The Friday Quiz: You Only Quiz Twice
Without further ado:
Invented by Juan de la Cierva in 1923, this device has been used by ranchers and artillery units. One was featured in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice, and another in Mad Max: The Road Warrior. Batman briefly had one in the late thirties and early forties.
What is the device?
First correct answer posted to comments gets a copy of a rare early edition of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in which Edmund says "Aslan sucks!". No Googling, or asking your Facebook "friends." One guess per comment but comment as often as you like.
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the batarang
Posted by: james![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 11:52 AM
there are a few letters in "batarang" that are also in the correct answer. But otherwise, no.
Posted by: BT![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 12:42 PM
Blue Man Group?
Posted by: herbivorous![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 01:16 PM
bolas
Posted by: james![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 01:33 PM
Bolo gun?
(Blue Man Group is the new Bob Hope. You heard it here first.)
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June 8, 2007 03:21 PM
trailer hitch
Posted by: james![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 04:20 PM
range rover
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 08:10 PM
gatling gun (wasn't this a wombat quiz answer in the past?)
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 08:12 PM
It's not a weapon.
Posted by: lewombat![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 08:25 PM
hmmm..some sort of hydroplane? what are those amphibious vehicles called?
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 8, 2007 08:44 PM
a hovercraft (either full of eels or not)?
Posted by: gavinedwards![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2007 02:51 AM
or perhaps a jetpack?
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June 9, 2007 02:52 AM
Nothing yet. I'll add that Mr. Burns is an "enthusiast."
Posted by: lewombat![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2007 08:02 AM
monorail?
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2007 06:31 PM
garage door opener?
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2007 06:32 PM
sidecar?
Posted by: art![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2007 06:34 PM
Oh gosh, I don't know. A breastpump?
Posted by: bootsy3000![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 10, 2007 05:55 AM
The gyrocopter or autogyro.
Posted by: Rory![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 11, 2007 07:23 AM
Ding ding ding! Rory, welcome back to quizland. Juan de la Cierva is indeed the inventor of the autogyro (or "autogiro"); the autogyro differs from a helicopter in that the rotor simply turns freely; the forward motion of the machine causes the rotor to turn, which in turn generates lift in the same way a glider's wings do.
The fact that it needs to go forward in order to get lift means that the autogyro is bad at hovering. It is, however delicious when served with tzatziki sauce, and fresh tomato.
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June 11, 2007 09:35 AM
My obsession as a fourteen-year-old with Mad Max 2 has served me well.
Posted by: Rory![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 11, 2007 10:36 AM