6. subject for an essay on whether the trappings of modernity can be considered a 'mate' of mankind, or a hinderance dragging us into the vortex of non-existence.

7. Useful device for holding down a loose floorboard in the shed for a long period of time.

8. With only one pair of opposite-corner legs fully extended, sit a small child atop it, and - hey presto - a post-industrial rocking horse!

9. Put several in a row on their sides and add black and white paint to create large barcodes for large barcode readers.

10. By painting it green and secreting it in long grass in the 'open' position, and being close at hand to wind the handle at very short notice, it would make an excellent legtrap for giraffes or other long-legged ungulates.