused at how much hate this genre ...I'm always amused at how much hate this genre of clamp gets. I think it stems from folks with an insufficient collection of pliers. I'd really rather reach for the 24 inch right angle pliers to pull one of these out of a tight spot than try and get a screwdriver to similar dreadful locations.<br /><br />Plus, I appreciate that properly chosen, they never need to be retightened and I've never seen one fail, two things that cannot be said about most worm clamp applications. Worm claps have moving parts and fail in various ways as a result, some quite often. Also their typically high stiffness is exactly the opposite of what is needed on a relatively soft hose that expands, contracts, and creeps over time.Garrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-80348558733008476362010-09-06T03:32:49.582+00:002010-09-06T03:32:49.582+00:00I need a 5/8" version for use as a safety loc...I need a 5/8" version for use as a safety lock on my oil pan quick drain valve... think I can find one? Of course not...grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-16222050917958296912010-09-06T02:24:46.191+00:002010-09-06T02:24:46.191+00:00This is a cheap factory hose clamp. These require ...This is a cheap factory hose clamp. These require a special pair of pliers and can be brutal without it. Any mechanic worth his salt will refuse to reuse them and instead install one that can be tightened with a screwdriver. That's probably why you're finding them lying around.X-av8rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77184213875561626462010-09-06T02:11:53.967+00:002010-09-06T02:11:53.967+00:00Here's a picture. Don't click on the link ...Here's a <a href="http://commonwealthinc.ca.c9.previewyoursite.com/ESW/Images/58_inch_single_wire_hose_clamp.jpg" rel="nofollow">picture</a>. Don't click on the link (or even hover over it) if you want to keep playing.Anoynmoushttp://anoynmous.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-87798195068375452272010-09-06T01:56:29.666+00:002010-09-06T01:56:29.666+00:00Remember the aquatic aliens you're working for...Remember the <a href="http://airplanepilot.blogspot.com/2010/08/you-want-to-do-what.html#c5900238194377738037" rel="nofollow">aquatic aliens</a> you're working for? They put one of those in at the back of my skull.Devil in the Drainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-25870221074219364572010-09-06T01:40:56.506+00:002010-09-06T01:40:56.506+00:00We use these in the auto industry too.
There ar...We use these in the auto industry too. <br /><br />There are at least 3 versions of this device, and all bust your knuckles in various ways. One version requires a screwdriver in its use. Invariably, it is turned in such a way as to require a specialty small screwdriver, and you can't get enough leverage to use.<br /><br />Another version, with a Dutch or German name (?) is a use once version, and requires destruction of the device to remove.<br /><br />And your version is spring loaded in such a way that the removal or installation of the device causes it to snap against your fingers in the most painful way imaginable.<br /><br />I think they were originally invented by the Marquis de Sade.Jack L. Pollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467792301180325066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-59500865377754224812010-09-06T01:34:38.137+00:002010-09-06T01:34:38.137+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.TgardnerHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415712955890457930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-82002631639092933042010-09-06T01:29:18.090+00:002010-09-06T01:29:18.090+00:00very small hoseclamp?very small hoseclamp?Bryenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15402702142989882012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-282664959501987472010-09-06T00:53:16.580+00:002010-09-06T00:53:16.580+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684117153062237337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-52977918802050242282010-09-06T00:40:59.672+00:002010-09-06T00:40:59.672+00:00A re-read and saw your caveat and decided to remov...A re-read and saw your caveat and decided to remove my answer. :-Pdpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.com