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478. compass
479. hood for falcon
480. scythe - holds what it cuts
482. perhaps a humidifier?

10/13/2005 7:55 AM

481. top view of bowling pin

10/13/2005 9:23 AM

dhxk478. A Surveyors compass, used by geologists. They're quite heavy.

482. A pump.

10/13/2005 11:51 AM

482 is a vacuume cleaner motor.

10/13/2005 1:31 PM

>478. compass
>479. hood for falcon
>480. scythe - holds what it cuts

All correct

>482. perhaps a humidifier?

Nope

>481. top view of bowling pin

>478. A Surveyors compass, used by geologists. They're quite heavy.

Both correct

>482. A pump.

>482 is a vacuume cleaner motor.

Neither of these

10/14/2005 4:56 PM

482 Radiator vent?

10/16/2005 9:57 AM

>482 Radiator vent?

Nope, that's not it.

10/16/2005 1:09 PM

478 A "brunton" type compass that is used as a surveying tool. Angles and elevations and distances are logged by this by carefull hand sighting. The notes are converted into a map or layout later on from the data with trig tables.

10/16/2005 6:16 PM

>478 A "brunton" type compass

Correct

10/17/2005 5:35 PM

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10/18/2005 7:35 PM