Comments on: What is this man doing?

By: Duncan Y.

Duncan Y. — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:17:52 +0000

I see this man is trying to measure the size of a toilet bowl, only it seems that the bowl is awfully huge that can even drown him in his own ‘drops’. lol

Sorry mate.

By: bruce colthart

bruce colthart — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:35:35 +0000

Yes Judy, sometimes pain – even dull pain – goes hand in hand with revelation.

I’d like to say that drafting powder helped me find my true inner self, God, and other colorful apparitions, but no, it’s [merely] just what you thought it was – a technician’s fine-grained pal.

By: Judy Dunn

Judy Dunn — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:02:05 +0000

Oh. Sigh. It was a little more fun not knowing.

I never knew what drafting powder was. Is it like the pool players and the discus throwers use to keep from getting stuck?

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By: bruce colthart

bruce colthart — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:25:38 +0000

Okay both you readers, this is what it really is, which is far less interesting than most all of the proposed ideas. It’s an ~~antique~~ old can of Pounce drafting powder, meant for preparing drafting vellum for inking. I’ve had it since college, or shortly after, and hereby revealing my minimal age, I did use it for drawing (but not drafting). I keep it handy to this day, in the warm, humid weather, to keep the side of my palm from sticking to the surface of the Wacom drawing tablet that I use regularly instead of a mouse. It’s one of those odd/nostalgic/useful things on my desk, versus the simply odd and/or nostalgic.

Aren’t you glad I kept you waiting?

Hello?

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By: bruce colthart

bruce colthart — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:02:42 +0000

Franq –

I can always count on you for quality ideas. I like the birdbath idea; maybe even looking for his soul there. However, the biohazard container seems like the most plausible scenario.

By: Dr Fron Tech

Dr Fron Tech — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:57:17 +0000

I see the electronic drawing tablet pen.
“he’s” making believe that thing is some kind of a nuclear material or bio-hazard container.
It’s a big salt or material of some sort shaker with a cushioned bottom.
He’s looking at the reflection of the sky in his birdbath.

By: bruce colthart

bruce colthart — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:47:07 +0000

Judy -

I like the cappuccino angle – perhaps struggling with the lid?

I’ll reveal the answer in a day or two, but don’t hold your breath; it’s not all that exciting…

Thank you for injecting some fun into it!

By: Judy Dunn

Judy Dunn — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:39:26 +0000

Did you ever watch the improv show, “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” (Drew Carey was the host.)

They had a segment where the teams were handed an object and asked what it was/what it could be used for.

I must not be in the demographic you refer to, because I’m just guessing here:

• removing the lid from a Starbucks cappuccino (see the straw?)
• making a pottery vase
• lifting a white tire for a tiny person’s car
• moving a candle
• making a doorknob
• lifting one of those clay things you bake whole garlics in
• making an inkwell for his big white quill pen
• making a swimming pool for his kids
• building a terrarium

So, don’t keep us in suspense. What IS the man doing?