mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

Rosie

Cat's Cradle?

Raak

A Chinese finger-trap?

Darren

[Rosie] No.
[Raak] YES! Well done!

So, it goes over to Raak for the next round.

Raak

A finger-trap made of wood?

The next one is MINERAL

Darren

[Raak] Yep, they can be made of wood.

irach

Is it metallic?

Effable

is it solid?

RedSnapper

Is it larger than a teacup? (An average one, not the spinning kind in Disneyland)

irach

Is it man-made?

Kim

Is it a geological feature?

Irouléguy

Is it on this planet?

Raak

Metallic? Yes.
Solid? Yes.
Larger than teacup? Yes.
Man-made? Yes.
Geological? No.
On Earth? Yes.

ImNotJohn

Is there only one of this?

[finger-trap] After googling and finding a picture I can now state certainly that I have never seen nor heard of it - is it me, or generational, or geographical?

Raak

[INJ] More than one.

Raak

[INJ] (fingertraps) I saw them as a child in Edinburgh, erm, later middle C20.

Kim

Do they come in different sizes?

Chalky

Is this used in the home?

Chinese Finger Trap - I've never heard of this either. T'was rather an anticlimax really :-(

Raak

Different sizes: Yes.
In the home: No.

irach

Do you typically see it when driving on the street?

[IMJ, Chalky - Type www.ebay.com and put in "Chinese Finger trap" in the Search box. You'll see pictures of this infernal device]