{"id":260,"date":"2010-11-19T20:51:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T20:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tmcldev.wpengine.com\/mcgovern\/2010\/11\/19\/thingamajig-4\/"},"modified":"2019-08-30T18:02:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T18:02:08","slug":"thingamajig-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2010\/11\/19\/thingamajig-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Thingamajig"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alethea Drexler<\/strong>
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\nHey, it’s the Thingamajig!\u00a0\u00a0 Remember the Thingamajig?\u00a0 I almost didn’t, either!
\nThis edition of Thingamajig features an object that has been hanging out at the McGovern Research Center for a long time but was only recently identified (yes, I will be able to post an answer for you next week).
\nActually, it looks a little surprised to find itself in the blog spotlight:
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What is it?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

(Click on the images for larger and more detailed versions.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s about twelve inches tall, eleven inches deep (front-to-back), and nine inches wide side-to-side.\u00a0 The carcase is metal and we assume the internal workings are, too, because it’s very heavy for its size.\u00a0 The front has two needle gauges, four dials, and a lever with a knob on the end.
\nI always thought it looked like something removed from the cockpit of a World War II bomber, but of course it’s not.
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Plugs on each side, and power cords.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIt has an electrical inlet plug on each side and a lot of old power cords coming out of the back.
\nWhat do you think it is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Alethea Drexler archives assistant Hey, it’s the Thingamajig!\u00a0\u00a0 Remember the Thingamajig?\u00a0 I almost didn’t, either! This edition of Thingamajig features an object that has been hanging out at the McGovern Research Center for a long time but was only recently identified (yes, I will be able to post an answer for you next week). […]<\/p>\n

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