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Old 06-28-2007, 04:41 PM   #16
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I was going to guess #2 was the end of a CFL, but then it would be a spiral instead of concentric circles.
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Old 06-28-2007, 04:43 PM   #17
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Is the last one a lit cigarette?

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Old 06-28-2007, 06:04 PM   #18
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What it is -- Post #4

Fire, a handful of fire.

Here are a couple more shots taken very shortly after the one in post #4. In the first picture, you can see the silhouette of his fingers. In the second picture, the light is enough to see his profile and his hand and the ball of fuzz which contains the glowing ember.

Watch what happens on the next breath in the next post!
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Old 06-28-2007, 06:09 PM   #19
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What it is -- Post #4, part two.

In the next breath, the ball of untwisted sisal rope bursts into flame! Now's a good time to get it away from your face, don't you think?!

These were started with flint and steel. The flint scrapes off a little sliver of steel and the energy of that scraping heats the minute sliver to incandescence, a spark. When this spark lands on a piece of charcloth, it glows like the coal on the end of a lit cigarette. The coal is enfolded in the nest of sisal fibers and blown into life, like you see here.
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Old 06-28-2007, 06:27 PM   #20
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Was this last Sunday near Angora Ridge, California?
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Old 06-28-2007, 06:33 PM   #21
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No sir. Last summer at camp, north of CA.
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Old 06-28-2007, 08:59 PM   #22
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I was going to guess the first pic was a governor of some kind.
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Old 06-28-2007, 09:52 PM   #23
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I see the resemblance to Schwarzeneggar too.
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Old 06-28-2007, 10:59 PM   #24
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What is this thing?

I have taken many (many) pictures since I quit using film cameras, since electrons are so much less expensive than film stock. Some of those pictures have been interesting to look at, partly because they were unusual subjects, or extreme close ups, or had the context removed from the frame, any other reason. I'm sure you've all seen such pictures. I have fun looking at them and guessing what they are. Maybe you'll have fun guessing what these are.
A reloading press?
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Old 06-28-2007, 11:33 PM   #25
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Pssst....post 11.
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Old 06-29-2007, 07:04 PM   #26
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I have a straping deal in shop. No crimper. You bend it over and tap closed with hammer. But I really did know what it was. Bah.
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Old 06-30-2007, 03:16 PM   #27
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But I really did know what it was. Bah.
Me too, but opened the thread too late for credit.
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Old 07-01-2007, 02:16 AM   #28
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Ok what is THIS ???
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Old 07-01-2007, 02:57 AM   #29
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