ARmy Rumour SErvice

**eodmatt** · 15-05-2012, 04:25

Originally Posted by Wordsmith

Is the object electrically conductive from one end to another?

That'll settle the question as to whether its a fuse or not...

Wordsmith

Just because it's conductive doesn't mean it's a fuse.

**Taffnp** · 15-05-2012, 06:28

Originally Posted by padme

piece of wood in a glass tube with metal ends. no writing , stamps anywhere. Thickness about the same as a 5p piece and roughly 1.75 inches long .........any ideas?
can't take the ends off found in a charity shop in a 10p bargain bucket

if someone could be so kind and post this in rum rations please , as someone seems to think it might be something to do with a ship

ta muchly

paddersx

It's a conversation piece - and it's doing quite well by the look of things

**goatrutar** · 15-05-2012, 06:41

This could be a good continuing thread. If I find something weird I'll bung it up here.

**Wordsmith** · 15-05-2012, 08:46

Originally Posted by eodmatt

Just because it's conductive doesn't mean it's a fuse.

True - but its another piece of information.

The appliance of science.....

Wordsmith

**cloudbuster** · 15-05-2012, 08:51

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**eodmatt** · 15-05-2012, 08:58

Originally Posted by Wordsmith

True - but its another piece of information.

The appliance of science.....

Wordsmith

Zanussi......

**ugly** · 15-05-2012, 09:06

Zanussi, wasnt that a street in the Divis?

**Jockharvey** · 15-05-2012, 09:16

Originally Posted by Bingobongo

You're all morons. It's an emergency toothpick that was issued to airborne forces during the Normandy invasion. Due to the large weight airborne soldiers were required to jump, fight and manouver with every bit of kit had to have it's size taken into careful consideration. This particular piece of equipment is no different. As you can see it is about 20mm long so as not to take up extra space in a Bergen or jump bag and also comes in this carefully designed cylinder so that it's sharp end wouldn't cause damage should it be splintered by a passing bit of flak while it's owner was still in the air or ruptured when the paratrooper it belonged to hit the ground. The case was later redesigned (as seen here) to be see through so that the contents could be seen from outside and it would not be mistaken for an analgesic of some description.

It is to date the allyest toothpick ever designed and was responsible for roughly 55% of German casualties sustained during operation Market Garden.

Fact.

No it is not, and the middle part is missing, and there should be four of them FFS.