A tin opener ... ?

[ParaHandy]

well ... it may look like a tin opener and the guidance (sponsored by F Bentos Ltd) from Mr Blunkett recomends you have one to hand in the event of a terrorist attack ...

but I have developed the use of this humble device as a sextant. Oh yes, I hear you scoffing but consider this .... the upper hole in the handle is sighted along the bottom leg for the horizon and the lower hole with the upper leg for the sun. Added accuracy can be obtained with the addition of a protractor attached ....

good ... eh?

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[DJE]

You'll have someone's eye out with that.

<hr width=100% size=1>Better to keep one's mouth shut and be considered a fool than open it and remove all possible doubt.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Cunning.... and when pre-calibrated with the appropriate angular difference one can also regulate the cooking time of a pie.

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[BrendanS]

eck. No wonder I could never get my crimp fittings to connect properly. I've been using the wrong tool. I'll take it out of the tool box and put it back in the kitchen

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[Talbot]

Did it come with appropriate safety warnings, and is it certified for Frey Bentos?

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[ParaHandy]

.... the handle could rotate independently and be driven by springs for those baffled by trigonometry etc ? i can see several USP's and filling ma boots wi' siller when yon device comes tae ra market ...

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[Twister_Ken]

Sorry, but...

...if it's the same model as mine (free with a family pack of Fray Bentos tinned pies) the legs won't open far enough (60 degs) for it to be called a sextant. Mine only opens to 30 degs, making it a dozent, which is very appropriate, because it dozent help me find out where I am, beyond 'in the kitchen'.

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: Ah but......

...... that's where the PH Inc arm adjustment and calibration device (aka pliers) come in handy. A quick tweak and you can have any angle you require Sir...

And.. as with all PH Inc products, they are affordable to all with equity in their own home, or boat.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.