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The prize this week is a mountaineering clasp that is sure to add some flair to your keychain or provide a cool way to clip your backpack in place. This contest will run for one week (August 28 – September 3, 2010) . 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. You don’t need to know the make and model just what it is in general, and what this type of thing is normally used for. 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 winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries. ———————————–———- Added September 12, 2010 The item to guess was Electronics from a Compact Fluorescent Lamp The winner is Ajinkya B. (there were 155 entries) ————————————–———- Below is a picture of the prize.
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August 28th, 2010
So the prize is pink?
August 28th, 2010
Looks more magenta to me :p
/deals with printer ink WAY too much
August 28th, 2010
It’s anodized purple.
August 29th, 2010
Oh i actually used one of these in a project way back
August 29th, 2010
Another easy one …
August 29th, 2010
Hey, I recognize that! See the tall cylindrical thing? It’s a capacitor. Okay, okay. That’s honestly all I know about this one.
August 29th, 2010
I’d take the Thing rather than the prize. I already ordered 2 of them
August 30th, 2010
Sadly, we haven’t gotten to applications in circuits yet, but I do like the “clasp”! What brand is it? It’d make a handy addition to my gear.
August 30th, 2010
Hi David,
Glad to hear you are taking electronics, too bad you haven’t taken the classes that would help you out.
It’s a normal generic clasp, it isn’t for actual mountaineering but rather for clipping to your keys or hanging something like a bag on a hook.
August 30th, 2010
This is a good one; if you didn’t know what it was, you’d probably have a hard time guessing it.
August 30th, 2010
@Almost_There:
Exactly.. Luckily enough, I’d seen one featured on MAKE, HackedGadgets, Hack-a-day, EMSL, or something similar. I forget exactly where.
August 31st, 2010
If it’s what I think it is, I only recognize it, because out of curiosity I’ve hacked several of these up to see what makes them tick.
September 12th, 2010
Winner announced.
December 3rd, 2010
Ok, the capacitor is what I recognize, too, but about the rest…no idea. Probably something well know, but I don’t get it.
December 3rd, 2010
Hi Rob,
This contest is an old one. The answer has been added to the contest body in italic. Go here to see the latest one (there is a new one every week).
http://hackedgadgets.com/category/contests/