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Tag: mystery

  • Roman artefact

    Roman object that baffled experts to go on show at Lincoln Museum

    An archeological dig in Lincolnshire has unearthed a Roman... thingy. It joins hundreds of other thingies of the same design that we've found over the last three centuries, but we can't conclusively say anything about what these thingies are FOR. That's amazing.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (669 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 2 comments
    • posted 30 April, 2024
  • New South Wales Government Railways' AD60-class "6040", with mystery pipes highlighted

    Mystery Pipe

    There's a strange pipe on this steam locomotive. Can you guess what it's for?

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1264 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 18 October, 2018
  • "Buttons" on the button-box.

    The Mystery Button-Box

    Dan finds another bit of mystery hardware, and scares some head-scratcher photos.

    Read more (359 words)

    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 22 August, 2018
  • 6-of-13-pin plug, believed to be proprietary.

    The Mystery Cable

    Dan found a mystery cable in his attic and has no idea what it is or what it does. Can you help, before it drives him mad?

    Read more (360 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 4 May, 2018
  • Image representing post: Mystery cable found in my attic

    Mystery cable found in my attic



    What is it? What is it for? I've never seen anything like it before!

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (18 words)

    • Video
    • posted 4 May, 2018
  • Frame 29 from Abstruse Goose - A Simple Puzzle 4.

    Webcomics With Puzzles

    Dan shares two webcomics that you might like to see, if you enjoy a good puzzle from time to time.

    Read more (219 words)

    • Article
    • posted 4 July, 2012
  • Image representing post: Marmite

    Marmite

    This blog post is about Marmite.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (479 words)

    • Article
    • 14 comments
    • posted 1 January, 2012
  • Mystery Hot Chocolate

    The week before last, I received an unusual package at work. It contained a single-serving packet of organic hot chocolate, which I later consumed (and it was delicious).

    There is, however, a mystery: from whom did this care package originate. The postmark is unclear, so I'm not sure which post office handled it, but โ€ฆ

    Read more (151 words)

    • Article
    • 8 comments
    • posted 14 December, 2009
  • Cool Thing Of The Day

    Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #8:

    Lose a pair of shoes by leaving them outside your door and finding them missing the following morning. Then find another pair you've never seen before underneath your bed.

    The 'cool and interesting things' were originally published to a location at โ€ฆ

    Read more (101 words)

    • Article
    • posted 4 October, 1999

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