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Does anybody know what this is?
« on: May 14, 2013, 05:59:51 pm »
I have been asking around for a while, now, but nobody seems to be able to tell me what this is. I think it is made out of wood, except for a round metal piece in the side. On the back side, there are a couple of tiny things that appear to be lightbulbs, but I can't see any way of powering them, unless there is a battery on the inside. If that is the case, I don't know how somebody would get the battery out. If anybody has any ideas what this might be, please share them! Thanks!

It is four inches in diameter. On one side, it is painted like an eight ball, and the other is red. It weighs about 1.2 lbs.
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2013, 06:19:16 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2013, 06:20:49 pm »
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2013, 07:35:16 pm »
It looks like it may be a control knob off of a game or something. The red part looks like it would turn a corresponding female part. Just a wild guess. I searched a thousand images on Google and could not find another one.
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2013, 07:51:34 pm »
Is it perfectly round so it rolls ??  That white dot on the side looks like it would mark the sweet spot when playing pool !!
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2013, 08:29:24 pm »
It seems too large to be a game controller. It is perfectly round except the red part is carved into a + shape, so it will not roll if it rolls onto one of the non-round parts. It is also much too large to play pool...
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2013, 10:26:14 pm »
My wild guess would be monster-truck related item (4-axis switch) , or maybe more like R/C controller .
Sure looks like there's wear/use marks on the "X" side of it !

No sure clue here , though .
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2013, 05:26:01 am »
Have you tried to unscrew the red part from the black part ??
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2013, 07:41:01 am »
Just a different version of .................

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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2013, 10:44:12 am »
No Fortune cookie for you just yet...this is the same....but Different....we need an exact....sorreeeeee ee ;D
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2013, 11:05:42 am »
I think it is one solid ball of wood, except for where the metal part goes in. It doesn't unscrew, as far as I can tell. Once again, it is four inches in diameter, and seems much too large to be part of a knob for anything. And if i was, that wouldn't explain the small lightbulbs on the back...
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2013, 02:54:48 pm »
Gear shift knob?
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2013, 03:25:45 pm »
Too big and no way to attach it !!  Gear shift knobs screw on !!  This thing has to come apart or fit into something else !!  Looks like the red is fitted so it can unscrew !!  That cross fits the fingers !!
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2013, 03:59:29 pm »
Quote from: KC on May 15, 2013, 02:54:48 pm
Gear shift knob?
LOL!..its 4in in dia.......not even for one of these...
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Re: Does anybody know what this is?
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2013, 04:03:46 pm »
I think this is part of something bigger...that cross on the bottom...may fit into a reccessed slot...on something else..
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