What is it?

[scifan57]

Lighting control panel?

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Anyone out there? Answers are waiting.

AA

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[scifan57]

As there has been no activity on this thread for over two hours, I am taking advantage of the inactivity clause in the rules to post this challenge.

What is this? How and when was it used?

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Is it a Bathysphere? Designed by American engineer Otis Barton. He and naturalist William Beebe used it in the 1930s and 40s to study undersea life.
A first. Their deepest dive 923 meters, August 15, 1934. Barton broke that record solo, in 1949.

AA

 

[scifan57]

Is it a Bathysphere? Designed by American engineer Otis Barton. He and naturalist William Beebe used it in the 1930s and 40s to study undersea life.
A first. Their deepest dive 923 meters, August 15, 1934. Barton broke that record solo, in 1949.

AA

Sorry, wrong direction. You're not looking high enough.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Is it a Soviet era manned space capsule, on display at the Henry Crown Space Center,
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry?

If correct, the challenge is open. I'm off to space myself.

AA

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[twerppoet]

Hmm, without taking time to check my guess with research:

This looks like one of the cabin for one of the around the word (non-stop) attempt by balloon. The combination of altitude and cold required an enclosed control cabin. Wasn't it the CEO of Virgin who attempted this, more than once. Can't remember his name off the top of my head.

 

[scifan57]

Hmm, without taking time to check my guess with research:

This looks like one of the cabin for one of the around the word (non-stop) attempt by balloon. The combination of altitude and cold required an enclosed control cabin. Wasn't it the CEO of Virgin who attempted this, more than once. Can't remember his name off the top of my head.

It was suspended from a balloon, in the spring of 1931. It set a record.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Capsule used by Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard to achieve a manned flight to the stratosphere, lifted by a hydrogen balloon. He reached a height of 51,793 feet, setting a new altitude record.

AA

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[scifan57]

Capsule used by Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard to achieve a manned flight to the stratosphere, lifted by a hydrogen balloon. He reached a height of 51,793 feet, setting a new altitude record.

AA

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Correct, Admiral.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Piccard#section_1
Your turn, Admiral.

 

[twerppoet]

It was suspended from a balloon, in the spring of 1931. It set a record.

So close, and yet so far.

 

[Richard Brown]

All is quiet here, and for over 2 hours. Sorry about not answering while my challenge was up and running. I was distracted and called away for the day. Let's close my challenge. ( It's a bit like I have been time travelling )

AA you are on the right track. It's not supposed to be used for tea. You would upset the male fairies . So, what is it used for?















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[Richard Brown]

I'm still here, and waiting for an answer.

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Here is AA's last guess....

Mmnnn. Coffee machine?
AA

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[Richard Brown]

My object is used for a British beverage.







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[AdmiralAdama]

Have never heard of them but my guess is a tea brewing machine.

AA

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