Name the Thing Contest - 53 - Hacked Gadgets

Name the Thing Contest - 53

Written by: Alan Parekh at 11:45 pm. Filed under Contests

Congratulations to the winner for the last contest.
The prize will help you to have a closer look at custom circuit boards, board repairs etc.
This contest will run for one week (July 5 - July 11, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.

Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the subject, and the message body consisting of:

The name of the item in the above picture
An example of what the item pictured above can be used for

The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.

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Added July 20, 2008

The item to guess was a silicon ingot.

The winner is Krzysztof M.

Thanks to all who entered.

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Below is a picture of the prize.

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12 Responses to “Name the Thing Contest - 53”

Berni Says:
July 6th, 2008
>> This contest will run for one week (July 5 - June 11, 2008) <<

Ummm don’t you mean July 11 ?
poody Says:
July 6th, 2008
Looks like *** *****. They use them for *** and *** and all that cool stuff.
Mike Says:
July 6th, 2008
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS - DO NOT LIST THE ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS!
Alan Parekh Says:
July 6th, 2008
Thanks Berni,

I have corrected the date.
Jason Says:
July 6th, 2008
No poody your wrong, it does not look like *** *****, They are not used for *** and ***. They are ***** *** that get s*ov*d up your *** for not reading the rules. L*L

PS, man I wished I saw what he said b4, cause I have no clue.
poody Says:
July 8th, 2008
sorry, my bad, I’m an idiot. They should add the ability to edit comments cuz I wanted to delete what I’d said

But those *** ***** are awesome.
Alan Parekh Says:
July 8th, 2008
No Problem Poody.
Shawn Says:
July 8th, 2008
WHAT the hell r u talking about???
David Burke Says:
July 8th, 2008
Looks like *** that are **, then ****to make ***** *****.
Beanmosheen Says:
July 8th, 2008
Wow. Reading comprehension and attention span.
Alan Parekh Says:
July 8th, 2008
Hi David,

Please email in your guess (don’t leave it in the comment area).
Alan Parekh Says:
July 20th, 2008
Winner announced.