A simple guess-what-it-is puzzle. Monday through thursday, hints. Friday, the answer.
Rules: none. Prizes: recognition by your peers, maybe.
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Item 1
Only one clue for this one.
Hard and stoney. Some people won't touch this.
Odds and Ends. This'll be the last puzzle page for this year, and it's stuff I don't think would be good for a regular what-is-it puzzle.
So, I changed the format. Some items won't get clues every day, but the solutions will still be Friday.
Item 2
Clues for four days, answer on Friday.
Actualy, mine uses "32".
Extra credit if you mention the significance of the number.
Item 3
Clues for two days.
Monday's clue.
The camera didn't focus on this one.
Item 4
Three sets of clues.
No way anyione's going to guess what this is, so the puzzle is what it's from.
It was taken from a wreck that was shot down on the first day of 1945.
This guy was the captain of the PT- ...
Monday's clue.
Couple of people guessed coprolite: fossil poop. I'd have thought a piece of hardened tar, but that'd be wrong also.
My sister Jo got this one right. On Tuesday, Bob Callaway got it, and he's the first to get three correct.
Wednesday: Dick Amyx, today, got this and two others correct.
Beth Collins not only got what these are, but the time period. Way to go, Beth!
After some confusion, Ron Kroenke gets it right.
By midnight, Marcy Ganow got it.
And chalk up another for Beth Colins. Didn't think anyone would get this on the first day.
Someone guessed elevator button. Certainly looks like one.
Tuesday
Second clue of four.
Comes in sets of four.
Tuesday
Second of two clues.
It's an antique, from the Civil War era.
Tuesday, second of three clues.
LT. John F. Kennedy captained the PT-109.
On Tuesday, Bob Callaway, Ian Fergus, and Rick Hicks got it. My sister Jo got it later.
Wednesday morning, add Mark Packard to the list.
Wednesday: The second one Dick Amyx got right.
Thursday, Louisa gets it right.
On Tuesday, Bob Callaway got this one, also.
Rick Hicks is the first to get this one, as well as the significance of the number.
Ron Kroenke also got it.
Wednesday
Item 4 came from one of these.
Wednesday
Ron Kroenke finally got it. He kept getting hung up on "Grumman".
Wednesday: Dick Amyx got this one right, also. So did Tom Fields,
Thursday
One of mine, installed. Note the green collar. That means it's good.
Steve Collins gets it right.
Louisa Tilford gets it right, and just under the wire.
It's a meteorite, from China. Of course, having bought it on ebay it could just be something found in a factory that burned down, though a geologist I know did say it could be a meteorite.
It's a valve cap, or valve stem cap. This kind indicates if your tire pressure is low. The number is the tire pressure. My tires are supposed to be 32 pounds, so mine are "32". If the pressure gets below 28 (by actual experience) the button goes back in and the green collar disappears. A glance at the tires while getting into the car and I can tell if I need air.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. The Bf 109 was produced in greater quantities than any other fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945.
This Me-109 SZ500 round counter was recovered from a downed Me109 G14, piloted by Ofhr. Arnolf Russow. It was was located on the main instrument panel to indicate the current ammunition count for each weapon. It flashed whenever one round of ammunition was spent, and remained solid white when a "jam" was present.
Oberfähnrich Russow was taken prisoner by US troops near St.Trond, Belgium. His plane was shot down by US flak and crashed at Ulbeek after he had attacked the airfield of St.Trond.
